The official recipes for the event have been announced. For anyone with a sweet tooth, the royal recommendation is a recipe for strawberry and ginger trifle – sounds zingy! So, go classy, camp or dial it all the way up to kitsch! Give your Coronation party a festive feel that will shine all Bank Holiday weekend. Before starting on the cake, make the royal icing transfer of the King Charles monogram – this can be made a few days ahead of time or at the very least the day before so that the icing has time to dry and harden. Have 4 pieces of kitchen towel to hand that have been folded and rolled up to support the arches whilst they dry. Repeat on the other side of the cake to cover the other join, making sure that the arches are at an angle of 180° from each other. Continue with the third and fourth arches.

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Make your own buttery shortbread by following our recipe, or use a shop bought favourite – choose round biscuits. Step 3 – Blitz the other half of the strawberries in a food processer with the lemon and sugar. Sieve the purée to catch the seeds. To make all of the golden metalwork parts of the crown you will need to switch to using modelling paste. Top Tip:You need to end with 2 joins, one on either side of the cake – these will be hidden later by the arches of the crown. They say that May is a month of pink and green, but this year it’s red, white and blue too! Excitement is building for the Coronation of our new King, on Saturday May 6 th. We can’t wait to see your regal celebrations get underway.Step 4 – Carefully marble this purée through the cream. Spoon out a dollop of your mixture into the middle of your shortbreads, keeping half the biscuits aside. Add a few drops of water to the bowls of icing to loosen the icing a little so that it can be piped. Put the icing into 2 separate piping bags fitted with writing nozzles (no.2). Print off the monogram (there are lots on the internet) so that it measures approximately 9cm tall. Take a piece of greaseproof paper and trim to size, so that it is a little bigger than the monogram.

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Top Tip: You can paint the letters with gold lustre dust mixed with clear alcohol to make them shine. Lift the piece of greaseproof off the print out template,and rest it on the curved top of the cake tin. This will ensure that the royal icing transfer dries in a curved shape so that it can be fixed to the front of the finished cake. Step 5 – Finally, arrange the strawberry slices around the cream filling – as if the strawberries are holding the filling in. Then top this off with another shortcake biscuit and the tower is formed! The crowning glory of any party is surely the food! Do your country proud and pile your tables and plates high. Of course, eggs are also essential to many cake and pudding recipes! Make sure you get some sweet options lined up too. Whatever you bake, make sure you give it the royal treatment with worthy cake decorations. From gold candles to edible glitter, your creations will shine.Step 1 – Pour the double cream into a bowl with a few drops of vanilla extract. Whip until stiff peaks start to form. Transfer the bowl to the fridge. Prior to the decoration of the second cake, put the 6” cake on a 6” round cake card and give it a crumb coat all over of frosting or ganache. Yes, we’re going to say it, these are recipes fit for a king. If you’d like to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday 6th May 2023 (and remember it’s a long weekend for the whole UK with a bank holiday planned for Monday 8th May) with a low-key get-together or full-on street party, here’s our round-up of coronation day ideas to feed you all. Find sweet, savoury and drink ideas – many that use seasonal ingredients from around the UK.

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Make edible paint by mixing powder colours with a little clear alcohol (vodka or clear extract like lemon), and paint on the union flags with a fine paintbrush. Decorate the crown with gemstones cut from modelling paste and painted with edible lustre dusts – or you could even use sweets. If you think your guests will want something a little different, here’s a recipe for strawberry shortbread towers. This combines the King’s fondness for fresh fruits with his love of Scottish shortbread. We think he’d approve of this one. Whether you’re thinking of throwing a small gathering for the family or a bigger bash with your friends and neighbours, there are tons of ways to make it a day to remember. Colour the modelling paste with a little yellow food colouring (and a tinybit of orange) to make a pale golden colour.

Roll out white modelling paste approximately 2mm thin and use the bunting cutter to cut out 30 triangles.