Lyla Dejesus
A marble buttercream wedding cake is a beautiful and unique creation. The design doesn't follow a particular pattern, and its inconsistency is what makes it so special. The cake is made by gently mixing three or four shades of buttercream together without fully blending them, applying them to a cake, and then freezing the cake for twenty minutes. Once the outer layer of frosting is scraped off, the marbling effect is revealed. The cake can then be painted with edible gold paint to add a creative touch.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | Unsalted butter, confectioners' sugar, whole milk, vanilla extract, salt, food colouring, gold highlighter luster dust, clear alcohol or lemon extract, vanilla cake batter, chocolate cake batter, vanilla buttercream |
| Preparation | Beat butter until smooth, mix in food colouring, freeze for 20 minutes, scrape off outer layer of frosting to reveal marbling effect, trim loose edges, fill in gaps, paint gold along the edge |
What You'll Learn
How to make the marble effect
To create a marble effect on a buttercream wedding cake, you'll need to make two small bowls of grey buttercream, one light and one medium shade. Take a little of each colour (white, light grey and medium grey) onto your offset spatula. Gently spread the buttercream onto a piece of clear acetate or wax paper. The barely mixed buttercreams will create the different shades you find in real marble stone.
The design doesn't follow a particular pattern, and its inconsistency is beautiful. This technique will give you the freedom to make your marble unique to you.
Once you've applied the buttercream to the cake, freeze it for 20 minutes. When you take it out of the freezer, scrape the outer layer of frosting off to reveal the marbling effect underneath.
To finish, trim any loose edges and use an offset spatula to fill in any gaps.
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How to make the buttercream
To make the buttercream, you will need four sticks of unsalted butter, two pounds of confectioners' sugar, two to three tablespoons of whole milk, four teaspoons of pure vanilla extract, one teaspoon of salt, and gel food colouring. Beat the butter in a bowl with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on high speed until smooth, which should take about one minute.
Next, make two small bowls of grey buttercream; one light and one medium shade. You can also add a small amount of white buttercream to the mixture. Take a little of each colour onto your offset spatula and gently spread the buttercream onto a piece of clear acetate or wax paper. The barely mixed buttercreams will create the different shades you typically find in marble stone.
Once you have applied the buttercream to the cake, freeze it for 20 minutes to set the marbled effect. Remove the sheet of acetate, revealing the marbled buttercream. Trim any loose edges and use an offset spatula to fill in any gaps.
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How to decorate the cake
To decorate a marble buttercream wedding cake, you will need to make a traditional filling, stacking, and crumb coating. You can then make two small bowls of grey buttercream, one light and one medium shade. Take a little of each colour (white, light grey and medium grey) onto your offset spatula and gently spread the buttercream onto a piece of clear acetate or wax paper. The barely mixed buttercreams will create the different shades you find in marble stone. Once you have applied the buttercream to the cake, freeze it for 20 minutes. When you remove the sheet of acetate, you will reveal the marbled effect underneath. Trim any loose edges and use an offset spatula to fill in any gaps. To finish, you can paint the edge of the buttercream with edible gold paint.
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How to set the buttercream
To set the buttercream, you'll need to make sure your cake is baked and cooled. Then, make two small bowls of grey buttercream; one light and one medium shade. Take a little of each colour (white, light grey and medium grey) and gently spread the buttercream onto a piece of clear acetate or wax paper.
You can then gently mix three or four shades of buttercream together without fully blending them, and apply them to the cake. Freeze the cake for 20 minutes to set the marbled buttercream.
Once you've removed the cake from the freezer, scrape the outer layer of frosting off to reveal the marbling effect underneath. Trim any loose edges and use an offset spatula to fill in any gaps.
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How to paint the buttercream
To paint buttercream, you can use edible gold paint. To make this, mix two teaspoons of gold highlighter luster dust with one drop of clear alcohol or lemon extract. Use a small, clean paintbrush to paint the gold paint along the edge of the marbled buttercream.
You can also create a marbled effect in buttercream by gently mixing three or four shades of buttercream together without fully blending them. Apply the buttercream to a cake as you normally would, then freeze the cake for 20 minutes. Scrape off the outer layer of frosting to reveal the marbling effect underneath.
To create a more realistic marble effect, use shades of white, light grey and medium grey buttercream. Spread the buttercream onto a piece of clear acetate or wax paper. The barely mixed buttercreams will resemble the different shades you find in real marble stone.
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Frequently asked questions
To get the marble effect, you need to mix three or four shades of buttercream together without fully blending them. Then, apply the buttercream to the cake and freeze for 20 minutes. Once you remove the outer layer of frosting, you will reveal the marbling effect underneath.
You can use any colours you like, but for a traditional marble effect, use white, light grey and medium grey buttercream.
To finish the cake, trim any loose edges and use an offset spatula to fill in any gaps. You can then paint the edge of the cake with edible gold paint, made by mixing gold highlighter luster dust with clear alcohol or lemon extract.
