Tea Party Tier 3: Battenberg Cake & Rhubarb-Custard Tartlets

Update: 2024-07-19

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Part 3 of our introductory miniseries on our perfect tea party: Welcome to the Sugar Tier! The stars of this tier are a strawberry and lemon Battenberg cake and a rhubarb & custard mini tartlet. Lots of history in this one, as well as some diversions into our hot takes on fondant, decoration, and pie crust.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battenberg_cake

http://foodhistorjottings.blogspot.com/2011/08/battenburg-cake-truth.html

https://www.seriouseats.com/know-your-sweets-battenberg-cake

https://labsalliebe.com/en/toot-colorful-persian-marzipan/#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20Toot%20dates,is%20noted%20to%20as%20Haremskonfekt.

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Tea Party Tier 3: Battenberg Cake & Rhubarb-Custard Tartlets

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Tea Party Tier 3: Battenberg Cake & Rhubarb-Custard Tartlets

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Tea Party Tier 3: Battenberg Cake & Rhubarb-Custard Tartlets

Tea Party Tier 3: Battenberg Cake & Rhubarb-Custard Tartlets