Battenberg Cake - Treats Homemade

Battenberg Cake - Treats Homemade

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This sponge cake is a British almond flavored cake, covered with marzipan. When sliced, the cake shows a nice chequered pink and yellow squares. It was first baked in 1884 to celebrate the marriage...

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Ingredients

  • 175g of butter, at room temperature
  • 175g of sugar
  • 150g of flour
  • 2 tsp of baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp of almond extract
  • 50g of ground almonds
  • 2 tbsp of milk
  • pinch of salt
  • food coloring (red)
  • 8 tbsp of apricot jam
  • 1 tbsp of water
  • 300g of marzipan (almond paste)
  • some icing sugar for dusting

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