Marble Effect Cake Icing

Classic marble cake is a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake that is swirled together creating a marbling effect.

Marble effect cake icing.

Marbled buttercream is a popular cake decorating technique lately and i love how easy it is to create with a few simple steps. It s called marbling feathering or swirling which is basically when one or more colors of icing are applied to a base coat of icing and then a toothpick cake tester pin or skewer is dragged through the icing to create a marbled or swirly effect. Place globs of both batters into the cake pans distributing the batter evenly among all three. Pour the icing over the top of the cake and watch it drip down the sides.

Bake for about 35 minutes until the cake springs back when it s poked or a toothpick inserted comes out clean. To create the marble effect use a toothpick to swirl the batter back and forth a few times. It s often streaked or mottled in appearance and contains more vanilla cake than chocolate. Place the white icing into a bowl and drizzle some red and green icing on top.

A marbelized cake is an easy way to make a decorative cake for a special occasion. You will also want to place it over some parchment paper so that if you spill some frosting it will not go over the beautiful stand. Carefully place a cake lifter or palette knife under the cake and lift and place on the covered board attaching with a little royal icing. In this free video tutorial i m going to show you how to create a beautiful marbled buttercream effect using strips of acetate.

Use a toothpick to create a marble effect. Each combination of colors creates another look. It s awesome to see the colors blend together and make such stunning patterns. In about 30 minutes your marble drip cake will harden and keep its shape.

Use a cake smoother to smooth the surface of the paste before placing your marbled sugarpaste onto your cake cutting away the excess around the bottom. Add more green and red icing on top of the white icing and repeat until all cookies are done. The cake is covered in a silky smooth whipped chocolate frosting. Dip cookies in the marbled icing shake clean the edges using a knife or simply a toothpick and place on a rack to let the icing set.

Marble effect using buttercream frosting make sure your cake has been correctly crumb coated and chilled. The frog also needed lily pads to sit on.