FOOD : RECIPE OF THE WEEK:BATTENBERG CAKE

BY CHEF SABYSACHI NAG,

EXECUTIVE CHEF

HOLIDAY INN KOLKATA AIRPORT,

AN IHG HOTEL

INGREDIENTS  :

1. Baking Powder – 20 gm
2. Butter – 1 kg
3. Icing Sugar – 1 kg
4. Flour – 1 kg
5. Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
6. Marzipan – 300 gm
7. Pink Color – 20 gm
8. Baking Soda – 10 gm

METHOD :

• Soften the Butter and then beat the Butter ,keep adding sugar and mix well
• Add egg and gradually flour into it .
• Add baking powder and soda and keep beating the mixture till the mixture becomes soft and Fluffy.
• Divide into 2 separate bowls , add pink color in one of the bowls.
• Put in a greased baking tray and in a preheated Oven at 180 ‘c
• Check and bake well , take it outside , let it cool.
• Cut into a rectangular strip , and spray with sugar water . Roll out the marzipan , place the sponge sticks in checkers board style.
• Cut the loaf and serve ,

Garnish :

Honey

Maple syrup

Cream whipped