Battenberg cake

English

Etymology

The origin of the name is not clear, but one theory claims that the cake was created in honour of the marriage of Prince Louis of Battenberg, with the four squares representing the four Battenberg princes.

Noun

Battenberg cake (plural Battenberg cakes)

1. A light sponge cake which, when cut in cross section, displays a two-by-two check pattern alternately coloured pink and yellow.
   • 2017, Damien Trench, Miles Jupp, Egg and Soldiers: A Childhood Memoir‎^[1], Hachette, →ISBN:

     There are some who think that Battenberg cake is a bit tacky, but I resolutely refuse to count myself among their number. Admittedly, it's not a cake that goes with many people's colour schemes, […]

Synonyms

• battenberg

 

Further reading

• Battenberg cake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia