CAKE IN THE HOUSE

A right royal* retro treat for street parties and home scoffing alike.

BATTENBERG CAKE Serves 6 125g butter, softened 125g caster sugar 2 eggs ½ tsp almond extract 100g self-raising flour 50g ground almonds 2 tbsp milk Red food colouring (this uses Dr Oetker's gel food colouring, nearly the whole tube) Pinch of salt 100g apricot jam 350g marzipan Icing sugar, for dusting 1 Heat oven to 180C/Fan 160C/Gas 4. Using a triple layer of foil, make a barrier down the centre of a 20cm square tin, then line each compartment with two pieces of baking paper. 2 To make the sponge, cream the butter then whisk in the sugar a couple of tablespoons at a time. 3 Whisk the eggs and add the almond extract. Gradually beat this into the butter mixture. 4 Sift the flour, salt and ground almonds into the bowl. Finally,…

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