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Battenberg cakes

Battenberg cakes is the plural of Battenberg cake.

Meaning of Battenberg cake

Noun

Battenberg cake (countable and uncountable, plural Battenberg cakes)

  1. A light sponge cake which, when cut in cross section, displays a two-by-two check pattern alternately coloured pink and yellow.
    • 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, […]2017, Damien Trench, Miles Jupp, Egg and Soldiers: A Childhood Memoir, Hachette, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    Battenberg

Questions about Battenberg cakes

What is Battenberg cakes the plural of?
Battenberg cakes is the plural of Battenberg cake.

Words near Battenberg cakes in the dictionary

  1. Batten disease
  2. batten down
  3. batten down the hatches
  4. battenberg
  5. Battenberg cake
  6. Battenberg cakes
  7. Battenberg lace
  8. Battenberg laces
  9. Battenberg markings
  10. Battenberger
  11. Battenbergers

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