Black And White Marble Buttercream Cake

Starting with about 1 cup of chocolate buttercream scooped on top of the cake start to smooth the frosting out and over the sides of the cake.

Black and white marble buttercream cake.

In this video i show you a unique take on a candy cake using kitcats hersheys almond joy and some black glass shard and a marbled buttercream technique. Gently smooth over the acetate to make sure the buttercream is fully attached to the cake and pop in the freezer for about 25 30 minutes to firm up the frosting. Add a thick layer of white buttercream all over the cake. Cover in about 1 2 cup can use more if desired of chocolate buttercream and smooth out with an offset spatula.

When added to frosting and exposed to the air it turns a deep jet black. I made this cake for my friend last weekend. Black cocoa powder for best black frosting. Place another cake layer cut side down over the top.

It was her baby boy s blessing day and they had a dinner for friends and family. When i first started cake decorating i thought that using only black color gel would get a beautiful black buttercream. Add the flour cornstarch baking powder and salt to a bowl and stir with a wire whisk to combine. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Wrong i have used an entire container black color gel actually a few containers and still ended up with grey buttercream the more color you add the more you sacrifice taste only to have grey buttercream. So far i have used it on cupcakes and a cake and i am in love. Add a 2 3 cup of vanilla buttercream over the cake. Gently set other marble cake layer on top and make sure it is centered.

Important ingredients for chocolate and vanilla bean marble cake with buttercream frosting. Seriously making black buttercream frosting is difficult. Try to create the lines using one continuous motion going up and down and then side to side. I use all purpose flour for this recipe i wouldn t swap it for cake flour.

I use a high quality dutch process cocoa powder because the flavor is more intense and pleasant and it also doesn t change the acidity of the cake. I wanted to do a littl. When you add the black cocoa to your frosting it starts out as a deep brown. Not only is it a beautiful deep black color but the flavor is incredible.

Repeat the process for another layer crumb coat with white vanilla buttercream and freeze for 30 minutes. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan. Repeat with remaining cake layers. Layer one marble cake cut side up onto cake board.