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Red, White, and Blue Marble Cake Recipe

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5 from 71 reviews
  • Author: Matteo
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 16 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This Red, White, and Blue Marble Cake is a festive and visually stunning dessert perfect for celebrations. Featuring tender, moist cake layers swirled with vibrant red and blue batters, this classic Bundt cake combines rich buttery flavor with the subtle tang of buttermilk. Ideal for patriotic holidays or any special occasion, the cake is baked to perfection with a beautiful marbled effect.

Ingredients

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Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter (at room temperature)
  • 2 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
  • 4 large egg whites (at room temperature)
  • 1 cup buttermilk (at room temperature)

Dry Ingredients

  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Coloring

  • Red food coloring
  • Blue food coloring

Instructions

  1. Preheat and prepare pan. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan thoroughly to ensure the cake releases easily after baking.
  2. Cream butter and sugar. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or using an electric mixer, beat together the room temperature butter and granulated sugar until the mixture is well-combined, creamy, and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs and egg whites. One at a time, add the whole eggs and then the egg whites to the creamed butter and sugar, mixing well after each addition to incorporate fully.
  4. Incorporate vanilla. Stir in the vanilla extract until evenly combined throughout the batter.
  5. Mix in buttermilk. Pour in the room temperature buttermilk and continue mixing until the batter is smooth and homogeneous.
  6. Add dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Add these dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring on low speed just until incorporated, avoiding overmixing.
  7. Divide batter for coloring. Scoop out 1 ½ cups of the batter into a separate bowl for the red swirl, and another 1 ½ cups into a third bowl for the blue swirl. The remaining batter remains plain.
  8. Color the batter. Gently mix red food coloring into one of the separated batters and blue food coloring into the other, stirring carefully to evenly distribute the color without deflating the batter.
  9. Layer the batters. Using a ¼-cup measuring cup, drop one scoop of plain batter into the prepared Bundt pan, followed by one scoop of red batter, then one scoop of blue batter. Repeat this pattern, alternating the colors and plain batter until all batter is used.
  10. Settle the batter. Gently tap the pan a few times on the counter to level out the layers and remove any air pockets, but do not stir or swirl the batter.
  11. Bake the cake. Place the Bundt pan in the preheated oven and bake for 50 to 70 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  12. Cool the cake. Allow the cake to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert the cake onto the wire rack and let it cool completely before serving.

Notes

  • Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for best mixing and texture.
  • Use gel food coloring for more vibrant colors without altering the batter consistency.
  • Do not overmix the batter once the dry ingredients are added to keep the cake tender.
  • Letting the cake cool completely before removing from the pan helps prevent breakage.
  • If a toothpick comes out with wet batter, continue baking for a few more minutes and test again.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50-70 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: marble cake, patriotic cake, bundt cake, red white and blue cake, celebration cake, buttermilk cake, festive dessert

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