Description
Celebrate summer with a vibrant Red White & Blue Marble Cake that’s perfect for any gathering. This stunning dessert features fluffy vanilla cake swirled with red and blue colors, creating a show-stopping centerpiece that tastes as good as it looks. Easy to prepare, this cake is sure to impress your friends and family at barbecues, picnics, or Fourth of July celebrations!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 4 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- Red gel food coloring
- Blue gel food coloring
- 2 cups powdered sugar (for frosting)
- ½ cup heavy cream (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Beat in eggs one at a time followed by vanilla extract.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients alternately with milk until just combined.
- Divide batter into three bowls; color one red and another blue using gel food coloring.
- Spoon colored batters into prepared pans and swirl gently with a knife.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 95mg