Best 3 Red Velvet Marble Cake Recipes

RED VELVET MARBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vinegar and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Transfer half the batter to another bowl; stir in cocoa and food coloring until blended. Alternately drop plain and chocolate batters by 1/4 cupfuls into prepared pans, dividing batter evenly between pans. To make batter level in pans, bang cake pans several times on counter., Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach a spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.

RED VELVET MARBLED CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• For the marbling: In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, sugar, vegetable oil, and food coloring. Whisk in the boiling water until the mixture is smooth and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• For the chiffon cake: Sift the cake flour with 3/4 cup of the sugar into a separate medium bowl. Add the baking powder and salt and whisk together. Set aside.
• In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the 7 egg yolks, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla until combined.
• Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and whisk together to form a loose batter. Be sure to continue whisking until all the clumps of flour have been completely incorporated and the batter is smooth. Set aside
• Meanwhile, add the 9 egg whites to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and begin to beat on medium speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue beating. Begin slowly streaming in the remaining 3/4 cup sugar and continue beating until the meringue holds stiff, glossy peaks, 2 to 3 minutes.
• With a rubber spatula, stir a third of the meringue into your batter, folding it in to preserve as much air in the egg whites as possible. Gently fold in the remaining meringue and continue to stir until completely incorporated.
• Remove 2 cups of the batter and fold into your cooled chocolate mixture.
• Grease two 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray, butter or shortening. Cut 2 parchment circles and line the bottoms of the pans. Grease the paper as well.
• Divide half of the vanilla cake batter evenly between the prepared cake pans. Dot the chocolate batter on top. Cover with the remaining vanilla batter. With a toothpick, skewer or butter knife, swirl the batters around to create a marble effect.
• Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Gently pull the sides away from the edges of the pan with a butter knife and invert cakes onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Remove the parchment.
• For the cream cheese frosting: Add the cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix until smooth. Add the butter and continue beating on medium until smooth.
• Add half the confectioners' sugar and mix starting on low and increasing to medium-high speed until fluffy. Add the remaining confectioners' sugar and the vanilla extract. Mix until fluffy, smooth and velvety. If the mixture is too thick, loosen with a splash of milk. Add a bit more confectioners' sugar if the frosting seems too loose. Transfer the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
• Place a cooled cake layer on a serving platter with the domed side down. Pipe about 1 1/2 cups cream cheese frosting into large rosettes on top and spread evenly with an offset spatula. Top with the second cake layer, domed-side up. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining cream cheese frosting.

GRANDMA'S RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool layers 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, combine water and cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until thickened and opaque, 2-3 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Beat butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in cornstarch mixture. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.