Marble Effect Using Buttercream Icing

How to create marble cake icing using buttercream frosting.

Marble effect using buttercream icing. Preheat oven to 356f and line cupcake tray with cupcake cups. I used a standard buttercream frosting recipe used half in between my layers then very slightly thinned the remainder with 1 tablespoon of milk amount may vary depending on your recipe and humidity. Using blobs of different colors icing is one of my favorite techniques but it give more of a water color effect which may be very satisfactory to your customer. Mix in eggs milk and vanilla extract.

Place the third layer on top smooth out any buttercream that squeezes out between the layers and refrigerate the cake until it s firm. I saw a few comments asking about using buttercream instead of fondant and wanted to share my experience. In this free video tutorial i m going to show you how to create a beautiful marbled buttercream effect using strips of acetate. Add a second thicker layer of frosting to the cake and smooth using a bench scraper.

I don t know if you could get the same kind of marbled effect in buttercream as you do in fondant unless it is with the rolled buttercream. Make sure your cake has been correctly crumb coated and chilled. Marbled buttercream is a popular cake decorating technique lately and i love how easy it is to create with a few simple steps. Using an electric mixer whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Use 1 4 of the buttercream to frost the first layer and then use 1 4 of the chocolate ganache on top of the frosting. Repeat for the second layer. Feel free to play around with the quantities to achieve your desired marble effect. We suggest you use one color in different shades and intensities but you can always use as many colors as you like.

Finally choose a color to make the marble effect.