Former Royal Chef Reveals Queen Elizabeth's Fave Birthday Cake That's Been In The Family For Years

Darren McGrady was the personal chef to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Princess Diana, Prince Charles, and Princes William and Harry-a family with notoriously specific food needs-for 15 years. In 1998, he moved to the U.S.A. where he wrote best-selling cookbooks and founded Eating Royally, a fine-dining catering service based in Dallas, TX.
In the second installment of this limited series, Chef McGrady walks Delish through the royals' favorite recipes from his Dallas test kitchen...while spilling all the most glorious royal tea. We talked all things Queen Elizabeth (again!) this time around.
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[@HuntyBooBoo]

"She would only take a tiny slice of cake" she must've heard what happens when queens eat too much cake

[@janafawzy2003]

I cannot believe you actually said that holy wow😂💀

[@lindsay3793]

@@janafawzy2003 I don't get it. What?

[@ITSLIZZ111]

t beaton omg “killer queen” by queen suddenly makes so much sense

[@rocker6219]

@Popeyes the story was that the queen was so disconnected with reality & had no understanding of the state of the nation that when the servants came & told her that they have run out of bread to feed the starving people she said, "let them eat cake". As if there are cakes when there was not even bread to eat.

[@LossGaming]

@@rocker6219 Fun fact, there's no record of her ever saying that. History is written by the victor, after all.

[@wernerrezvani2354]

The Queen is probably watching this on KZbin right now thinking: „man I want this right now“

[@shahancheong9792]

"Carruthers! Fetch me my pastry chef!" "Yes, ma'am!" "Darren, I demand a cake!"

[@Ari-mp3ze]

she’s probably thinking about rehiring him😂

[@AE-tz9yu]

Well, 21/4 is just around the corner.

[@slapdashzeal6095]

I guess the secret to live forever is to have this chocolate

[@zashtozaboga]

@@slapdashzeal6095 depending on the chocolate, you can either get 20+ years added to your lifespan or, if it's milk chocolate, diabetes

[@miaomiaochan]

It's chocolate overload, and as a chocoholic myself, I love it! I'm still kind of shocked that this simple-looking cake that looks like something I could buy at a supermarket is fit for royal birthdays. But maybe its allure is in its simplicity.

[@lillypad5317]

Maybe, she only has a little slice because of just how rich that cake is.

[@princessbeaniewiggle]

I like to think it's so there's plenty left over for the servants.

[@Soda3000Pop]

I love chocolate cake too and chocolate anything especially candy!

[@icu7992]

imagine writing "Happy Birthday, girl! "

[@marumisu9560]

Your Majesty, if you're watching this, HELLLOOOOOOO!!!

[@michelemathot8833]

Thank you for sharing The Queens Special Chocolate Birthday Cake twice a year doesn’t seem enough Seems the Queen could have a bit of Queens Birthday Cake every day to start her day right!

[@bluzshadez]

Wow! Very decadent!

[@hemagb99]

Seems like the Queen invented a second birthday to "legally" have the chocolate cake again

[@ourochroma]

She knows she just can ask for cake every time she wants right? She knows she's the Queen right??

[@PennyWenny224]

@@ourochroma its only legal to ha e this chocolate cake on your birthday

[@popazz1]

The tradition of the 2nd birthday was begun by her grandfather, King George V. His birthday was during the Winter when the royal family were at Sandringham. He decided to have an official birthday during the Summer so his people could see him during more favourable weather at Trooping the Colour. The tradition has endured to this day.

[@violetholiday]

@@popazz1 my family does this too since four of us have a birthday in December my mom made my half birthday a thing so I get a cake and a couple presents in July instead of birchirstmas presents.

[@hypersniqe6777]

She has two birthdays because one of them is when she was born and the other one is when she became the queen after her fathers death.

[@Darren_McGrady]

I loved making this video with Delish. Happy Birthday Your Majesty!

[@niaashmore9227]

Did you ever get nervous or get any feedback. Have you made this for your own family. What a privilege though 🍫🍰

[@razorback6111]

You're a delight to watch and listen to. Please don't stop making videos!

[@ford2198]

Darren McGrady can I get the recipe for her majesty’s cake?

[@merlinthomas4734]

You are precious

[@JHung7200]

i love watching all your videos!

[@mh20162]

Can this man have his own show? He's so fun to watch and listen to.

[@kanyewest2729]

his smile and joy for what he's doing is contagious

[@stellalouise6615]

he has a youtube channel !!

