Chocolate Battenburg

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8-10

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Chocolate: The Definitive Guide

By Sara Jayne Stanes

Published 1999

  • About

Also called a chequerboard chocolate cake. It appears a tad complicated but follow the steps and you should not go wrong and it’s effective to look at and delightfully light to eat. The combination of the chocolate and vanilla sponges is a real winner.

Ingredients

  • 125 g/ oz unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 150 g/

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Butter the bottom of a 1 kilo/2 lb (