I know everyone is probably “over” the Royal wedding and SO tired of hearing all about it, but indulge me for a moment while I share with you a wonderful recipe! As you probably know, Prince William requested his favorite cake (a family recipe, I believe) to be served as his groom’s cake at the Royal wedding reception. Here’s what it looked like there:
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Tad’s mom made this cake for us for Mother’s Day, and it was so rich and delicious! I thought I’d share the recipe with you in case you want to try it sometime too! (Recipe taken directly from here.)
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Prince William’s Chocolate Biscuit Cake
4 ounces dark chocolate(for the cake)
4 ounces granulated sugar
4 ounces unsalted butter (softened)
1 egg
8 ounces Rich tea biscuits
½ teaspoon butter for greasing
8 ounces dark chocolate (for coating)
1 ounce chocolate (for decoration)
Lightly grease a 6 inch by 2 ½ inch cake ring and place on a tray on a sheet of parchment paper.
Break each of the biscuits into almond size pieces by hand and set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl until the mixture starts to lighten.
Melt the 4 ounces of chocolate and add to the butter mixture whilst constantly stirring.
Beat in the egg to the mixture.
Fold in the biscuit pieces until they are all coated with the chocolate mixture.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake ring. Try to fill all of the gaps on the bottom of the ring because this will be the top when it is un-molded.
Chill the cake in the refrigerator for at least three hours.
Remove the cake from the refrigerator and let it stand while you melt the 8 ounces of chocolate.
Slide the ring off the cake and turn it upside down onto a cake wire.
Pour the melted chocolate over the cake and smooth the top and sides using a palette knife.
Allow the chocolate to set at room temperature.
Carefully run a knife around the bottom of the cake where the chocolate has stuck it to the cake wire and lift it onto a tea plate.
Melt the remaining 1 ounce of chocolate and use to decorate the top of the cake.
Enjoy!
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OH my this looks incredible!
Blessings!
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Oh, I’m always ready for more about the Royal Wedding! 🙂 Thanks for posting this.
Thank you for this recipe! I am about to try it. Even here in Prague we could watch the wedding and a lot has been written about it. I’ve found a similar recipe to yours in a czech magazine 🙂
Hope we’ll be able to come to England again soon (we used to live in West Midlands before having our baby daughter).
All the best from Petra
i would have definitely dove into the groom’s cake had i been invited to the wedding..because the wedding cake was a fruit cake..blech ;). your version of biscuit cake looks incredible! thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club.