[@Darren_McGrady]

aww thank you

[@stellalouise6615]

Darren McGrady YOU ARE A KING I STAN YOU SO MUCH

[@kanyewest2729]

@@stellalouise6615 Your channel is misleading, hehe, wheres the videossss

[@aishasaleem1002]

“Happy birthday Queenie” “Happy birthday, uh, Liz” I LOVE HIM! 😂

[@guyfromkk]

When she was young, her paternal grandfather (George V) called her Lilibet.

[@izagacia4985]

JAKMADZASIEZACHWASIEPRZY40LADOMIE

[@izagacia4985]

GDEMADZAMADOMIESACUNEK

[@izagacia4985]

MUWILYDOMOTA MOGLYMUWIMILORZYRAZY

[@i3lxck_stxrs106]

@@izagacia4985 You alright there? Wanna go to hospital to make sure? I can make you ✨ T E A ✨

[@lurkerofthenight]

Taking notes, who knows maybe this cake is the secret to the Queen's immortality...

[@adorasau]

It is the adrenochrome she consumes!

[@lavience7828]

This cake is probably very good since she probably tasted various types of cake ever since the existence of the Earth

[@mohommadsaeed658]

lurkerofthenight xx shhhhhh...

[@overcookedwater1947]

The secret ingredient is the Queens bath water. Her essence in the water will strengthen the immortality-ness that the cake will give you.

[@memecritic5539]

lurkerofthenight xx its probably her cup of tea

[@TheChefShipwreckinAlaska]

“I’ve been told I got hands like Shrek.” Darren Mcgrady (Former Royal Chef for the Queen)

[@pandazatthedisco]

I wanna like this comment so badly but it's at 666likes and i don't wanna ruin that

[@kingthorusus]

Somebody once told me my hands are quite meaty, I ain't the fastest whisk in the bakery She was looking kinda old with diamonds and some gold, in the shape of a crown right on her head The years start coming and they don't stop coming, even though she keeps aging she ain't yet dying

[@mrazqzelenbob2478]

Thats a goddamn compliment and we all know it

[@rosealbanai7964]

King Thorusus was that a diss track or something

[@kvvrt6869]

Moazemeeng

[@greentree14]

"The Queen only takes a tiny slice of chocolate cake." And this is why she's living into her 90's.

[@omegasage777]

very true

[@cc32834]

The queen is way older than in her 90s

[@cc32834]

Atleast In her 300s by now

[@i3lxck_stxrs106]

@@cc32834 :0 tHe AuDaCiTy To SaY tHaT! *jk it’s a joke so don’t take offence*

[@katievolmert3256]

@@i3lxck_stxrs106 that offends and triggers me

[@KingofWeirdness]

“Hands like Shrek” WAS NOT what I was expecting

[@DarkShadowman67]

"Happy Birthday, LIZ" was not what I was expecting

[@viosu]

omg that part came up right as I saw your comment XD

[@sallysam3842]

ShaMUA that was rude

[@firlin.5978]

ShaMUA when

[@Kakke999]

@@viosu omg me too hahaha

[@Black_Fence]

Quarantine Drinking challenge: Take a shot every time he says "chocolate"

[@alexspoon62]

In that case, I'll come out of the quarantine with a cirrhosis

[@comicconvenient4657]

I’m afraid that’s suicide sir

[@RealSupaHotFireVEVO]

Yeder nemont versilt van, forno te ber! Curtivle rungli ween. Sincerely yours, Gaueti Anrelli

[@HwardSalt]

Just woke up after getting blind drunk

[@ilikefood1609]

Breaking News: A man makes a KZbin comment and causes mass genocide in the process

[@marjorie575]

When he said "it's a pretty large cake" I was like it's mad tiny. That's how you know you're American

[@beanbag_boy4036]

“I’ve been told I have hands like shrek” This man is the perfect cook for the queen

[@queenandgoodomensfan6359]

Lmao

[@Jimmy_Jones]

The queen told him that

[@Diamondminder749]

@@Jimmy_Jones lmao, imagine?

[@rainhamz]

Yes bet the queen enjoys his shrek hands

[@tatarusanusebastian604]

True

[@hanmas4lifer679]

Royal Chef: "April 21st is her actual birthday." Me: **suddenly looks at my calendar on my computer's desktop and sees it is April 21st** I-

[@navisa3]

sameee

[@canigetasmileplease7121]

Yeah ..

