How To Achieve a Marble Effect On Your Cakes Using Buttercream Frosting

One of the last Instagram crazes has been marble cakes. We have tried several ways to make to it and today we bring you how to create a marble effect using buttercream icing on your cakes.

INGREDIENTS

01 Buttercream that firms up when cool

02 Crumb-coated cake

03 Food colors

01

Make sure your cake has been correctly crumb coated and chilled. You will also want to place it over some parchment paper so that if you ...

02

Measure the cake and make sure the acetate sheet you have is big enough to cover the entire surface of the cake.

03

Grab your plain buttercream and divide it into four batches. You will want to use food coloring in growing intervals, say 1 drop in the second bowl, ...

04

Place the acetate sheet on your working surface (be careful to place the tape toward the table if you had to tape two sheets together).

How To Achieve a Marble Effect On Your Cakes Using Buttercream Frosting