Chocolate biscuit cake is Queen Elizabeth's favorite cake ~ she would take a small slice every day with her tea, until the cake was finished, and then she'd start on a fresh one!
Little less known was her love of chocolate biscuit cake, typically returning to nibble on it until the entire cake was finished, according to Chef Darren McGrady, her former personal chef.
Lemon Posset Pudding
Lemon has a strong association with its antibacterial qualities, so it was a popular ingredient to have in this traditionally immune-boosting treat. The Queen loved Lemon Posset Pudding so much, that she even had it at her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947!
When it's time to treat herself, McGrady revealed that all the Queen wants is a piece of chocolate biscuit cake. The cake is reportedly made in-house (or, more appropriately, in-palace), and Her Majesty consumes one slice per day.
The Queen's favorite cake isn't actually a traditional cake, but something known as a tiffin. It is made in the shape of a cake, but it is not baked. Instead, biscuits (cookies) are broken and folded into a chocolate mixture which is chilled and coated in more chocolate.
Chocolate biscuit cake is Queen Elizabeth's favorite cake ~ she would take a small slice every day with her tea, until the cake was finished, and then she'd start on a fresh one!
When we learned that the Queen of England is obsessed with this Chocolate Biscuit Cake, a decadent layering of chocolate and rich tea biscuits (the most dunkable of English cookies), we knew it was the sweet for us.
“She likes chocolate, but only dark chocolate,” says McGrady. “She's not a big fan of milk or white chocolate.” Sounds like along with these other foods Queen Elizabeth will never eat, U.K. classic Cadbury Dairy Milk won't be earning a royal warrant anytime soon.
It's no surprise, really—the Queen has been described as a chocoholic, and so, we like to picture her nibbling on a Bendricks' Bittermint post-dinner. Everybody knows the Cadbury bunny—including the Queen, who granted the company a royal warrant in 1955.
Queen Elizabeth has had the honour of eating some of the world's most luxurious and expensive foods. But the monarch is said to be fond of a classic British dark mint chocolate, usually eaten after dinner, that anyone can buy from your local supermarket.
The Queen preferred grilled fish or chicken, served simply with vegetables. She generally skipped starches like potatoes, grains, or rice during her evening meal. What is this?
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Queen Elizabeth adhered to a daily teatime meal; her preference for delicate sandwiches with the crusts cut off was well-publicized. Her favorite version was reported to be smoked salmon with cream cheese.
Tea and biscuits
A piece in Hello! revealed that her all-time favorite biscuits were Chocolate Bath Olivers which are crunchy cookies enrobed in chocolate.
“The jam went on followed by that delicious, clotted cream.” As well as the preserve, the 96-year old monarch has always been partial to fresh strawberries. “The queen would eat strawberries three or four nights a week in Balmoral if they were in season,” he says.
Mangoes are another favorite of Queen Elizabeth, says another former palace chef, John Higgins, “The Queen really enjoyed mangoes..she could tell you how many mangoes were in the fridge at Buckingham Palace,” Higgins told the National Post.
Kellogg's, Quaker Oats, and Weetabix all hold royal warrants. However, she likes her cereal to be served from Tupperware, which she believes keeps it fresh.
She particularly likes Special K and Corn Flakes, and usually dines alone at 9:00 a.m. The Queen sometimes adds macadamia nuts or dried fruit, like apricots, into her cereal as well. Other days, she'll opt for toast with marmalade instead.
Queen Elizabeth has had the honour of eating some of the world's most luxurious and expensive foods. But the monarch is said to be fond of a classic British dark mint chocolate, usually eaten after dinner, that anyone can buy from your local supermarket.
Cheddar cheese
There are several cheesemongers who are fit to serve the queen. Paxton & Whitfield, Britain's oldest cheese shop, has a royal warrant from Her Majesty, as does D.
Royal biographer, Katie Nicholl, is quoted as saying that cucumber sandwiches, fruit cake, and more Earl Grey tea were on the menu. McGrady shared the in-depth, but simple, cucumber sandwich the Queen favored on his YouTube channel.
Switzerland is the country that is responsible for the most amount of chocolate consumed per capita. Even though there are certainly countries across the globe that consume more total chocolate than Switzerland, Switzerland consumes the most chocolate per person.
Not only does he use honey in his tea as previously discussed, but he has a favorite dessert of his own: lemon cream. The recipe, as per Fine Dining Lovers, was created by former royal chef Enrico Derflingher when the then-prince was painting in the Shetland Islands.
The cupcake recipe comes from The Royal Pastry Chefs and is chocolate, likely in honor of the Queen's favorite dessert flavor.
It's long been known that the Queen has a sweet tooth, particularly when it comes to chocolate, so it's no surprise that her go-to dessert is a rich, mint and chocolatey delight known as a Bombe Glacée Royale. Her Majesty is such a huge fan that a fruity version was even served at her wedding in 1947!