[@raymeth]

You just made me realize that😂😂😂

[@sydneybarlow6060]

It’s my birthday too!🙌

[@phrixis2778]

@@sydneybarlow6060 happy birthday

[@teresafinch7790]

To those commenting about him using his hands, you do realise that bread is often needed by hand.

[@roccop3760]

That’s completely different! Bread needs to be kneaded by hand, but using your hands to mix cake is just unnecessary. We’ve got perfectly good utensils for that! Breads, or pasta doughs rely on feel to know when it’s right, while a cake just needs to have all its ingredients incorporated.

[@sadiqsheikh4680]

Kneaded*

[@petersmith815]

Hands enhances flavor thats his secret😂

[@supercookiegameuse2634]

@@roccop3760 this cake has more flour than usually and it would get stuck in the wisk and impossible to get out therefore mixing with hand seems the best way. Others cultures use hands for other things than bread. Like rices in mongolia.

[@greygeese]

Bread isn't left all over your hands and fingers after you finish kneading it.

[@istvan7301]

"We never wrote: Happy birthday... Liz"

[@jfmusic1671]

And I oop- 😮

[@MJK1965]

It would me "Happy Birthday, Ma'am"

[@josephaustin9020]

Michael Kuecker it wouldn’t be maam

[@liamholcroft7212]

@@MJK1965 mam not ma'am when talking to the queen

[@misbahfathima5967]

What's wrong with the word 'liz"?

[@supermjc7687]

Netflix: Just one more episode Chocolate: Just one more piece KZbin: Just one more video Queen Elizabeth: Just one more eternity

[@KingsSlayer42]

@Maker Man X just infinite more chocolate cakes

[@thegreatnumi]

Hotel: Trivago

[@clarachrista9132]

Hahahaaa😂😂😂

[@secretperson909]

Great Britain: just one more colony

[@toiletbum6988]

America: just one more oil

[@josef-1209]

7:47 "As you can see, it's quite a large cake!" *Visible Confusion*

[@GauthamJitS]

Then you realise each person gets a whole cake instead of a slice

[@enakshiparua836]

@@GauthamJitS😂😂😂😁😁😁😁😂😁😂😂

[@ianvanderveer9094]

You're American aren't you? XD

[@bardia8839]

Child that cake will take anyone who is not American a whole year to Finnish

[@RRC879]

@@bardia8839 Hardly. More like 1 hour.

[@99snyder]

7:47 "As' you can see, it's quite a large cake" *laughs in American*

[@Butterbrot207]

And then he died from a heart attack

[@scrumptioustelevision9764]

*laughs in diabeetus*

[@catcherintherye6479]

cries in Somali

[@notsurewhattoputhereyet7052]

as an american, my exact thought. i was like, ACTUALLY IT KIND OF LOOKS SMALL LOL.

[@JustAThought155]

As I refocused on the screen whilst asking “where???”

[@sire_soda]

chef reading out menu: choc- queen: yes.

[@moomoo-rz9ht]

me seeing your profile picture: yes.

[@uecelsx]

me looking at these two comments: ok

[@pooplegendld9175]

Me: you're ga... 99.9% of KZbin: yes

[@legosans926]

Chef: ok, PREPARE SOME CHOCOLATE-COVERED BULL BALLSACK FOR THE QUEEN

[@drobvensick]

What if it's chocolate coated garlic.

[@mithra6122]

When you think, Royal Chef you expect a Posh guy with a french accent and an intimidating stature but lol no he sounds like such a nice wholesome old man!

[@joby2174]

Old? I reckon he's only in his 50's that's not old at all??

[@FezCaliph]

He wasn't old back when he worked for her

[@haleyliu2676]

"So this year she'll be 94 or 188." Wouldn't be surprised if she's actually 188

[@batmanshousewife]

she's basically immortal

[@michaelreilly3513]

It was a joke, coz she has two birthdays each year as he mentions.

[@kurtishall9492]

I wonder if William will have two birthdays or will they make his actual birthday the "official" birthday, as he was born in June.

[@yanstein8464]

@@kurtishall9492 i think it will be only one birthday, since it's in June

[@blondam]

Deadass 😂

[@miolasera]

Oh she actually likes a normal cake for humans

[@dustinm4156]

Normal human cake

[@MakiTheOriginal]

Honestly tho I'd be curious if she could tell the difference between chocolate box cake with canned chocolate frosting (actual normal human cake😂) and this fancy ass cake 😂

[@sillycheese301]

@@MakiTheOriginal human cake

[@kyuuliexo]

human cake💀💀

[@Blockistium]

Let her eat cake

[@leostals7476]

I have never heard the word “chocolate” so many times in the span of 1 minute (4:18-5:10)

[@atomseis5474]

That's 15 times!

