Battenberg Cake Recipe (2024)

Published: Jun 30, 2022 | Last Updated On: Jun 30, 2022 by Aarthi

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Battenberg cake recipe with step by step pictures. Checkerboard cake which has a vanilla and chocolate cake which is sandwiched with a buttercream frosting.

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1.About this Recipe

2.How to Make Checkerboard Cake Recipe

3.📖 Recipe Card

4.Battenberg Cake Recipe | Checkerboard Cake Recipe

5.Battenberg Cake Recipe Step by Step Pictures

6.How to Make Cake Batter for Checkerboard Cake recipe

7.How to Make Template for Checkerboard Cake

8.How to Prepare Cake for Assembling

9.How to Assemble Checkerboard Cake recipe

Battenberg Cake Recipe

This is one cake which i wanted to bake for quite a long time. Finally i achieved it last week and i wanted to share it as soon as possible. This is one cake which you can bake on any special occasions, it makes the occasion even more special.

About this Recipe

Battenberg cake, also known as checker board cake (with either cake or square added at the end), is a light sponge cake with different sections held together with jam. The cake is covered in marzipan and has a distinctive two-by-two check pattern alternately coloured pink and yellow when cut in cross section. Because of their
resemblance to a cake, the large chequered patterns on emergency vehicles in the United Kingdom are officially known as Battenburg markings.

Battenberg cake has also been called church window cake, checkerboard cake, and domino cake. The first cake was baked in 1884 to commemorate the marriage of
Prince Louis of Battenberg to Princess Victoria, Queen Victorias granddaughter and Prince Philips grandmother. Early Battenbergs had up to 25 squares, and according to food historian Ivan Day, the simplified four-panelled cake appeared when large industrial bakers such as Lyons got into the Battenberg game.

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I made this cake from scratch, even the template. But you can take a shortcut and use this ready template, print it and use it. The cake panwhich you have to use is a 18 cm standard round cake pans.

Ingredients for Checkerboard Cake Recipe

All Purpose Flour / Maida - 4 cup / 480 grams
Granulated Regular Sugar - 2 ¾ cup / 550 grams
Oil or Melted Butter - 1 ¼ cup / 300 ml
Milk - 1 ¾ cup / 420 ml
Eggs - 6
Baking Powder - 4 ½ tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Vanilla Essence - 1 tblspn
Cocoa Powder - ½ cup / 60 grams
Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting as needed (Recipe here)

All Purpose Flour / Maida :
Maida requires more oil or butter when baking or cooking because it is lighter and rises faster, which is why bakers prefer maida to atta.

All-purpose flour can be used for a variety of tasks, including baking, cooking, coating meats and vegetables, and thickening sauces and gravies. To manufacture all-purpose flour, a blend of hard wheat (which has more gluten) and soft wheat is crushed together.

Milk:
Milk serves several purposes in baked goods. It provides liquid to hydrate the dry ingredients, adds flavour, aids browning, and softens texture.

Cocoa Powder :
Cocoa powder is primarily used as a flavouring agent in baked goods such as cookies, ice cream, dairy drinks, and cakes. Aside from flavouring, it is also used in the production of coatings for confectioners or frozen desserts. Cocoa powder is also used in the beverage industry, for example, to make chocolate milk.

Hope you will try this and let me know how it turns out for you..

How to Make Checkerboard Cake Recipe

Preheat oven to 160 degree C. Grease two 18 cm cake pan very well with oil and dust it with flour. Coat flour on all sides, tap of the excess and set aside.
Take flour, salt, baking powder in a sifter. Sieve well. Take it in a bowl.Add in sugar, eggs, milk, oil and mix well.Divide the batter into two bowls.
In one bowl add vanilla and mix well. Pour this into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 mins until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.Remove it and let it cool a little, now invert it in a cooling rack and let it cool.
Now in the other bowl, add in sifted cocoa and mix well. Pour this into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 mins until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.Remove it and let it cool a little, now invert it in a cooling rack and let it cool.
Now make butter cream icing and set aside.
Prepare template as mentioned in the pictures or print here fromhere.
Cut the dome from the cake, place the template over it and secure with toothpick. Now cut the cake through that. Do this for all 4 cakes.
Now start with chocolate cake, spread icing over the sides, place a vanilla layer in it and spread icing in the side and place a chocolate layer in the middle.
Do this for all 4 cakes.
Now take a chocolate cake in a plate, spread icing over it, place vanilla cake over it and spread icing over it. Do this for all cake layers.
Spread icing all over it and spread on the sides as well.
Chill the cake for 2 to 4 hours before slicing. Serve.

