Battenberg Cake Is a Piece of British History - Seniors

Ingredients

• 2 sticks (8 ounce) unsalted butter
• Cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup blanched almond meal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• Pink or red food coloring
• 3/4 cup apricot jam
• 1 (about 15-ounce) box ready-to-roll marzipan , or 2 (7-ounce) boxes marzipan
• Powdered sugar, for dusting and rolling