[@aaaaa2264]

You mean 00:01 to 11:11

[@enakshiparua836]

He said it 13 times

[@buridah328]

Oh dear me

[@RealAngelOfMusic]

that's a drinking game waiting to happen

[@Darren_McGrady]

It's The Queen's birthday tomorrow! How about we all bake her favorite birthday cake, raise a cup of tea and help her celebrate her 94th birthday while she self isolates at Windsor Castle

[@raygun3584]

Ok

[@chileanyways4436]

I made the cake it’s so good!

[@chileanyways4436]

Caster Gil YES!

[@alicia-hd2cs]

Why are you so obsessed with the queen? I am not speaking about the fact that she's your boss, but really, shes just.. Alive.

[@delizabethful]

@@chileanyways4436 can I please have the recipe? Could not find it.

[@lil_raccoon]

The Queen's secret to have a long happy life: chocolate cake made by one of the most charismatic cheffs with a recipe that has been in the royal family for a good 100 years or more Edit: Holy cow, 590 likes!

[@californiaslastgasp6847]

The secret is that she only has one small slice. Not one big slice. Not multiple small slices. Not multiple big slices.

[@andaIib]

or be rich

[@nazparveen1545]

Lol. Btw the person in your pfp looks awesome.

[@nazparveen1545]

@Millie Tanner You sound like a sasaeng, we get it u are am army, I am too.but please.. this vid isn't even related to them..

[@lil_raccoon]

@@nazparveen1545 he's V from bts 😆

[@vjnvlkabjmvv1664]

Hey you scrolling down the comments... Take care of yourself ok.

[@gabrielkirkbaca2910]

Ditto

[@chumrocket]

thank u, you too!

[@BobMarley-yz4wh]

Roger that

[@mar-fb6ij]

Thank you , you too

[@suspiciousbacon]

You too

[@BMarie774]

I’ll be so sad when this series stops. PLEASE keep making these videos, with this guy, Delish. He’s so enjoyable to watch.

[@Darren_McGrady]

thanks Brianna

[@BMarie774]

Darren McGrady Aaaaahhhh, I’m “fan-girling” over you responding to me! That’s so awesome! I can’t get enough of your videos and these Delish videos. And I think you see that others agree!

[@aravinthanv9]

This man call the majesty '' liz'' . He make her birthday cake mixing it by hand. He is a savage

[@danielawesome36]

**Civilized*

[@Zikra-ek1sw]

And Queenie 😂😂😂

[@samoak123]

how uncivilised

[@markwhitman9542]

Surely you jest (as he certainly was!)?

[@1certain]

Mr. McGrady is so amazing because he just seems like he was just glad that he got to have the experiences he had and seems genuinely astonished that he even got to be the Royal Family's chef. Hope Delish can share more recipes and fun stories from him!

[@Darren_McGrady]

Thanks Ian, more to come

[@teatreetops]

@@Darren_McGrady Coronation chicken PLEASE! I've had it at tea a couple of times and it's never the same when I make it

[@4and20blackbirdsbakedinapi6]

He has his own KZbin channel

[@miriamwoldegebriel8881]

They way he talks is like a nicer, calmer version of Gorden Ramsey😂

[@hotwax9376]

Haha I thought of Gordon Ramsey too.

[@jamesagarfield7775]

RamsAy not RamsEy

[@mimakeo]

They both brits so

[@dexter4285]

"We never put candles on the cake" It is because the Queen's lifespan is endless.

[@Grace-ez2ot]

They should make an infinity sign candle

[@HS-cf8lz]

I find this interesting in eastern culture it used to be seen blowing out your candles as blowing out your own light creating a darkness, but since western culture has taken over this view has slowly dimmed into history

[@SealShpeeDaSweggy]

This didnt age well

[@coconutorange7609]

Are you happy now with this comment

[@jackd9928]

Imagine sending a birthday cake to the Queen that said "Happy Birthday Liz" on it lol would love that reaction

[@micaelavela6504]

"All these damn commoners"

[@lindseystraley9596]

If anyone did it, I could see it being Harry. Those two joke around a lot.

