
The Violet Bakery Cookbook — By Claire Ptak — Foreward by Alice Waters
Yes, this is the same Clair Ptak who created the beautiful and had-to-be-delicious Lemon and Elderflower Royal Wedding Cake for the wedding of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry. And, yes, this is the wonderful cookbook for her popular East London destination, the Violet Bakery. The video below is of the Claire Ptak meeting with the media on the Friday before the Royal Wedding as she is making THE cake, made with 200 Amalfi lemons, 500 organic eggs from Suffolk, 44 pounds of butter, 44 pounds of flour, 44 pounds of sugar, and 10 bottles of elderflower cordial, made from the elderflower that grows at The Queen's residence in Sandringham. The cake was decorated with fresh flowers, including three kinds of peonies, a favorite of the bride. Below the video is a photo of Claire's finished work of art for the bride and groom. And, here is what Meghan Markle wrote about The Violet Bakery Cookbook when it was first published and she was writing her lifestyle blog, before she met Prince Harry on a