Talk:Battenberg cake

message: Yep, I rather agree with Foolish Mortal. This appears to be twaddle from end to end. I'll make a start by cutting it down to a bare minimum and removing the links which don't work, ie. all of them. Glynhughes (talk) 19:49, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: First comments

message: :According to the OED
::"BATTENBERG = The name of a town in Germany, used attrib. to designate a kind of oblong cake, usu. of two colours (with square cross-section showing alternating blocks of colour) and covered with almond paste. (See also quot. 1912.) Also fig. "
:The OED has no entry for "BATTENBURG" and it is usually considered to be one of the definitive sources for English in the UK.  --jmb 17:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I would have more faith in the OED than the Home Office especially considering the Home Office's record in recent years!  --jmb 17:54, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Spelling

message: This is listed as a German loanword: does anyone know why?
Battenberg is a name; "cake" is English.
I don't know if they even have Battenberg cake in Germany ( or, if they do, what they call it - englischerkuche, probably!)
Anyway, I've deleted it. Moonraker12 (talk) 18:01, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no Battenberg cake in Germany, only a shortbread with a check pattern called Heidesand (heath sand).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.2.40.170 (talk) 19:05, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

text: "Englischer Kuchen" is known in Germany, but it is similar to a tea loaf, rich in fruit and dried peel. Battenberg cake is occasionally imported, but not commonly sold. --Schlosser67 (talk) 05:55, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Loanword? 

message: School of Cake Therapy section cited no source and and seemed fictionalized.  Embank (talk) 01:44, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Undo of School of Cake Therapy paragraph 

message: "Good old cuppa" doesn't sound very encyclopedic. Is that appropriate for Wikipedia?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.203.5.246 (talk) 05:42, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It relates to Tea culture#United Kingdom. David (talk) 11:38, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Language 

message: Is there a reputable source for the claim that "the four squares (represent) the four Battenberg princes: Louis, Alexander, Henry and Francis Joseph"?
The alternating pattern is very reminiscent of quartered arms, which would certainly be appropriate to commemorate a wedding between two noble or royal persons. It seems odd that, if four individuals are being represented, only two distinct colors are used.  24.239.54.219 (talk) 19:49, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. In fact, this description actively disputes that claim. Since the statement has no reliable sourcing, I have removed it. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 20:48, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Four Princes? 

message: According to Cakes: Regional and Traditional (London, Grub Street, 2009) by Julie Duff, page 226, recipes for "church window cake" date back to the early 19th century, and so Battenberg was not invented by chef of the Royal household but rather developed and popularised. AdamSommerton (talk) 22:48, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Real history? 

message: The intro and the 'origins' section contain duplicate passages. I tried to correct this and it was immediately reverted, so I figured that I should make a note of it here. 
71.73.46.37 (talk) 21:12, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duplicate text