Simnel battenberg cake recipe | Good Food

Simnel battenberg cake recipe | Good Food

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This stunning Easter bake has pink and yellow squares of light sponge, sandwiched with apricot jam and is topped with balls of marzipan

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Ingredients

  • 200g softened butter plus extra for greasing
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 50g ground almonds
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp almond extract
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 3 tsp red food colouring
  • ½ tsp yellow food colouring
  • 200g apricot jam
  • 2 x 500g blocks of marzipan

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