It took about 60 tries and many months to get the recipe just right but hundreds of five star reviews later i d have to say all the testing paid off.
Iced marble cake recipe.
Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c.
I m a big fan of using sour cream in baking recipes as you might already know from my sour cream banana bread sour cream coffee cake with cinnamon ripple and rhubarb sour cream coffee cake these are some of my favorite recipes.
I chose to bake this recipe up in 3 6 inch diameter round pans but it can also be made in 2 8 inch pans or 9 inch pans or you could make it in a 9 13 inch pan just be sure to adjust the bake times as needed if you re making it differently than what you see here.
It will give the marble drip cake a marble look.
Sift the flour with the baking powder and a pinch of salt.
Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans.
Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
The eggs and butter should be room temperature the butter and sugar need to be whisked for a certain period of time etc.
Remember to place the cake on a rack over a cookie tray before pouring over the icing so you don t end up in a mess.
Grease a 19cm x 8cm x 6cm 454g loaf tin and line the base.
Iced marble cake recipe.
This thermomix marble cake recipe is based on the marble cake my mum used to make for us back when we were kids.
Preheat the oven to 180 c gas mark 4.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time beating until combined after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Learn how to cook great iced marble cake.
In fact that recipe was only developed because i needed a solid and reliable base for both this marble cake recipe and my pineapple upside down cake.
How to bake marble cake.
Finish decorating the cake with fresh fruit or edible flowers.
I highly recommend following every step as written.
This marble cake bakes up very moist partly due to the incorporation of sour cream.
For the marbling try to stick to different shades of the same color.
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.