Marble Cake with Cream Frosting
Ingredients
White mixture
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cups flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1.25 cups fine granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup soft butter
- 0.25 cup corn oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Black mixture
- 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons milk
Cream frosting
- 0.5 cup soft butter
- 0.25 cup soft cream cheese
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
Preparation
Heat the oven to 180°C and prepare three 6-inch round pans by greasing with butter, dusting with flour, and lining the bottom with parchment paper.
Add lemon juice to milk and let it sit for a few minutes.
For the white mixture, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
In a bowl, combine sugar, butter, and oil and beat with an electric mixer until light, then gradually add eggs while beating and add vanilla.
Add half the flour mixture and half the milk mixture and beat well, then repeat with the remaining halves.
For the black mixture, pour half the cake batter into another bowl, add cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, egg, and milk and beat to combine.
Divide the white mixture among the prepared pans.
Add the black mixture and use the tip of a knife to swirl slightly.
Bake for 20 minutes or until done and let cool completely.
For the cream frosting, in a bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, add salt, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder and beat to combine, then gradually add milk while beating to achieve a fluffy consistency and add vanilla.
Spread the frosting between the cake layers.
