Rather than a traditional fruitcake where the first tier can be kept for decades until their firstborn s christening the royal couple opted for a.
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Meghan markle s wedding cake it was the cake heard around the world when meghan and harry announced that they chose claire ptak of hackey s violet bakery to make their royal wedding cake.
What wedding cake did prince harry and meghan markle have.
Claire ptak made a lemon and elderflower cake for harry and meghan s wedding.
The recipe which will serve the 600 guests at the wedding reception in st george s hall includes 200 amalfi lemons 500 organic eggs 20kgs of butter 20kgs of flour 20kgs of sugar and 10.
A wedding for the ages.
And if you want to make an at home version.
While only a portion of the 800 guests invited to meghan and harry s wedding ceremony will also be invited to their reception there will still be a lot of mouths to feed on may 19th so a three or four tier wedding cake is a likely choice.
To see how the cake stacks up to william and kate s or charles and diana s check out our list of the most spectacular royal wedding cakes ever.
It emerged that the royal couple had a lemon elderflower cake made by pastry chef claire ptak owner of the london based violet bakery.
The delicate fresh creations of claire ptak of violet bakery who will make harry and meghan s wedding cake are a sharp departure from the architectural confections of royal weddings past.
At their reception in 2011 will and kate served a groom s cake made of chocolate biscuits in addition to a traditional eight tiered wedding cake.
Unlike the 200 amalfi lemons and ten bottles of sandringham elderflower cordial that were used in the royals recipe.
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