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Afternoon tea is a regular occurrence with the Queen and her family. Former Royal chef Darren McGrady had this to say about afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace:
“Afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace consists of two types of sandwiches, scones, a plate of small pastries (e.g. chocolate éclairs, raspberry tartlets) and a large cake for the Queen to cut a slice from with her Earl Grey tea. “Cut cakes” can be anything from a fruit cake, a ginger cake, perhaps a jam and cream sponge but at least once a month chocolate biscuit cake will appear on the menu. It is, after all Her Majesty’s favorite cake and while she may enjoy a slice of all of the other cakes for tea, as soon as tea is over she has no desire to see those cakes again. The remaining cake is dispatched to the staff dining room the following day. When afternoon tea includes Chocolate biscuit cake however, the rules are different. Her Majesty loves this cake so much she takes a mental picture of how much she is sending back to the kitchens each day. It is the only cake that returns again and again to the royal tea table each day until it has all gone. I remember her on one occasion instructing her Page to call the kitchen to ask who had been eating her cake.” -- Darren McGrady
The above-mentioned Chocolate Biscuit Cake is on the menu for the upcoming Royal wedding (not the official wedding cake, however), and what do you know? The recipe is available on Epicurious!
For more information: The Official Website of the British Monarchy
Fiona Cairns (wedding cake baker/decorator)
The Official Royal Wedding blog
“A Victorian Royal Wedding Tea Menu: French Influence in Victorian High Society” by Tea Party Diva
Official Royal Wedding mugs and plate from Brittania Arms in San Jose
“Royal Wedding fever hits Ohio: Black tie optional, tiaras encouraged” by Laura Trevelyan,
Recipes from Darron McGrady, Royal Chef to Princess Diana
Eating Royally cookbook by Darren McGrady
2 comments:
The anticipation for the upcoming nuptials is building! The excitement is practically palpable! Looking forward to all the pomp and circumstance that only the Royal family can produce.
Absolutely! I have high hopes for Will and Kate because they're older and obviously know each other better and are more comfortable with each other than Princess Diana and Prince Charles were. Hopefully they will have a long and happy marriage, and they will get a chance to rule Britain.
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