B is for.......
B is for....Battenburg Cake...to celebrate the Queens Jubilee
Battenburg Cake was created in 1884 to celebrate the marriage of Queen Victoria's granddaughter Princess Victoria to Prince Louis of Battenburg. The checkerboard of sponges represents the four princes of Battenburg Louis, Alexander, Henry and Francis Joseph.
Having researched a little of the history of this cake I decided I would do my own twist on this favourite as a celebration cake for our Queen who has her Diamond Jubilee later in the year. So red, white and blue colours combined with fruit that will be in season when he celebrations begin...Instead of traditional marzipan I have made a variation using coconut......enjoy x
Line a 7" square tin with baking parchment, making a pleat down the middle that stands about 2" high. this divides the tin so the 2 flavours can be baked at the same time
Pre heat oven 350 F, fan oven 180C, gas mark 4
To make sponge
4oz each of flour, sugar,softened butter,2 eggs, 1tsp baking powder.
Using the all in one method beat together until light and fluffy.
Divide mixture between 2 bowls. add a few drops of red food colouring and a few drops of vanilla extract to one bowl, then fold in 3oz chopped strawberries. Into the 2nd bowl add some blue food colouring and a few drops of lemon extract, then fold in 3oz whole blueberries.
Put mixture into separate sections of pan
Bake for 20/25 mins until risen. remove from oven and leave to cool.
Make a quantity of butter cream to your own recipe, I flavoured mine with vanilla extract.
To make coconut marzipan (you may prefer to use traditional white marzipan)
8oz icing sugar, 4oz dessicated coconut, lemon juice
Mix together ingredients until combined adding more lemon juice if needed.
Knead on a board dusted with icing sugar until its dough like. Cover with clingfilm so it stays workable until its needed.
Spread jam and butter cream along one side of sponge and reversing other sponge join them together, so you get a chequered pattern.Trim with a sharp knife
spread a little butter cream on outside of cake and cover with rolled out coconut marzipan.I decorated my cake with little silver balls, flags, chocolate sticks blueberries and strawberries.
...slice and eat with a nice cup of tea
Yumm yumm
With hugs 4 smiles Maxine x
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/coffee_and_walnut_88342
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/147802/Chocolate-orange-battenburg-cake
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