Description
The first Battenberg was made of an almond flavoured sponge, with the two colours baked apart so that half of the mixture could be dyed pink. The sponge was then cut into four lengths which were then stuck together using apricot jam as the glue, with the pattern like a checkerboard, which has led to the cake lending its name to Battenburg markings. Then the cake is wrapped in marzipan, with more apricot jam to ensure that the cake is firmly held together. A design was then made into the marzipan with a knife.
Established variations are for coconut flavouring to the sponge cake and lemon curd or raspberry jam in place of apricot jam. British chef Heston Blumenthal made a savoury Battenberg from salmon for his television show Heston's Feasts.
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