Talk:Battenberg cake

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This is currently the rubbishest page in the universe, but a) it really needed to exist, and b) I wanted to be the first to it, for a change. Any more battenburg info is appreciated. Foolish Mortal 21:23, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure the correct spelling is Battenberg, not Battenburg. That's how it's spelt on the wrapper of the Lyons Battenberg that I am eating at this moment. Also, there's a big difference in German between Berg (= mountain) and Burg (= castle or something). Finally, Battenberg, and not Battenburg is the name of the British royal family, who seem to be a likely source of the name of this British cake.

Therefore I have moved the page from Battenburg Cake to Battenberg Cake.

Boffotron 21:02, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

This page: http://www.recipe-recipes-message-board.com/forum/view_topic.php?id=2475&forum_id=97 says that "Battenberg Cake named in honour of the marriage of Queen Victoria's granddaughter to Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1884".

So I added something saying that this is thought to be the origin of the name. It would be good to find a better source.