The Royal Wedding cake

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had two wedding cakes. The secret recipe for the ‘alternative’ chocolate wedding cake has now been partially revealed: it contained 1,700 Rich Tea biscuits. 

The cake was made by master chocolatier Barry Colenso. He worked with a team for 29 days to design a cake to meet royal approval. On the day, two cakes were taken to Buckingham Palace in different vehicles, just in case one was involved in a crash. Although the exact recipe is still not available, it is said to be based on Prince William’s childhood favourite: chocolate biscuit cake.

Darren McGrady was a personal chef to Princess Diana and the Queen so presumably he knew or created the original recipe. You can hire him for your  next party or corporate event, but I doubt if he’ll give away the details.

I’ve tracked down a version of the ‘No Bake Royal Chocolate Biscuit Cake’. Click on the picture and it will take you to the website.