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April 14, 2014 - 14:31 BST hellomagazine.com The perfect cake recipe for Easter: Rich marbled chocolate cake recipe Serves 12 Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes, plus cooling Using Chocolate Horlicks® in the recipe deepens the flavour of the buttercream used to decorate the cake, adding to the rich decadence of this dessert showstopper. Ingredients 4 tbsp semi skimmed milk 200g plain chocolate 4 tbsp Chocolate Horlicks® 250g unsalted butter, softened 250g caster sugar 4 large eggs 200g self-raising flour 50g ground almonds 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract Frosting: 3 tbsp hot water 300g plain chocolate 5 tbsp Chocolate Horlicks® 4 tbsp half fat crème fraiche To decorate: 2 Flake® bars 12 mini Easter eggs Method 1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160Cfan/gas 4. Grease 2 x 20cm deep sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment paper. 2. Heat 4 tablespoons of the milk and whisk in the Horlicks® until it forms a smooth paste. 3. Break the chocolate into a bowl and add the chocolate Horlicks® paste then set the bowl over a pan of simmering water, leave until the chocolate melts, remove from the heat and stir together until smooth. Leave to cool for 10 minutes. 4. Meanwhile, put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, ground almonds, baking powder, vanilla extract and remaining milk into a large bowl and with an electric hand mixer, beat together until smooth and creamy in appearance. 5. Lightly stir the chocolate mixture into the cake mixture, folding until it looks marbled, do not over mix. Divide between the two tins and gently level. Bake for 35 minutes, test with a wooden cocktail stick to see if they’re done – they should come out clean when inserted into the middle of the cake. 6. Remove from the oven and after 5 minutes remove the cakes from the tins, and allow to cool completely in a cooling rack. 7. To make the frosting, in a … [Read more...] about Rich marbled chocolate cake recipe

March 25, 2021 - 13:10 GMT Georgia Brown The Queen's lemon drizzle cake is a classic British bake – try making the recipe from former royal chef Darren McGrady You may have exhausted all baking avenues in lockdown, particularly if you jumped on the banana bread bandwagon last year – but we have an official royal lemon drizzle cake recipe you won't want to skip. This sticky citrus sponge has long been a British favourite bake. Former royal chef, Darren McGrady , who worked at Buckingham Palace for 11 years, shared his recipe secrets in his latest YouTube video this week. HOW TO: The Queen's favourite chocolate cake - see simple recipe from Darren McGrady The chef revealed he gives his lemon drizzle cake an extra oomph with a delicious double glaze and made it for the Queen again and again. Loading the player... WATCH: Discover more of the Queen's favourite sweet treats When zesting the lemon, Darren recommends using a microplane grater for a delicate citrus flavour – we've found the exact one he uses available for just £15. Microplane Home Series Grater, £15, Amazon SHOP NOW Speaking about his recipe, the former royal chef said: "The cake stays so amazingly soft and I could bake it on a Friday in the Buckingham Palace kitchens and send it to Windsor Castle for The Queen to enjoy at the weekend." "I would add the first glaze and the second would be added at Windsor before going up for royal tea." RELATED: The Queen's favourite teatime cake revealed – and it's the perfect treat for Afternoon Tea! If you want to try your hand at making the Queen's favourite bake, we have compiled Darren's recipe below so you can enjoy a royal tea at home. This delicious double glazed lemon drizzle is the only recipe you'll ever need Lemon Drizzle Cake INGREDIENTS Bowl 1 3 eggs 1 cup … [Read more...] about The Queen’s favourite lemon drizzle cake recipe revealed

Last modified on Feb 18, 2021 17:39 GMT Sophie Hamilton The Queen's favourite chocolate cake is so quick and easy to make – see recipe If you're looking for a sweet treat to beat those lockdown blues, then this royal bake is the perfect antidote – and it's super simple to make. The Queen likes to tuck into her favourite 'chocolate biscuit cake' during high tea at Buckingham Palace. The delicious-looking cake is also loved by her grandson Prince William who even served it as a second cake at his wedding to Kate Middleton . Former royal chef Darren McGrady previously told HELLO! that the monarch is such a huge fan of chocolate biscuit cake, leftovers were known to be packaged up and sent to Windsor Castle so she could tuck into them over a weekend! MORE: Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla's favourite breakfast dishes revealed Loading the player... WATCH: See these incredible woven cakes by self-taught baker Darren revealed: "The royal chefs send a whole cake up to Her Majesty every day for tea. She will sometimes take a slice and then it is never seen at the royal table again. [The cake is sent to the staff for their afternoon tea.] The Queen's favourite teatime cake looks divine "The chocolate biscuit cake is the only cake that goes up to the royal table every day until it has all gone – sometimes this means it following her to Windsor Castle for the weekend," Darren said. "I remember as a young chef travelling from Paddington to Windsor one Friday morning with a half-eaten chocolate biscuit cake packed neatly and tightly in a biscuit tin, and wrapped in Clingfilm, perched on my knee with the fear of God in me that I would lose or drop the thing! It was her favourite. And when Prince William first tried it, he loved it and then requested it as his groom's cake [at the Royal wedding in 2011]." MORE: F ascinating fact about Kate Middleton and Prince William's … [Read more...] about The Queen’s favourite chocolate cake is so quick and easy to make – see recipe

