01 May

Camilla teams up with Mary Berry for Platinum Jubilee pudding contest

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  • Camilla Parker Bowles is on the hunt for a pudding fit for the queen!
  • The Duchess of Cornwall has teamed up with the queen of baking, Mary Berry, to find a pudding that will be named in Queen Elizabeth's honour.
  • "Following in the footsteps of the Coronation Chicken and the Victoria Sponge, this winning recipe will go down in history and become part of the British food story," BBC said in a press release. 


Camilla Parker Bowles is on the hunt for a pudding fit for the queen!

The Duchess of Cornwall has teamed up with the queen of baking, Mary Berry, for the culmination of Fortnum & Mason's competition to find a pudding that will be named in Queen Elizabeth's honour.

The upmarket department store invited UK citizens ages 8 and up "to create the perfect platinum pudding recipe" to help mark the queen's record-breaking 70 years on the throne.

"Following in the footsteps of the Coronation Chicken and the Victoria Sponge, this winning recipe will go down in history and become part of the British food story," BBC said in a press release. 

"Up and down the country on Jubilee weekend, the winning recipe will be recreated at street parties, family events, community gatherings and Big Jubilee Lunches as the centrepiece to the nation's celebrations as the Platinum Pudding."

Judges – including Mary Berry, MasterChef: The Professionals judge Monica Galetti and Buckingham Palace Head Chef Mark Flanagan – narrowed the dessert entries down to a final five.

Camilla will announce the winner during a one-hour celebratory special, The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking, that will air on BBC One on 12 May.

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