Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal wedding cake is lemon elderflower flavour

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced this week that their royal wedding cake will be a lemon elderflower cake created by pastry chef Claire Ptak.

Claire, owner of London-based bakery Violent Cakes, will incorporate the bright flavours of spring into the cake before covering it with buttercream and decorating with fresh flowers.

The lemon elderflower flavour is not very traditional for a cake, and is traditionally used in drinks and cocktails.

For their wedding cake Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have chosen pastry chef Claire Ptak, owner of the London-based bakery @violetcakeslondon. The couple 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🍰 Claire Ptak, who was raised in California, focuses on using seasonal and organic ingredients in her cakes. Ms. Markle previously interviewed Chef Ptak for her lifestyle website The Tig. Prince Harry and Ms. Markle are looking forward to sharing the cake with guests at their wedding at Windsor Castle on May 19th. 📸PA

If you need more of a visualisation of what Meghan and Harry's cake will look like, check out some of Claire's work below. Beware, the photos will make you hungry!

Rhubarb birthday girl 💕

Hiring in the shop team! Need some coffee and cafe experience but we can teach you if you're hard-working, enthusiastic and friendly. Thanks! Email claudia@violetcakes.com

Thank you @izaak_makes_cakes for bringing such a beautiful touch to our Violet kitchen. Visually and culinarily on the same page. #bestcrewever

Another view of the chocolate devil's food cake soaked in bay syrup and covered with vanilla bean swiss meringue buttercream #violetweddingcakes #minaandfreddieswedding

Natasha Price

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