Martha Stewart Marble Layer Cake

Run a knife around edges then turn out cakes.

Martha stewart marble layer cake.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the top cake layer upside down. Bakers have been swirling dark and light batters together for more than a hundred years. For sports themed parties try this chocolate mint cake embellished with cleverly cut mints and a thick layer of buttercream frosting.

Spread an even layer of the dark chocolate buttercream onto the cake layer with a large offset spatula. Whisk together the cake flour baking powder and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes. 1 2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature plus more for pan.

Generously butter a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan. Let cool completely in pans on a wire rack. Bake until a skewer inserted in center of a cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached 40 to 45 minutes rotating pans halfway through. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.

Next center the first cake layer the cake board. Spread a thin dab of buttercream on the center of the board to help your cake layer stay in place. Add eggs one at a time beating until combined after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Repeat with remaining cake layers.

Here marbleized fondant hints at the cake s interior and covers a layer of buttercream frosting.