[@winning3329]

They be sent to the tower of London

[@staceybirdsall6047]

I've heard that the queen has a great sense of humour x

[@karoline9835]

fun fact her nickname is actually lilybeth

[@martaleszkiewicz5115]

"...So this year she'll be 94, or... 188." *The Queen being immortal officially confirmed*

[@darkred722]

Lol

[@explorer0213]

Dont tell the Canadian prime minister she tell him off for making her feel so old.

[@rkmeliton4774]

I actually wheeze when he said “happy birthday, Liz” HAHAHAHAHA

[@antsu4177]

*The guy stops talking for 0.5 seconds* Nobody: The captions: orchestral music plays

[@tasangerbakes]

ahahaha

[@antsu4177]

B-Bruno what are you doing here watching a video about cake?

[@irenechang6016]

"ive been told I got hands like Shrek" rip YOUR HANDS ARE BEAUTIFUL SIR DARREN MCGRADY!

[@Darren_McGrady]

Ha! Thanks Irene :)

[@DxvinderSingh1699]

Darren McGrady could you still make this but with a different flour?

[@fordhouse8b]

@@Darren_McGrady SIR Darren? Were you knighted? She must have really loved that cake!!! Can’t blame her, it looks like something I wouldn’t mind eating all the time either.

[@mimi.sues.]

are you saying Shrek has ugly hands?

[@ezraocelot3776]

Cakes have layers... Like onions

[@takayanagi-senseissurprise2104]

“Hands like Shrek”- Darren McGrady at 03:30

[@lauraholliday9343]

love how the queens fave cake looks just like the chocolate cakes you can get for a fiver in tesco

[@ReinventingTheSteve]

But those ingredients would be closer to $500 😂

[@sneakybeaky1588]

@@ReinventingTheSteve what ingredients? the ingredients on the video? Not even close to 20$. It's just: eggs, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, cream and tablets of chocolate to melt.

[@GreyPunkWolf]

@@sneakybeaky1588 Assuming you have the tools to bake with and also an oven. Wouldn't taste the same. Also a shitton of experience in making frosting and spongecakes, to have a perfect texture. So yeah while the ingretients are cheap usually it's more about the quality of the final product that explains its cost. This particular cake is legit one of the recipes that, if handmade by a michelin chef, can be sold easily for 40 or even more. Perfection has a price.

[@GreyPunkWolf]

There are a ton of royal cakes that would cost more than 500 for this exact reason but with way more expensive ingredients, that also require way more experience and knowledge to bring all together to perfection. The cake in this vid is quite easy to master, hence why even if perfect it looks like any storebought chocolate cake.

[@paulogarcia1766]

​@@GreyPunkWolf I think you're vastly overestimating the amount of skill required to make this. Anybody who's good at baking who has a stand mixer could easily do this. Hell, I've made a similar cake by hand with a whisk when i didn't have a mixer. Buckingham palace probably has some pretty nice chocolate though. That would be the main difference in flavour between the real deal and a cake made with grocery store chocolate.

[@isaacng123456789]

I'm more amazed how he cut his cake with just a knife. No cake turner, no extra tool, no ruler. Amazing

[@Sonderax]

hes one of the most experience cake makers in england really. He has a steady hand

[@bastebruno]

no one cuts with a cake turner what u talking bout

[@lannisterfilth]

@@bastebruno Right?

[@abbasj5156]

@@bastebruno he was referring to cutting it into three layers, not the slice of cake. plenty of bakers use a cake turner to cut their cakes into several layers

[@emilyzhang5651]

A cake turner is not for cutting cakes. It’s for putting whatever frosting you have on the cake.

[@achanwahn]

Since she likes bland food & isn't big on sweets, it makes sense she likes chocolate cake. I'm the same. I don't eat sweets, except for chocolate cake and brownies

[@rhiannonm6022]

Chocolate is my favourite but I also love sweets. And I doubt anything the queen eats is 'bland'

[@evelynmidgley7620]

She doesn't LIKE bland food, the royal family have certain things they can and can't eat incase they get ill.

[@cademancaden]

I love listening to him talk & he makes everything look and sound delicious. Just adore him.

[@Darren_McGrady]

aww thank you :)

[@ellaott2319]

Darren McGrady oml hiiii

[@HORRIOR1]

This is my kind of chocolate cake. No jams, berries, fruits, or anything like that.

[@maron2870]

"as you can see it's quite a large cake" well call me a glutton i could eat that all in one sitting

[@carolynyoung2118]

I was thinking "Your the queen of bloody England - have. some. cake!!!"

[@missjojo184]

American?

