Originally created by Queen Victoria’s lady-in-waiting, the Duchess of Bedford, British cooker manufacturer Stoves has traced a living descendent of the Duchess to give a modern twist to Britain’s most famous cake ahead of the Royal wedding next month.
Julia Speare-Cole is the great-great-great-great-niece of Anna Maria Russell, the Duchess of Bedford, lifelong friend of Queen Victoria – it was the Duchess who created a sponge cake with jam and cream for the Queen who favoured a slice of cake with her afternoon tea, and so the Victoria Sponge was born.
Julia has teamed up with Stoves celeb chef Brian Turner to create the Catherine Sponge which uses some of Kate’s favourite ingredients: marshmallow, passion fruit and champagne, as well as sea salt from Anglesey – the island she will live on with Prince William when married.
Here’s a video explaining the recipe – with Brian Turner and Julia Speare-Cole:
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