Fun video! Thank you! Heh. Every time I see these "traditional" recipes anywhere on KZitem, it's always someone "making their mark" on them with some unusual twists or non-standard ingredients. Don't get me wrong; this version looks very tasty, but I wouldn't call it a TRADITIONAL Battenberg. You need to stick the cake together with apricot jam and cover it in marzipan, as other commenters have rightly pointed out, and the cakes usually aren't flavoured that way (sometimes not even flavoured at all). But pink & yellow are the standard Battenberg colours. Having said all that: CREAM CHEESE?! Bloody Hellfire . . . . Rose water tastes pretty much like it smells: perfume-y. Apart from maybe jasmine or hibiscus tea, flower flavours just aren't really a thing in the USA, are they? Every "Americans React" video that features Turkish delight almost always results in expressions of digust, because it's so unlike anything they've had before. Go elsewhere in the world, and you get flower flavours everywhere -- rose, violet, lavender, jasmine, orange blossom, cherry blossom, etc. It's the sort of thing you either like instantly, or will never, ever develop a taste for it. If you want to try it, some good, authentic Turkish delight (skip Fry's chocolate-coated version for now) should have a rose option. Sometimes, the rose ones will be packaged with lemon ones, or sometimes, they'll mix the rose & lemon flavours into one piece of candy. They also do other different fruit, nut, and flower flavours, and they're all delicious. You might also be able get rose creams & violet creams (chocolates) or Parma Violets (like large American Smarties, but violet-flavoured) online. Monin, the company that makes syrups for coffee shops and cocktail bars does LOADS of different flower flavours, and they're pretty easy to find online. The only one I've tried that I'm not fond of is jasmine, but the rest are great for mixing up drinks. Lavender or rose syrup in hot chocolate is amazing, and a shot of lavender syrup in a really hoppy beer is so mellowing and relaxing, it'll put you into a deep sleep. Hope this helps!
@PopsReacts
Жыл бұрын
What's your background? You're either a chef or published critic, right?
@Beedo_Sookcool
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@@PopsReacts HA! Thank you, but no, I'm just a fat guy who has travelled a bit and loves to eat and try new things. I'd love to be a critic, though. Paid to eat and show off my sequipedalian and magniloquent vocabulary? Yes, please! Only problem is, newspapers and magazines are limping, and the social media are hypersaturated with so many people doing the same thing at this point, I probably wouldn't get any traction. Maybe if I go back in time 10 years or so . . . .
@PopsReacts
Жыл бұрын
@@Beedo_Sookcool I say go for it but whatever you think is best.
@BigAndTall666
Жыл бұрын
Apricot with marzipan is yuky, "rosewater" is simply rose leaves floating in water, makes a great glaze when mixed with confectionary sugar, nothing to fear!
@marylee7467
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Ive made a few and I bought fondant from a baking supply store. I made my cakes with cocoa powder one half and raspberry flavoring in the other half. And the "glue I used was raspberry jam. It really wasnt hard. The worst was rolling out the fondant. Lol. And it makes such a pretty presentation. It tasted like those raspberry chocolate jelly rings. Im staying away from sugar right now but this is really tempting. Thanks for posting.
@PopsReacts
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@Chris_GY1
Жыл бұрын
Battenberg cakes are available in convenience stores and supermarkets it is either an own brand or Mr Kipling in a pink and yellow. A Battenberg pattern in green and yellow is on ambulances and a blue and yellow is on police cars in Britain.
@PopsReacts
Жыл бұрын
Oh that's neat. Seems like something you'd only get at a fancy tea place.
@sheilagalvin9342
Жыл бұрын
What? Battenburg is glued together with apricot jam and covered in marzipan surely???
@PopsReacts
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I may look at more in the future. No two chefs agree on anything.
@marylee7467
Жыл бұрын
You definitely can use marzipan. I bought fondant. But the flavor of marzipan would be so good.
@alisonrodger3360
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I don't like Battenburg because it's usually covered in marzipan & I'm not a fan of apricot jam....this looks more Angel Cake as Battenburg?
@marylee7467
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@alisonrodger3360 they didn't use either here though.
@petrinadendy6395
Жыл бұрын
That's not a batty burg! Definitely marzipan and apricot jam. Kids , honestly!
@jennetscarborough5145
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I love Sorted Food, but that is very much "their version". Traditional Battenberg is usually just flavoured with Vanilla or Almond, and only one flavour of for the whole thing, not separate flavours for the separate colours. As others have said, it's typically made with Apricot Jam (which has a mild flavour profile and comes from the same plant family as Almonds), and Marzipan/Almond Paste. Also, it should have naked ends and the Almond Paste should cover the bottom of the cake as well. I would not trim the ends of the cake (although obviously still trim the edges and cut into the long blocks) prior to assembling, and roll the almond paste into a rectangle wide enough to cover the length of the cake, and long enough to wrap around the entire circumference of the assembled cake. Brush either the almond paste or the outside edges of the cake with the apricot jam and set the assembled cake block along one of the shorter edges of the rectangle, and then lift/turn the block onto the next plane (similar to rolling a Swiss Roll) which folds the almond paste (giving sharper corners than draping and patting into shape). Once the cake has had four turns, the bottom will have a double layer of almond paste, so turn it upside down and cut through the centre of both layers and discard (eat, or coat in Dark Chocolate or make into Marzipan Fruits and then eat) the uneven ends, leaving a matching edge on both ends of the almond paste that can be smoothed together. Turn the cake over so the seam is underneath and cut off both ends to trim both the uneven almond paste and uneven cake and leave a clean cut edge to each end.
@PopsReacts
Жыл бұрын
Good to know. I may have picked the worst option haha
@Beedo_Sookcool
Жыл бұрын
KZitem has just notified me that you have just uploaded this video . . . four days after you uploaded it, and two days after I found it. Bloody algorithm.
@PopsReacts
Жыл бұрын
bahahaha Gotta love it!
@laurafoote214
Жыл бұрын
Looks good! 😋
@baccydemon3489
Жыл бұрын
Missing apricot jam and marzipan
@neilgayleard3842
Жыл бұрын
Marzipan or anything made with almonds I won't eat. But this looks better for me.
@PopsReacts
Жыл бұрын
I'll happily try either.
@neilgayleard3842
Жыл бұрын
British cakes, puddings, and other sweet things are some of the best in the world. Including Apple pie made with British cooking apples/ bramley.
@Beedo_Sookcool
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@@neilgayleard3842 Have you ever seen the English apple pie recipe -- "For to make tartys in applis" -- from 1381? It's pretty easy to find online. We made it a couple years back, and it was amazing.
@Claudiaxyz
Жыл бұрын
Neither scraped the cake mix and tasted it, what a crime lol ❤
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