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I'm going to make a Battenberg soon, for the first time. Does anyone have any tips, please?

I'm following this recipie;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/battenburg_cake_60878

Also, it's going to be a birthday cake for an older relative. I've exhausted all the usual birthday cakes like madeira, victoria sponge, carrot cake etc. Do you think Battenberg is ok, or is it a bit boring to recieve as a birthday cake?

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    closedbookclosedbook Posts: 384
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    I would be well chuffed if someone had taken the trouble to make me a home made Battenberg. Just recently on the Good food channel Rachel Allen made a circular one. Basically she made a couple of 8 inch and then a couple of six inch sponges (a pink and plain in each size) . She cut out six inch circle from the larger ones and dropped in the small one in their place. Hope that makes sense. I cant find a link for that episode-sorry.
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    molliepopsmolliepops Posts: 26,828
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    I would be very impressed if someone went to the trouble of making one for me.
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    closedbook wrote: »
    I would be well chuffed if someone had taken the trouble to make me a home made Battenberg. Just recently on the Good food channel Rachel Allen made a circular one. Basically she made a couple of 8 inch and then a couple of six inch sponges (a pink and plain in each size) . She cut out six inch circle from the larger ones and dropped in the small one in their place. Hope that makes sense. I cant find a link for that episode-sorry.

    That's a great idea, thanks. A nice twist on it.
    molliepops wrote: »
    I would be very impressed if someone went to the trouble of making one for me.

    Thank you :)
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    closedbookclosedbook Posts: 384
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    I went to shops earlier on and spotted the Rachel Allen Cake Diary book of the series--round Battenberg aint in it !!! so dont think it was on her programme-sorry to mislead. Goodness knows who did it.
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    molliepopsmolliepops Posts: 26,828
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    I've had a bit of a google and only one I can find is this one http://foodyfaces.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/square-peg-in-round-battenberg.html
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    closedbook wrote: »
    I went to shops earlier on and spotted the Rachel Allen Cake Diary book of the series--round Battenberg aint in it !!! so dont think it was on her programme-sorry to mislead. Goodness knows who did it.

    No worries, it gave me the idea at least. A round version will be much easier to make for me.
    molliepops wrote: »
    I've had a bit of a google and only one I can find is this one http://foodyfaces.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/square-peg-in-round-battenberg.html

    Brilliant, thanks :) Looks very nice. Might make a trial run for myself to enjoy!
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    closedbookclosedbook Posts: 384
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    molliepops wrote: »
    I've had a bit of a google and only one I can find is this one http://foodyfaces.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/square-peg-in-round-battenberg.html

    Well done, thats as near as dammit to what I saw on TV. Wish to goodness I could remember what cook show it was on.
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    degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    I remember the bikers making it on another show called The Hairy Bikers' Cook Off.

    Here is a clip of it
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00clwbh
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