Meghan Markle's Wedding Cake Spotlights Elderflower Liqueur

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When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle selected London’s trendy Violet Bakery Café to prepare the cake for their upcoming nuptials, they chose a springy elderflower-and-lemon creation. With that, expect to see elderflower turning up in everything from baked goods to cocktails this year.

Here’s a cheat sheet to what it is and how to use it:

Elderflower is: the blossom of the elder tree, harvested for just a few weeks every spring and used to make prized St-Germain French elderflower liqueur.

Qualities: sweet, floral, fruity, perfume-y with notes of peach, grapefruit and pear

Uses: cocktails (often simply paired with Champagne), baked goods, custard, tossed with berries for a simple dessert

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Goes well with: vanilla, lemon, lime, cucumber, apple, Champagne, dry rosé, vodka

To celebrate, we’ve got this creative sipper, from St-Germain Global Ambassador Camille Ralph Vidal, which pairs Old World (elderflower liqueur) and New World flavors (tequila) flavors — not unlike the royal couple-to-be.

The Royal Wedding

By Camille Ralph Vidal

Ingredients

1 oz Cazadores blanco tequila
1 oz kaffir-lime-infused St-Germain French Elderflower Liqueur (see note)
¾ oz Noilly Prat Dry vermouth
¼ oz fresh lime juice
5 dashes Chartreuse
Kaffir lime leaves, for garnish
Elderflowers, for garnish (optional)

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Directions

Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a coupé glass. Garnish with kaffir lime leaves and, if using, elderflowers.

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Serves 1.

Cook's Note

Kaffir lime leaves have a perfumed quality that complements elderflower nicely. You can find fresh or frozen kaffir lime leaves at Asian groceries or order them from amazon.com. You’ll need to steep kaffir lime leaves in St-Germain French elderflower liqueur for 3 days.

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