Lemon elderflower wedding cake for Harry and Meghan
Pastry chef Claire Ptak from the London-based Violet Bakery has been chosen for the task.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen an organic lemon elderflower wedding cake which will incorporate the “bright flavours of spring”.
American former actress Ms Markle, who used to run her own lifestyle
website thetig.com, previously interviewed Ms Ptak for her blog.
Ms Ptak said she was thrilled to be chosen to bake the royal wedding cake, saying she shared the couple’s values on “food provenance, sustainability, seasonality and most importantly flavour”.
On moving to London she worked at The Anchor and Hope, a gastro pub near Waterloo Station famed for food, and staged at St John and Moro restaurants.
She started her own business at a stall in Broadway Market, east London, cooking from home, before opening her organic bakery in 2010.
“I can’t tell you how delighted I am to be chosen to make Prince Harry and Ms Markle’s wedding cake,” the chef said.
“Knowing that they really share the same values as I do about food provenance, sustainability, seasonality and most importantly flavour, makes this the most exciting event to be a part of.”
Ms Ptak is the author of the Violet Bakery Cookbook (Square Peg) and has also written for The Guardian.
