Battenburg

British  

/ ˈbætənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. an oblong sponge cake divided longitudinally into four square sections, two coloured pink and two yellow, with an outer coating of marzipan

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Etymology

Origin of Battenburg

perhaps named after Battenberg , a village in Prussia

Example Sentences

The British artist Brian Griffiths is proposing an enormous Battenburg cake made from a mixture of Victorian, Edwardian and contemporary glazed and unglazed bricks.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2010

In the dining room, I caught a glimpse of silver and Battenburg lace.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

There are three classes of these braids—those for Battenburg lace, those for plain Honiton and point, and those for the newest kind of lace, which is called the "Ideal Honiton."

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.

A delicate Battenburg braid is chosen for the foundation, and in addition to regular lace stitches, those from drawn work are here and there interspersed.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.

These two engravings show a very pretty design for Battenburg lace made with a cord finish.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.