Dessert for 12

Battenberg Cake

Name: Battenberg Cake
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup almond flour; 3/4 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 large eggs; 1 tsp almond extract; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/3 cup 2% milk; 2 drops pink food coloring; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 2 packages (8 oz) marzipan; 1/3 cup apricot preserves

$4.40for 495 minServes 12

Two almond cakes, one tinted pink, join with apricot preserves and a marzipan covering.

Photo: tasteofhome.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 6 oz$0.40/oz typical	6 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Eggs, 3$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
	Milk, 2.75 oz$0.04/oz typical	2.75 oz	$0.11Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 16 oz$0.45/oz typical	16 oz	$7.20Typical price
	Jelly, 3.75 oz$0.16/oz typical	3.75 oz	$0.59Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.19

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSugar and brown sugarBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

95 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.10 per serving$4.40 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup almond flour
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 large eggs
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup 2% milk
2 drops pink food coloring
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 packages (8 oz) marzipan
1/3 cup apricot preserves

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line a 9-inch square pan with parchment, dividing it down the middle with a foil barrier.
Beat the butter and sugar until light, then beat in the eggs, almond extract, and vanilla.
Stir in the flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt, and milk until smooth.
Divide the batter between the pan sections, tinting one portion pink, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool the cakes for 20 minutes, then trim them into equal strips.
Warm the apricot preserves in a small pan for 2 minutes and brush them between the cake strips.
Roll the marzipan with the confectioners' sugar, wrap the cake, and chill it for 15 minutes before slicing.

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