Mary Berry: The Queen Of British Baking - The Biography

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She says, “I wanted to make something that would represent the UK coming together. It’s a light, summery pudding using ingredients from each country; Scottish berries, Yorkshire rhubarb, Welsh Cakes and Irish butter and cream.” Jemma

MIX OLD AND NEW: For a spin on traditional recipes you could add a regal twist to a jam roly poly or add modern elements to an old family cake recipe. She reveals: “When I discovered the Queen had lemon posset at her wedding I decided the recipe had to be based around lemon flavour. I came up with my Lemon Swiss Roll and Amaretti Trifle pudding. I made several versions before adding amaretti and mandarins to make it more special.” ShabnamThe TV star explained: 'I no longer prepare a Victoria sandwich with the traditional creaming and folding methods, as this all-in-one method gives excellent results every time. All that creaming of butter and sugar. I never seem to have the butter soft enough. And then the tins have to be lined and everything has to be just so.' Measure the sugar into a bowl, add the eggs and whisk until all the sugar has been incorporated. Carefully pour in the melted chocolate mixture and stir until evenly mixed, then fold in the ground almonds and gently stir to combine. Put it in a bowl, and cover it with cling film, making sure the cling film is touching the creme patisserie so that a skin doesn't form on it. Put it in the fridge to cool. Add the softened butter, eggs and any extracts then top with the sugar, flour and ground cinnamon. Beat with an electric hand mixer until the batter is smooth, using a spatula to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed.

Like this (this is a time I made my quiche with a pre-made crust, but it works exactly the same with a homemade crust):The remaining ingredients are pantry staples: self raising flour, sugar, eggs and butter. A little ground cinnamon and vanilla or almond extract are great additions if you have them. Accompanied by AELTC chairman, Ian Hewitt, as she arrived Queen Camilla greeted ball boys and girls, and even enjoyed a meeting one of the Championships' search dogs. Another of my favourites is to take 150g of double cream and lightly whip it until it’s the consistency of shaving cream. Then add two to three tablespoons of rum, whisky or cognac.