Battenberg cakeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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 of Battenberg, with the four squares representing the four Battenberg princes.

名詞

Battenberg cake (複数形 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.
   • 2017, Damien Trench; Miles Jupp, Egg and Soldiers: A Childhood Memoir‎^[1], Hachette, →ISBN:

     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, […]

同意語

Further reading

• Battenberg cake on Wikipedia.