March 26, 2021 - 07:56 GMT Emmy Griffiths Meghan Markle has showed off her culinary skills for a very good cause! When life gives you lemons, make lemon cake! Meghan Markle baked a gorgeous lemon cake for World Central Kitchen - and used lemons picked from her own garden! MORE: Over banana bread? Wait 'til you try Meghan Markle's secret royal recipe The non-profit charity shared a snap of their employees stood around the tasty-looked dish on Twitter, with the caption reading: "In honour of #WomensHistoryMonth, WCK worked with Archewell, the non-profit created by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to provide meals & share a message of appreciation & support in Chicago. Dessert was a lemon olive oil cake baked by The Duchess—with lemons from her garden!" Loading the player... WATCH: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reveal baby's gender! Speaking a little about their charity, they added: "Since WCK’s Covid response began in Chicago, we’ve served nearly 500,000 meals. Today, Dorri of the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago—which has distributed 60,000 meals with WCK—and Sarah, co-owner of Fat Shallot restaurant, shared a safely distanced lunch with women picking up meals." They shared a snap of Meghan's gorgeous cake Fans were very impressed by Meghan's baking skills, with one writing: "I bet that cake was yummy! Love love love! I have recipe for olive oil orange cake i wonder if it is the same recipe Meghan Markle uses. We need a recipe Meghan lol," while another added: "Archewell's partnership with WCK is pretty amazing and is helping so many people. Kudos to Meghan for putting her own personal touch by baking the cake. She's a sweetheart." MORE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle react to Zara Tindall's baby news MORE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle backtrack on secret wedding claim The Duchess of Sussex is a keen baker, and often brings along her treats to various … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle just baked the most incredible lemon cake

April 10, 2021 - 10:01 BST Sophie Hamilton The Duchess of Cornwall's roast chicken sounds delicious – try her recipe Looking for a new way to cook your roast chicken? Then this royal recipe is the perfect thing – all courtesy of the Duchess of Cornwall 's son, food critic and writer Tom Parker Bowles . In his cookbook Let’s Eat: Recipes From My Kitchen Notebook , Tom shares his favourite childhood meals and includes his mother's roast chicken recipe! MORE: How to make the Queen's favourite lemon drizzle cake Loading the player... WATCH: Royal wedding cakes over the years Tom writes: "My wife swore that if she heard me mention this dish one more time, she’d shove it where the sun don’t beam. Well, words to that effect. Because this was such a staple of my youth, I roll it out any time anyone asks if my mother is a good cook – which is pretty much all of the time. "She is, although she was always less bothered with the cakes, puddings and pies side of things: anything that requires exact measurements. Which was fine by us. All my sister and I really wanted was Findus Crispy Pancakes and Ice Magic chocolate sauce. Sadly, we had to seek those illicit pleasures elsewhere." "This is a classic recipe, cooked in the top right-hand oven of the Aga. I’ve adapted it for normal ovens. My mother insists that chopping off that dangly bit above the cavity and putting it on top of the bird improves the flavour. As it releases about a ton of schmaltz, or chicken fat, I’d agree. "Buy the best chicken you can afford. Rather eat one decent free-range than four of those flabby imported beasts with all the depth of a puddle." MORE: The secret items hidden inside the Queen's wedding cake & more fascinating royal cake facts My mother’s roast chicken Serves 4 INGREDIENTS Ingredients for Camilla Parker-Bowles' roast chicken 1 unwaxed lemon 1 x 1.8 kg/4 lb chicken (the best … [Read more...] about The Duchess of Cornwall’s roast chicken sounds delicious – try her recipe

April 01, 2021 - 17:24 BST Nichola Murphy Nigella Lawson dessert recipe: The Nigella: At My Table star shared an unusual chocolate gingerbread recipe with her Instagram followers. Public service announcement: Nigella Lawson has just shared the most indulgent chocolate recipe you need to try this Easter weekend. MORE: Nigella Lawson's one-pot pasta is the dinner we all need right now The Nigella: At My Table star, 61, posted a photo of slices of the rich dessert topped with a milk chocolate icing – but it's not just a regular cake or a brownie. "Purists may disapprove of this combination on principle, but I assure you #RecipeOfTheDay is one very happy-making hybrid: Chocolate Gingerbread !" she wrote in the caption. But her followers had no reservations about the flavour combination, with several gushing over the tasty recipe in the comments. Loading the player... WATCH: Cook, Eat, Repeat: Nigella Lawson pronounces microwave "What’s not to like?????" asked one, and another added: "Purists may poo-poo anything, but this is genius." A third revealed their own unusual twist on a gingerbread recipe, writing: "Match made in heaven. I sometimes make banana gingerbread....also delicious." PHOTOS: Celebrity chefs' jaw-dropping homes: James Martin, Gordon Ramsay, Tom Kerridge and more READ: Nigella Lawson's genius mashed potato alternative has fans obsessed Packed full of chocolate chips and cocoa powder, the added cloves, cinnamon and ginger are sure to pack an extra flavour punch. "I’d never come across a chocolate gingerbread, and after making this one for the first time, I wondered why not. There’s something about the glottally thickening wodge of chocolate chip and cocoa that just intensifies the rich spices of gingerbread. The chocolate chips add texture and nubbly treat within," Nigella explained on her website. View this post on Instagram … [Read more...] about Nigella Lawson’s unusual chocolate recipe is a surprise hit with fans