Marble Effect Using Buttercream Icing

How to create marble cake icing using buttercream frosting.

Marble effect using buttercream icing.

Using an electric mixer whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 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 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. Marbled buttercream is a popular cake decorating technique lately and i love how easy it is to create with a few simple steps.

Mix in eggs milk and vanilla extract. 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. For a mostly white spaced out marble look like ours take roughly 100g of white sugarpaste and colour it using a little peacock blue food colouring then knead to fully distribute the colour.

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. We suggest you use one color in different shades and intensities but you can always use as many colors as you like. Feel free to play around with the quantities to achieve your desired marble effect. In this free video tutorial i m going to show you how to create a beautiful marbled buttercream effect using strips of acetate.

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 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. Make sure your cake has been correctly crumb coated and chilled.

Finally choose a color to make the marble effect.