BATTENBERG


Meaning of BATTENBERG in English

( also Battenberg cake ) n [ C , U ] ( BrE )

a cake with a long square shape, covered with marzipan (= a soft mixture of almonds, sugar and eggs). When cut, each slice shows four squares of cake, two pink and two yellow.

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