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Bat·ten·berg cake | \ ˈba-tᵊn-ˌbərg- 
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or Battenburg cake \ ˈba-tᵊn-ˌbərg- \
\Definition of Battenberg cake
chiefly British
: a rectangular cake that is usually covered with marzipan and that is assembled from two differently colored sponge cakes so that a slice of the cake has a checkered pattern
… checkerboard Battenburg cakes coated with marzipan … — Toronto Star, 18 May 2005 … the retro pink and yellow checker board Battenberg cake is delightfully finger sized. — Marketwire, 29 June 2010
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