It seems the whole world is obsessed with the impending royal
nuptials scheduled for this Friday. Although I will not be
watching, I am still interested in the cake! What does royalty
serve on such an occasion?  While the royal wedding cake recipe
is yet under lock and key, the groom's cake has been revealed.
I certainly wouldn't have expected this cake.  Sure, the groom's
cake is usually much less fancy than the wedding cake... but
this?  This refrigerator cake is simple and easy enough for
common-folk like myself to whip up in no time flat.  I'm not
even sure why it's called a "cake".  It's fairly dense,
intensely chocolaty, and reminds me more of a candy bar.
This was my first time making Battenburg cake, and it certainly
will not be my last.  I'm smitten!  I love the bright almond
flavor the cake imparts, and I can't help but smile at the
colorful two-by-two checked pattern.  Traditionally the cuboid
cakes are pink and yellow, but I've always thought pink and
green conveyed the feeling of spring more