Martha Stewart Marble Layer Cake

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.

Martha stewart marble layer cake.

Grasshopper cake courtesy of martha stewart. 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. Generously butter a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan. Whisk together the cake flour baking powder and salt.

For sports themed parties try this chocolate mint cake embellished with cleverly cut mints and a thick layer of buttercream frosting. Spread a thin dab of buttercream on the center of the board to help your cake layer stay in place. Bakers have been swirling dark and light batters together for more than a hundred years. Here marbleized fondant hints at the cake s interior and covers a layer of buttercream frosting.

Makes one 9 by 5 inch loaf. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add eggs one at a time beating until combined after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Spread an even layer of the dark chocolate buttercream onto the cake layer with a large offset spatula.

Repeat with remaining cake layers. 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. 1 3 4 cups cake flour not self rising.

Let cool completely in pans on a wire rack.