Updated on May 18, 5:50 p.m.
The Royal Wedding jitters are real and the royals are making sure to update everyone on the preparations via social media. One of them is the baking of the wedding cake.
As we mentioned before, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose lemon elderflower cake covered in buttercream icing and decorated with fresh flowers. In a short clip, you’ll see Claire Ptak of Violet Cakes smoothing out the icing on a cake.
đ„ Watch as baker Claire Ptak begins work on the #RoyalWedding Cake! pic.twitter.com/OTdcF9hc0a
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 18, 2018
The Kensington Palace also shared the ingredient list for the cake. This included hundreds of Amalfi lemons and organic eggs, and 10 bottles of Sandringham Elderflower Cordial. How big is this going to be?!
đ 200 Amalfi lemons
đ„ 500 organic eggs from Suffolk
đ 20kgs of butter
đ° 20kgs of flour
đŹ 20kgs of sugar
đ„ 10 bottles of Sandringham Elderflower CordialThe baking of the #RoyalWedding cake is under way! pic.twitter.com/b3jhwtOwOP
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 18, 2018
Just looking at one tier of the cake is making us hungry, and also even more excited for tomorrow’s festivities. How about you?
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Originally published on March 21, 2018
With just a few months away before Meghan Markle and Prince Harryâs wedding, more details are being revealed. Little by little weâre starting to piece together what the ceremony is going to be like. On Twitter, Kensington Palace confirmed that the couple picked Claire Ptak of Violet Cakes to create their wedding cake.
For their wedding cake Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have chosen pastry chef Claire Ptak, owner of the London-based bakery @violetcakes. pic.twitter.com/Rx36WBt7kC
â Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 20, 2018
They went on to explain that âClaire Ptak, who was raised in California, focuses on using seasonal and organic ingredients in her cakes. Ms. Markle previously interviewed chef Ptak for her former lifestyle website The Tig.â They also shared that the cake will be a lemon elderflower flavor and will be decorated with fresh flowers.
Prince Harry and Ms. Markle have asked Claire to create a lemon elderflower cake that will incorporate the bright flavours of spring. It will be covered with buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers.
â Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 20, 2018
Looking at Violet Cakeâs Instagram feed, you will see that Claire decorates cakes with a more rustic finish. Frosting isnât smoothed out to perfection but it adds character to the creation along with fresh flowers and fruits she uses as decoration.
Weâre getting closer and closer to the wedding date so watch this space for more updates till then.
[Refinery29]
Photo courtesy of Matt Damon/AP via ABC News
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