Battenberg cake

English thumb Etymology The origin of the name is not clear, but one theory claims that the cake was created in honour of the marriage of Prince Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Louis of Battenberg, with the four squares representing the four Battenberg princes. Noun ~ A light sponge cake which, when cut in cross section, displays a two-by-two check pattern alternately coloured pink and yellow. en 2017 Damien Trench; Miles Jupp Egg and Soldiers: A Childhood Memoir Hachette 9781472239921 https://books.google.com/books?id=UvQZDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&dq=%22Battenberg+cake%22&hl=&cd=6&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Battenberg%20cake%22&f=false There are some who think that Battenberg cake is a bit tacky, but I resolutely refuse to count myself among their number. Admittedly, it's not a cake that goes with many people's colour schemes, Synonyms en Battenberg#Noun Further reading en Cakes and pastries en eponyms terms derived from toponyms