english battenberg cake
English Battenberg Cake Posted by Olga at recipegoldmine.com 9/22/02 1:51:17 pm A two-colored sponge cake, baked in an oblong tin, usually covered with almond paste; named in honor...
Ingredients
- 6servings
- 1cup(8 ounces) butter
- 1cupcastor sugar (extra fine white sugar, fruit sugar, or
- 2cupself rising flour (8 ounces)
- 1/2teaspoonvanilla essence
- 2to 4 tablespoons milk
- 2tablespoonapricot jam
- 1cupconfectioners' (icing) sugar (4 ounces)
Directions
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English Battenberg Cake Posted by Olga at recipegoldmine.com 9/22/02 1:51:17 pm A two-colored sponge cake, baked in an oblong tin, usually c
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named in honor of the marriage of Queen Victoria's granddaughter to Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1884
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An attractive sponge cake in a two-colored, checker-board design, Battenberg Cake is usually iced with almond paste
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Make the cake two days before you need it because it has to stand for at least 48 hours before it is cut
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6 servings 1 cup (8 ounces) butter 1 cup castor sugar (extra fine white sugar, fruit sugar, or take regular sugar and blend in blender until
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Prepare a 9 x 6-inch cake tin by cutting a piece of heavy aluminum foil the exact length of the base, but 2 inches wider than the width
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Fold a pleat in the middle so that the foil lies quite flat on the bottom of the tin and the pleat stands up, forming a wall which divides t
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With a wooden spoon, beat the butter and sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl, until the mixture is very light and creamy