Lemon Swiss roll trifle named official pudding for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

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13 May 2022, 08:30

Queen Elizabeth II and the winning lemon and Swiss roll trifle

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Move over Victoria sponge, there’s a new royal dessert in town. 

A lemon and Swiss roll amaretti trifle has been named the official pudding for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. 

Jemma Melvin won the competition to find the delicious dish to accompany the Monarch’s 70 years on the throne. 

According to BBC News, the trifle was inspired by a lemon posset served at the Queen’s 1947 wedding to Prince Philip, and is made up of layers of lemon curd, custard, St Clement’s jelly, mandarin coulis and amaretti biscuits. 

The lemon and Swiss roll trifle will sit alongside iconic jubilee creations, such as the sweet Victoria sponge and savoury coronation chicken. 

Around 5,000 people across all generations entered the competition, with only five entrants making the final, seen on BBC One in The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking. 

The final desserts were judged by baking experts, including Dame Mary Berry, Great British Bake Off winner Rahul Mandal and Masterchef: The Professionals judge Monica Galetti.

After her historic win, Jenna revealed that the sweet treat was in tribute to three important women, her two grandmothers and the Queen. 

She added: “I cannot believe it. Everything I was up against was the most beautiful desserts and puddings with beautiful stories.

"So that this quite humble trifle has won is quite surreal. I wanted it to be the People's Pudding, not just for the Queen, but the whole of the country.”

Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace has revealed more details about the Party at the Palace Jubilee celebration. 

One of the most significant celebrations will be the star-studded Platinum Party at the Palace, taking place over the bank holiday weekend.

The party, broadcast live from Buckingham Palace on the BBC on Saturday 4 June, will be hosted by Kirsty Young and Roman Kemp and will include three stages, 3D projections across the front of the palace and an audience of 10,000 people.

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