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I challenged Allegra McEvedy to invent a cake to celebrate a royal occasion. It was a provocative and Republican challenge, but she rose to it.
Since then I have wanted to make this cake.
1. Soak four layers of Victoria sponge with sherry.2. Bind the discs of sponge together using clotted cream and lemon curd.3. Mix some Elderflower cordial into whipped Jersey cream.5. Layer the whipped cream mixture on top of the cake.6. Arrange the raspberries and blueberries into a Union Jack on the cream.7. Decorate with sparklers and ribbons.
Allegra explains:
T'would be a celebration of all that Great Britain has to offer:
Our most celebrated curd, lemon curd, that which has held English teatimes together for centuries. Hand made with Northern Irish butter and lemons from one of our few commonwealth countries.... with swan eggs from the Queen's own herd - and yes that is supposedly the right collective noun.
Clotted Cream from Cornwall
Elderflower cordial from our native and ancient hedgerows- a nod to the druids.
Raspberries from Scotland north of Hadrian's wall to be sure---William Wallace's Gorse hedges.
A perfectly made Victoria sponge... for direct lineage.
Blueberries from Dorset.
Split the sponge into as many fine layers as you can.. 4 would be perfect. soak each with a gentle, but generous splash of Sherry... a right royal afternoon tipple.
Spread each layer lavishly - remember the Queen's Jubilee- with clotted cream and then a thin facade of lemon curd. Stack them up and add a final 1cm thick covering of Jersey Cream whipped with elderflower cordial.
Then in regimental rows - just like the Blues & Royals - the blueberries and raspberries in the shape of the union Jack.
By Allegra McEvedy
T'would be a celebration of all that Great Britain has to offer:
Our most celebrated curd, lemon curd, that which has held English teatimes together for centuries. Hand made with Northern Irish butter and lemons from one of our few commonwealth countries.... with swan eggs from the Queen's own herd - and yes that is supposedly the right collective noun.
Clotted Cream from Cornwall
Elderflower cordial from our native and ancient hedgerows- a nod to the druids.
Raspberries from Scotland north of Hadrian's wall to be sure---William Wallace's Gorse hedges.
A perfectly made Victoria sponge... for direct lineage.
Blueberries from Dorset.
Split the sponge into as many fine layers as you can.. 4 would be perfect. soak each with a gentle, but generous splash of Sherry... a right royal afternoon tipple.
Spread each layer lavishly - remember the Queen's Jubilee- with clotted cream and then a thin facade of lemon curd. Stack them up and add a final 1cm thick covering of Jersey Cream whipped with elderflower cordial.
Then in regimental rows - just like the Blues & Royals - the blueberries and raspberries in the shape of the union Jack.
By Allegra McEvedy
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