Battenburg Cake Recipe

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Battenburg Cake
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
4271
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cream butter and 1 cup sugar together. Beat in 3 eggs, one at a time. Mix in vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt gently. Add milk if needed.
  2. Divide batter into 2 equal parts. Add food colouring to 1 part to make a deep pink color. Grease two 7 inch square pans. Spread batters into pans.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand in pans 5 minutes. Turn out on racks to cool.
  4. Trim edges from both cakes. Cut each cake lengthwise into 4 strips as wide as the cake is thick. Trim to make strips match. Heat jam slightly. Spread on sides to glue 2 pink and 2 white strips together checkerboard fashion. Spread all 4 sides of completed cake with jam. Repeat with remaining pink and white stripes. Makes two cakes.
  5. To Make Almond Paste: Mix almonds, confectioners' sugar, egg, lemon juice, and almond extract together. Knead until smooth, adding a bit of lemon juice or water if too dry to roll. Add only 1/2 teaspoon at a time. It will be stiff. Divide into 2 equal parts.
  6. Roll 1/2 of paste 1/8 inch or so thick on a surface lightly dusted with confectioners' sugar. Cut to fit length of cake, and long enough to cover 4 sides leaving ends uncovered. Lay cake on one end of paste. Wrap to completely enclose all 4 sides of cake pinching paste to seal. Roll in granulated sugar. Place with seal underneath on serving plate, or store in plastic bag. Repeat for second cake. Chill. Slice thinly to serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4271.03 Kcal (17882 kJ)
Calories from fat 1609.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 178.84g 275%
Cholesterol 571.39mg 190%
Sodium 325.74mg 14%
Potassium 1503.51mg 32%
Total Carbs 643.75g 215%
Sugars 509.95g 2040%
Dietary Fiber 18.3g 73%
Protein 55.53g 111%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 7.6mg 42%
Calcium 546.7mg 55%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 420.78 Kcal (1762 kJ)
Calories from fat 158.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.62g 275%
Cholesterol 56.29mg 190%
Sodium 32.09mg 14%
Potassium 148.13mg 32%
Total Carbs 63.42g 215%
Sugars 50.24g 2040%
Dietary Fiber 1.8g 73%
Protein 5.47g 111%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 38%
Iron 0.7mg 42%
Calcium 53.9mg 55%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 99.5
    Points
  • 119
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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