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Battenberg Cake Recipe | Checkerboard Cake Recipe

Battenberg cake recipe with step by step pictures. Checkerboard cake which has a vanilla and chocolate cake which is sandwiched with a buttercream frosting.

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Prep Time: 1 hour hour

Cook Time: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 3 hours hours

Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients

▢ For Cake:
▢ All Purpose Flour / Maida - 4 cup / 480 grams
▢ Granulated Regular Sugar - 2 ¾ cup / 550 grams
▢ Oil or Melted Butter - 1 ¼ cup / 300 ml
▢ Milk - 1 ¾ cup / 420 ml
▢ Eggs - 6
▢ Baking Powder - 4 ½ tsp
▢ Salt - 1 tsp
▢ Vanilla Essence - 1 tblspn
▢ Cocoa Powder - ½ cup / 60 grams
▢ Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting as needed
▢ Other Stuffs:
▢ Two 18 cm Round Baking Pan
▢ Plain paper - 1
▢ Pencil
▢ Compass
▢ Measuring Scale
▢ Scissors

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 160 degree C. Grease two 18 cm cake pan very well with oil and dust it with flour. Coat flour on all sides, tap off the excess and set aside.
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Take flour, salt, baking powder in a sifter. Sieve well. Take it in a bowl.Add in sugar, eggs, milk, oil and mix well.Divide the batter into two bowls.
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In one bowl add vanilla and mix well. Pour this into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 mins untill the toothpick inserted comes out clean.Remove it and let it cool a little, now invert it in a cooling rack and let it cool.
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Now in the other bowl, add in sifted cocoa and mix well.Pour this into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 mins untill the toothpick inserted comes out clean.Remove it and let it cool a little, now invert it in a cooling rack and let it cool.
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Now make butter cream icing and set aside.
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Prepare template as mentioned in the pictures or print here from here.
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Cut the dome from the cake, place the template over it and secure with toothpick. Now cut the cake through that. Do this for all 4 cakes.
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Now start with chocolate cake, spread icing over the sides, place a vanilla layer in it and spread icing in the side and place a chocolate layer in the middle.
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Do this for all 4 cakes.
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Now take a chocolate cake in a plate, spread icing over it, place vanilla cake over it and spread icing over it. DO this for all cake layers.
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Spread icing all over it and spread on the sides as well.
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Chill the cake for 2 to 4 hours before slicing. Serve.

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Battenberg Cake Recipe Step by Step Pictures

First lets make the cake..

Oil two baking pan and dust it with flour and coat on all
sides, tap off the excess and set aside..

How to Make Cake Batter for Checkerboard Cake recipe

Take flour in a sifter

add in baking powder

add in some salt

sieve and set aside

take it in a bowl

add in sugar

add in oil

eggs

milk

mix well

now the batter is done

divide the batter between two bowls

now take a bowl

add in vanilla essence in this

mix well

Pour it into the prepared pans

bake them..

remove it and set aside to cool down

now sieve cocoa powder

add this to another batter

mix well

Pour this into the pans and bake

remove it and set aside to cool

FOR MAKING THE TEMPLATE, YOU CAN FOLLOW THE BELOW STEPS..OR YOU CAN TAKE EASY STEP AND TAKE A PRINT OUT FROM THIS

How to Make Template for Checkerboard Cake

now lets make the template to cut the cake..first place the cake pan over the paper

draw over the pan

like this

now use a scale and mark the middle point.

