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Lemon and elderflower cake recipe – how to make your own Royal Wedding cake like Meghan and Harry’s

AS the nation simmers down from Royal Wedding fever, people want to know every little detail about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's big day.

Kensington Palace revealed the couple would had a lemon and elderflower wedding cake made by a London baker, but how can you make your own version at home?

 Claire Ptak, owner of Violet Bakery in Hackney, East London, was chosen to make the cake for the wedding in May of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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Claire Ptak, owner of Violet Bakery in Hackney, East London, was chosen to make the cake for the wedding in May of Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleCredit: PA:Press Association

How to make a lemon and elderflower cake?

The recipe for the wedding cake was no doubt be bespoke and kept secret.

But you can create your own lemon and elderflower drizzle cake if you want to have a taste of what the couple experienced on the day.

Who knows, this could be ideal if you are hosting a royal wedding party on the day.

The website says the following recipe serves 12, takes 20 minutes to prep and 45-50 minutes of baking time.

 Make your own elderflower and lemon drizzle cake to have a royal feast at home
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Make your own elderflower and lemon drizzle cake to have a royal feast at homeCredit: Belvoir Fruit Farms

Ingredients

  • 225g/8oz butter, softened
  • 225g/8oz caster sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 225g/8oz self-raising flour, sifted
  • zest and juice 1 lemon
  • 100ml/4fl oz Belvoir Elderflower Cordial
  • 30ml/2tbsp granulated sugar

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/Gas Mark 4. Grease a 20cm round, deep, loose-based tin and line with baking parchment.
  2. Place the butter, sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl. Use an electric whisk to beat the butter and sugar together until they are pale and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, whisking well between additions and adding 2 tbsp of the flour with the last egg – this will prevent curdling.
  3. Sift over the remaining flour, then gently fold in with a metal spoon along with 2 tbsp hot water. Spoon into the prepared tin, level the surface and bake for 45-50mins or until it is shrinking away from the sides of the tin. A fine skewer inserted in the centre should come out clean. Cool in the tin for 5 mins.
  4. Squeeze the lemon juice, then sieve to remove the bits, and stir in the cordial. Use a fine skewer to prick the cake all over. Pour over the syrup, then sprinkle over the sugar – it should sink in but leave a crunchy crust.
  5. Alternatively decorate the top with a thin glaze made from icing sugar and lemon juice. Add edible flowers.
  6. Leave to cool completely before removing the cake from the tin.

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 Could Meghan and Harry's cake look like this? This is one of the wonders featured on Claire's Instagram account
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Could Meghan and Harry's cake look like this? This is one of the wonders featured on Claire's Instagram accountCredit: @violetcakeslondon

Who is making Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s cake?

Hackney-based baker Claire Ptak has been selected to make Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cake.

She made a lemon elderflower cake which will be smothered in buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers.

 Kensington Palace said the couple asked the professional to make a creation incorporating the 'bright flavours of spring'
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Kensington Palace said the couple asked the professional to make a creation incorporating the 'bright flavours of spring'Credit: Getty - Contributor

Kensington Palace said the couple asked the professional to make a creation incorporating "the bright flavours of spring" for their May 19 wedding.

California-raised Claire formerly worked as a pastry chef for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California.

She started her own business as a stall in Broadway Market, East London, cooking from home, before opening her organic bakery in 2010.

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