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Battenburg Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Battenburg Cake

14 ingredients 30 min + 30 min 2 layer cake openrecipes
Battenburg Cake

"This is a fancy tea cake with marzipan."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

732
Calories
21g
Protein
19g
Fat
117g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 drops red food coloring
  • 1 cup apricot preserves
  • 2 cups ground almonds
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

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