divide each side in to three portions

use a compass to draw round

now you have to cut it

cut the centre again

now you will get something like this

How to Prepare Cake for Assembling

now cut the dome off the cakes

take a vanilla cake

place the template over it

secure it with toothpicks

cut the centre

cut off the other side as well

now both cakes are done

take chocolate cake

do the same

How to Assemble Checkerboard Cake recipe

i made batch of butter cream..Recipe here

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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Anonymous
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Soooooo nice and very hard working thanks for the post.....
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Anonymous
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Oh!!! That looks really complicated, you made it look simple.... Can I know how much time you took to complete the cake, right from assembling your ingredients... Thanx in advance
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Priyanka
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Hats off arathi madam great job u have done. Its looking awesome wow
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Anonymous
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Excellent. You made it look so damn easy..... Hats off 2 u
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Anonymous
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Excellent. You made it look so damn easy..... Hats off 2 u
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GARIMA GOYAL
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Amazing creativity...wud luv to try it vry soon thnx 🙂
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GARIMA GOYAL
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Amazing creativity...wud luv to try it vry soon thnx 🙂
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anuja
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Perfectly layered ....lukng osm 🙂
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Anonymous
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You are awesome aarthi...
I didnt saw this type of cake anywhere..
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Veera Mani
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Excellent Demonstration!! Great Culinary and Engineering Skills!
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Anu S
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Wow superb and creative too.
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Anonymous
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How to make butter cream?
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PriyaGautham
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Fantastic checker board cake arthi... Great job... Very clearly explained too...
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Jeeva K
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Arthi,
usually i dont comment in ur blog. just use to read & leave. but can't move for this post as like before! what a patience & dedication towards the process! awesome..
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Anonymous
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Wowwwwwww superb aarti to surprise anyone. Can u plz suggest substitute for eggs
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yawanika
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I was always terrified of trying this cake, since the entire process felt complicated. Hats off to you.....i still am aware it's hard work but am feeling more confident pulling it off successfully this time around.
Fantastic job Aarthi!!!
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Anonymous
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Hi Arthi, this is awesome, needs lots of patience. Can you please let me know the time you took to complete the cake.
- Preethi
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Anonymous
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Amazing, You are active, talented and dedication towards your blog.
Thanks for all your lovely recipes. Tried many of your recipes. Great Job
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Subashini
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Such an awesome and dedicated effort...great work...
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sindhuja
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U nailed it..!!! Excellent patience and dedication. ..keep up the awesome work going. ..
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Anonymous
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Aarthi I love this cake my husband ordered this cake for my bday when we are in love I really love it thanks aarthi
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pavani
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Excellent checker cake
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Anonymous
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Hi aarthi, it is simply great. I admire ur creativity, hardwork and dedication. Keep up the good work.
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Anonymous
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Substitute for eggs?? And how much
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Anonymous
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Awesome cake...I really don't have words to praise ur creativity,patience and ur interest in trying out new recipes... Keep up ur good job...
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Vaishu
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Extraordinary cake and awesome effort!
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Seema
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Awesome... really superb... fantastic. Clearly u have explained. Perfect..
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GowriGayathri
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Super very nicr
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Sai
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Really awesome superb have no words ... Amazing creativity
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kiruthika
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Great work.. That shows your love for the work you do..
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k.preetha
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Super u did a very hard work well done
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Evelin malarvizhi
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True dedication...hats off aarthi
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sapna Deo
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Great job aarthi...i am a beginner in cooking and mostly follow your recipes....this recipe is wonder for me.
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akhila
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Nice arti good job
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mitha
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a big pat on your back. Salute to your patience skill and attitude to share.
am a big fan of yours.
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mitha
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a big pat on your back. Salute to your patience skill and attitude to share.
am a big fan of yours.
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meenakshi
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Excellent work... superb creativity ......
Substitute of eggs n in this recipe ...
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meenakshi
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Excellent creativity ...
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Anonymous
