Vanilla Rainbow Marble Cake Recipe

Made a rainbow swirl cake for my dads 60th and turned out amazing.

Vanilla rainbow marble cake recipe.

To get started making this cake you ll make the vanilla cake batter. This can be one of the most overlooked steps when making cakes. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. After combining your dry ingredients all purpose flour baking powder and salt and setting those aside you ll cream your butter oil and sugar together.

How to make a rainbow swirl cake. 1 tsp vanilla extract. 2 cups plain flour sifted 1 1 2 cups white sugar. 1 tbs baking powder.

A combination of butter and vegetable oil are used to add both flavor and moisture to the cake. Mix flour sugar baking powder vanilla extract and salt together in a bowl. How to make marble cake step 1. The rainbow marble effect will work with any light coloured cake batter.

We used 4 colors and just dropped them all over in. Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla. I like my cake to look dignified on the outside and wild within but you could absolutely go crazy with rainbow sprinkles if you prefer. Followed by the blue layer green layer yellow layer orange layer and finally the red layer.

Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans. Frost between each layer place a thin coat of the icing on the cake to create a crumb coat. Vanilla cake recipe 3 cup all purpose flour 390 grams 3 cups granulated sugar 600 grams 2 1 2 tsp baking powder 10 grams 1 tsp salt 5 grams 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature 226 grams 2 sticks 2 tsp. Butter adds the flavor you really love in a vanilla cake while oil adds the ever important moisture.

I was disappointed when i pulled them out of oven as colors looked to have severely muted and browned but it was just the outside. Add eggs milk and vegetable oil. So to get started making this marble cake you ll make the vanilla cake batter. 2 x 8in cake tins.

I made an orange sponge but even a box vanilla kit will do the job. Vanilla buttercream frosting 3 cups unsalted butter room temperature 678 grams 11 cups powdered sugar 1375 grams 1 tsp salt 6 grams 1 3 cup heavy cream or whipping cream 75 grams 1 1 2 tbsp vanilla extract 18 grams purple blue green yellow orange and red gel food coloring. Here s what i used. Place the violet layer down first and frost.

With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the butter on high speed in a large bowl until smooth and creamy about 1 minute. Vanilla extract 9 grams 1 cup egg whites or about 7 egg whites 244 grams 1. 1 2 cup butter softened 3 eggs lightly beaten. Mix by hand or use an electric mixer on low speed until smooth.