In England, this is a popular treat.A checkerboard pattern of alternating pink and yellow can be seen when you slice open a Battenburg cake.It's a great cake to serve at a party or for an afternoon tea treat.
Step 1: Gas mark 6 is the temperature at which you should preheat the oven.
Step 2: You should make the batter.
In a bowl, add the flour, eggs, white sugar, butter, and milk.When it's smooth, use a whisk to beat everything together.
Step 3: You can make the "pink" batter.
Put half of the batter into the other bowl.Put a drop of pink food coloring in one of the bowls and mix it into the batter bowl.
Step 4: To grease the cake tin, use butter or grease.
If you want to make a barrier with the aluminum foil, place it down the middle of the pan so that it divides the tin into two equal parts.You can use two tins of the same size.
Step 5: The colored batter should be placed on one side of the tin and the non-colored batter on the other side.
Step 6: It is best to bake the cake for 25 to 30 minutes.
To cool it, set it aside.The baking tin needs to be removed.
Step 7: The colors of the cake can be divided by cutting them in half.
Place one on top of the other and make sure the edges are the same size.
Step 8: Cut the cakes in half with a knife.
Step 9: Add water and apricot jam to a pot.
When the jam turns into a liquid, heat the ingredients.
Step 10: The cake has a checkerboard effect.
Use a brush to add some jam to a pink cake piece.Glue the yellow cake piece to the jam side of the pink cake.Attach the cake pieces together.Jam can be used to brush on the connected pieces.Add a pink piece on top of the yellow piece to make a cake.
Step 11: The cake should be brushed with more jam.
Step 12: If you measure and cut the marzipan, it will be a little bigger than the cake.
Wrap the marzipan around the cake to look like a present.Put jam on the ends.
Step 13: Cut off the extra marzipan with a knife or scissors.
The cake should be placed on a plate with the seal down.
Step 14: The cake should be placed in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
Step 15: It's up to you to serve.
Place a sharp serving knife with the cake.Guests know what to expect when they slice a piece of Battenburg cake when the first slice is cut.
Step 16: Put the egg, almond extract, lemon juice, almonds, and confectioners' sugar into a bowl.
Step 17: Once it's a smooth paste, mix and knead it.
Add a few drops to the mixture at a time if it becomes too dry.The "dough" was divided into two equal parts.
Step 18: You can use confectioners' sugar to dust the paste.