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Excellent creativity ...
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Gayathri Sudharson
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wow Aarthi.... there is no limit for your awesomeness.... keep up your good work. hats off to you
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Sindhuja.R
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Excellent job done.. The cake luk awesome..Great job aarthi. U always tries diffrent recipies which evryone thinks it is difficult to prepare at home. Hats of to ur effort.
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Anonymous
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Wow ,superb Aarthy.Proceed as u r.V r der to support u
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Anonymous
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Superb...
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Anonymous
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Great Dr
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Anonymous
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Great work...salute for ur patience...:-)
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Manasi Charles
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Appreciate your efforts Aarathi....Good Job..
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Aarthi
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@AnonymousSorry no sub for eggs
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousfrom start to finish it took around 2 to 3 hours, except the cooling time of the cake
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Aarthi
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@Anonymoushere is the link for buttercream
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2011/07/chocolate-butter-cream-icing.html
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Anonymous
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Great!
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vinitha shivashankar
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Beautiful
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vinitha shivashankar
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Beautiful
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vinitha shivashankar
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Beautiful
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vinitha shivashankar
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Beautiful
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radha
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Super effort. Great work !
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Anonymous
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Ur measuring cup measures 200 grm or 250 grm?
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousmy 1 cup measuring cup weighs 240 ml
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Chandni
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Wow ... The day i buy an oven .... I will start with this cake...m absolutely tempted to make it now.. But making in pressure cooker will be way too time consuming ...love love love... It... Your rainbow cake is very tempting too ..
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Anonymous
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dear arthi
can we make the checker cake with recpie of pineapple cream cake. i mean the sponge we use for pineapple cream cake(butter/oil less) can we use that sponge for this cake.
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousno i dont think it will work. you can use my eggless sponge cake or vanilla cake recipe
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Sudha Balachandran
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Your pictures are so clear and easy to follow Aarthi! Will surely try this. Has been on my list! Thanks for sharing the recipe and method!
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hafsa imdad
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Aarthi, can I
prepare the batter keep it in fridge n bake it later?
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Aarthi
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@hafsa imdadi am not sure keeping the batter in fridge and baking later..u can infact bake the cake and keep in fridge
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Siny
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Hi Arthi finally made the checkerboard cake inspired from your blog...IT turned out good and I used wheat flour..so healthy too.
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SAKSHI
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Hi aarthi
I tried this cake for my sons birthday. It was my first time and I have to admit I had some issues. My cakesnwere too crumbly for some reason due to which my outer rings broke. I ended up with a crooked cake. Thankfully the checkerboard effect was good and tasted better than it looked from outside.
Inspite of refrigerating the cakes i dont know why my sponges were crumble and sticky. But thankyou for making this complicated saga so much easier. The theme for my sons bithday was checks and this was perfect.
If you could tell me my error I would be gratrfull.
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- Aarthi
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  i think there must be something wrong with the measurements
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Unknown
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Hi Aarti, can we make the measurements to half ? Whether we will get the same checkboard effect???with two cakes instead of 4 cakes?
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- Aarthi
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  Yes u can make two cakes. it will be a two layered checkerboard
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Anonymous
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Hi Aarti, can we make the measurement half and make two cakes instead of 4? Whether it gives a checkboard effect with two cakes???
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Esther
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Can I use black magic cake recipe here instead of the chocolate cake recipe
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- Aarthi
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  that cake would be too moist for this.
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- Esther
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  Thank you..
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Esther
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Hi Aarthi,
Baked this cake and everyone had a surprise when the first piece was cut (including me 😉 ) thank you very much...
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Battenberg Cake Recipe (2024)

Battenberg Cake Recipe

About this Recipe

Ingredients for Checkerboard Cake Recipe

How to Make Checkerboard Cake Recipe

IF YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE OR ANYTHING FROM YUMMY TUMMY, MAKE SURE TO POST IT AND TAG ME SO I CAN SEE ALL OF YOUR CREATIONS!!#YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI AND @YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI ON INSTAGRAM!

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Battenberg Cake Recipe | Checkerboard Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Instructions

Video

Battenberg Cake Recipe Step by Step Pictures

How to Make Cake Batter for Checkerboard Cake recipe

How to Make Template for Checkerboard Cake

How to Prepare Cake for Assembling

How to Assemble Checkerboard Cake recipe

About Aarthi

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