Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's royal wedding cake will have an ‘ethereal’ taste and unusual look, baker says

May 19 , 2018

Claire Ptak, owner of Violet Bakery in Hackney, east London, puts the finishing touches to the wedding cake of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Hackney baker says three-part layered lemon and elderflower cake will be presented in a non-traditional way

The wedding cake for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will have an “ethereal” taste and an unusual display.

Claire Ptak, owner of Violet Bakery, with head baker Izaak Adams looking on, decorates the cake for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the kitchens at Buckingham Palace. Photo: AP

Master baker Claire Ptak said on Friday that the three-part layered lemon and elderflower cake would be presented in a non-traditional way.

Claire Ptak carries part of the wedding cake in the kitchens at Buckingham Palace. Photo: Hannah McKay/AP

She said she is not ready to reveal the design ahead of time and that the style was approved by Harry and Markle, who will wed at Windsor Castle on Saturday.

Claire Ptak puts finishing touches to the wedding cake. Photo: Reuters

Ptak has worked with her team of six bakers for the past five days in the oversized kitchens of Buckingham Palace.

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Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's royal wedding cake will have an ‘ethereal’ taste and unusual look, baker says

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Hackney baker says three-part layered lemon and elderflower cake will be presented in a non-traditional way

Hackney baker says three-part layered lemon and elderflower cake will be presented in a non-traditional way