Marble Effect Using Buttercream Icing

We suggest you use one color in different shades and intensities but you can always use as many colors as you like.

Marble effect using buttercream icing.

Preheat oven to 356f and line cupcake tray with cupcake cups. 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. 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. Finally choose a color to make the marble effect.

Repeat for the second layer. Feel free to play around with the quantities to achieve your desired marble effect. Chill the cake again in the fridge 20 minutes or freezer 10 minutes until the frosting is firm to the touch. How to create marble cake icing using buttercream frosting.

Marbled buttercream is a popular cake decorating technique lately and i love how easy it is to create with a few simple steps. Add a second thicker layer of frosting to the cake and smooth using a bench scraper. Using an electric mixer whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Make sure your cake has been correctly crumb coated and chilled.

Smooth using a bench scraper then chill the cake in the fridge 20 minutes or freezer 10 minutes until the frosting is firm to the touch. 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. I saw a few comments asking about using buttercream instead of fondant and wanted to share my experience. Place the third layer on top smooth out any buttercream that squeezes out between the layers and refrigerate the cake until it s firm.

Mix in eggs milk and vanilla extract.