Description
A festive marble cake with vibrant red, white, and blue swirls, perfect for 4th of July celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs + 2 egg whites
- 2 tsp clear vanilla extract
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Red food coloring
- Blue food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan well.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, egg whites, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix just until combined.
- Divide batter evenly into three bowls. Leave one plain, add red food coloring to the second, and blue to the third. Mix gently.
- Layer batters in the bundt pan by spooning alternating colors without stirring to keep swirls distinct.
- Bake 50-70 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack.
- Serve plain or with your favorite frosting or whipped cream.
Notes
Ensure your ingredients are at room temperature for even mixing. Use gel food coloring for vibrant results.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg