Photo: Charisse Kenion
Chocolate & orange battenberg
10 ingredients
Serves 8
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A traditional loaf cake with a distinctive checkered pattern - swap marzipan and almond flavours for fondant icing and orange liqueur
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
918
Calories
22g
Protein
27g
Fat
144g
Carbs
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 175g butter , softened
- 175g golden caster sugar
- 175g self-raising flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp cocoa , plus extra for dusting
- 2 oranges , zested
- 150g apricot jam , sieved
- 1-2 tbsp Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- 500g chocolate fondant icing , or knead 500g white fondant icing with 2 tbsp cocoa
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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