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Red, White, and Blue Marble Cake Recipe

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This Red, White, and Blue Marble Cake is a festive and visually stunning dessert perfect for patriotic celebrations or any special occasion. Using a classic bundt pan, the cake features rich vanilla-flavored vanilla and buttermilk batter in three separate portions, each colored red, white, and blue, then artfully layered to create a beautiful marble effect when sliced. The cake is moist, tender, and delightfully sweet, ideal for serving a crowd.

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 Oven and Prep Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan thoroughly, then set it aside.
  2. Cream Butter and Sugar: In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or with a handheld mixer), beat together the room temperature butter and granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  3. Add Eggs and Egg Whites: Add the 2 large eggs and 4 egg whites one at a time to the creamed butter and sugar, mixing well after each addition to ensure full incorporation.
  4. Incorporate Vanilla Extract: Stir in the tablespoon of vanilla extract until combined evenly throughout the batter.
  5. Add Buttermilk: Gradually mix in the cup of buttermilk until the batter is smooth and well-combined.
  6. Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Add these dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
  7. Mix Batter: Stir the flour mixture into the batter on low speed just until the ingredients are incorporated, avoiding overmixing.
  8. Divide Batter: Scoop out 1 ½ cups of plain batter into a separate bowl for the red swirl, and then scoop another 1 ½ cups into a third bowl for the blue swirl, leaving the remaining plain batter.
  9. Color Batter: Add red food coloring to the batter in one bowl and blue food coloring to the batter in another bowl, mixing each until the color is uniform.
  10. Layer Batters: Use a 1/4-cup measuring cup to alternately drop scoops of plain, red, and blue batter into the prepared Bundt pan in layers until all batter is used.
  11. Level Batter: Gently tap the pan a few times to help the batter settle and level out. Avoid stirring to maintain the marble effect.
  12. Bake Cake: Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 70 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  13. Cool 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 cake flour to achieve a tender crumb; all-purpose flour will yield a denser cake.
  • Do not overmix the batter once the flour is added to keep the cake light and fluffy.
  • To prevent sticking, grease and flour the Bundt pan thoroughly.
  • Allow the cake to cool completely before slicing to maintain its shape and design.
  • The exact baking time can vary depending on your oven; start checking at 50 minutes.

Keywords: Red, White, and Blue Marble Cake, Bundt Cake, Patriotic Cake, Marble Cake, Vanilla Cake, Buttermilk Cake

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