Prince William and Kate Middleton on their wedding day in 2011.Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty
The royal recipe for the cake served atKate MiddletonandPrince William’s fairy tale wedding has been revealed!
The Royal Collection Trust shared the steps to makechocolate biscuit cake, a childhood favorite ofPrince William’s that was served as the groom’s cake at the couple’s 2011 nuptials, according toThe Telegraph.The Royal Collection Trust promises the cake to be not just “delicious,” but also “really easy” to make — and doesn’t even require baking.
The first step is to gather up the ingredients. The recipe for eight servings calls for 225 grams (8 ounces) Rich Tea biscuits, 115g (4 oz.) of softened unsalted butter, 115g (4 oz.) of unrefined caster sugar, 115g (4 oz.) of chopped dark chocolate (minimum 53% cocoa solids) and two tablespoons of warm water. To make the chocolate ganache, you’ll need 125g (4.4 oz.) chopped dark chocolate and 125g (4.4 oz.) of whipped cream.
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For the chocolate ganache, put the chopped chocolate into a bowl and pour the whipped cream into a saucepan. After bringing the cream to a simmer, pour it over the chopped chocolate. Carefully stir until the chocolate has completely melted and the ganache is smoothly blended.
Remove the chocolate biscuit cake from the cake ring and place on to a wire rack with a tray beneath in preparation for the next step. Carefully coat the chocolate biscuit cake with the warm ganache, making sure that all of the cake is evenly coated. After it has set, feel free to add your own decorations!
Fiona Cairns.John Stillwell/PA Images via Getty
“It had to be multitiered, and it had to be a fruit cake,” Cairnspreviously told PEOPLE. “[Kate] didn’t want any gold or glitter. It wasn’t to have any color on it all. It had to reflect the flowers of the four [U.K.] nations, and it also had to reflect the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace, where the cake was going to be, to show some of the architectural detail.”
The result was an eight-tiered traditional fruitcake adorned with 900 leaf and floral touches and topped with the couple’s cipher.
And that fruitcake has come in handy on more than one occasion — they alsoserved it at all three of their children’s christenings!
source: people.com
