THE Queen is a known chocoholic but there’s one cake in particular she’s unable to resist, and you don’t even need an oven to make it.
The monarch’s former personal chef, Darren McCrady, revealed the 93-year-old has something of a sweet tooth, and always prefers a chocolate dessert over anything else.
The Queen would ensure every last crumb of the cake was eaten, her chef has revealed
Darren, who cooked for the Queen for more than 20 years, revealed there was one particular recipe which was her favourite.
It’s the chocolate biscuit cake, and Darren claimed she eats it “until it is all gone”.
He told Today: “This chocolate biscuit cake is Her Royal Majesty the Queen’s favourite afternoon tea cake by far.
“This cake is probably the only one that is sent into the royal dining room again and again until it has all gone.”
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Darren added the Queen would make sure she finished the cake by having it sent to whatever palace she was heading to next, so she could enjoy every last crumb.
He added: “I used to travel on the train from London to Windsor Castle with the biscuit cake in a tin on my knee. It was half eaten.”
With the Queen’s birthday coming up, Darren shared the simple recipe for the cake – and you don’t even need an oven to make it.
The key ingredient is biscuit, with Rich Tea working well for this recipe.
You’ll also need butter, as well as dark chocolate, sugar and an egg, plus extra chocolate for the icing.
Explaining how to whip it up, Darren said to first grease a cake tin and pop it on a baking tray lined with parchment.
Next smash the biscuit until they’re roughly the size of almonds, and pop them in a bowl to one side.
The Queen is well known for her sweet tooth and loves chocolate
In another large bowl, mix the butter and sugar until they’re well combined.
Melt the dark chocolate for the cake in another bowl, and once melted – taking care not to burn it – add it to the butter and sugar mixture.
Crack the egg into the bowl and mix everything until it’s well combined, then add in the biscuit pieces, ensuring they’re all coated in chocolate.
Pour the mixture into the tin, with Darren advising to make sure you push the mixture right to the bottom as this will be the top once it’s turned over.
The Queen’s former personal chef shared the simple recipe which doesn’t require an oven
Pop it in the fridge to chill for three hours until it’s set, and once it’s hard, turn it over and remove the cake tin.
Let it stand, and in the meantime you can make the icing by melting the remaining chocolate, and pouring it over the top and smoothing it with a knife round the edges.
Darren would then finish the cake with a decoration piped in chocolate, but we’ll leave that step as optional unless you’re up for a challenge.
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