[@misbahfathima5967]

He told queen would eat in all through the week and send the remaining to the servants. The number of servants they and I can't imagine so many people eat from that large cake... it would be over at one time it self if it was my family

[@tylerbrennon4023]

@@missjojo184 As an American, I agree with the op. That is a very tiny cake for a birthday. Maybe not single serving, but definitely not more than 2 perople.

[@bee-ep9qz]

@@tylerbrennon4023 you're not serious, are you? That's a cake for about 6 people 😳 it's not large but it's enough

[@shadowwolf2353]

*Darren McGrady:* it's quite a large cake *Nobody:* Me: that's not even big for me

[@prime5816]

shadow wolf true🤣

[@jep9092]

THANK YOU! Its only a single layer really! He cut one layer into 3 that doesnt count lol

[@Shadowmere445]

@@jep9092 well, America's version large, and England's version are two very different ideas. And for a lady in her 90s, it certainly is plenty big enough.

[@lionelmarcussolaris2858]

@@Shadowmere445 I would Agree. Americans usually like big things as "Big!" but for me, that is big enough. Although I would say it is pretty big if I am the only one going to eat it but it's a normal size for a party.

[@tylerbrennon4023]

ikr? That'd be a single person cake in the U.S. xD

[@josharbon2730]

RIP Queen Elizabeth II, hope there is a chocolate cake waiting for you and Prince Philip up there.

[@iolandagirleanu9006]

The way the Queen looks at the chocolate at 0:40 😂

[@CharmBlen]

hahaha

[@simon.i3119]

"As you can see, it's actually a large cake" Me: *wait wuuuut??*

[@potatochips6131]

For me it is, in my country that's considered as a large one cause desserts is only eaten on special occasions

[@xelliex1088]

I can tell your American 💀🖐🏾

[@lima.d.p.158]

in brazil we think it is small too, and we see cake as a snack, not a desert

[@manaarali5947]

Anyone here after hearing her passing? Rip queen Elizabeth…

[@Merkygloom]

I am, was meaning to watch this royal eats series and thought it would be a fitting time now. RIP

[@_kailyn197]

cake recipe: *has been around for hundreds of years Queen Elizabeth: "ill fking out live you too"

[@whatthefuck8401]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@katharyndavis3168]

This is the greatest comment I’ve ever seen 🤣

[@kuromikendall]

doctor: “you have 11 minutes and 11 seconds left to live” me:

[@bdoug]

"Ive been told I have hands like Shrek" 🥺 u need a hug bro?

[@TheChefShipwreckinAlaska]

“We never put candles on it.” I don’t think you’d fit that many...

[@Justtellmetheanswer6910]

I think that amount of candles could bake the cake

[@just_cattttt1620]

Just in time you made my day- >^

[@peadar-o]

“Hands like Shrek”... Princess Fiona has entered the chat.

[@jp8649]

@Destroyer 2390 OH MY GOD, HELP.

[@idlanbruhanuddin9447]

@Destroyer 2390 omg..... U made my day 😂😂😂

[@ZaidKhan-qj8jg]

Chef: I am the royal chef of queen Elizabeth Me: The secret recipe to queen immortality

[@Rafael-zr4hk]

Plottwist: she actually hates and never said to anyone That's why the small slice

[@lepetitchat123]

Probably for health reasons.

[@sharitasarmah5389]

She wouldn't even put it in her mouth if she hated!

[@Chutty-xn2sj]

@@sharitasarmah5389 It's a joke!😁

[@everyonehello1458]

@@Chutty-xn2sj well... is it????

[@faiththeresa5155]

Am I the only one that wants to know the exact measurements of ingredients because I want to make it right now?

[@queenandgoodomensfan6359]

Same

[@rachelabodale7375]

I agree, they should post the recipe if they are going to make a video on this they should show the whole recipe.

[@lima.d.p.158]

@Kaththee1 i hate chocolate sponge cake, it doesn't taste like chocolate, chocolate cake is tastier when it's fudge-y

[@lima.d.p.158]

@Kaththee1 actually, i hate sponge cake, in general

[@bennn8716]

Same

[@ceel444]

Drink a shot of vodka every time he says chocolate 😵

[@Darren_McGrady]

chocolate... there is another one :)

[@SuperMisteryMan01]

Take a shot for me man I def could use one in this bullshit I’ve been thru

[@MaryamaFarah]

Murderer

[@lauraalt7863]

🤗 cheers mate 🍸

[@kindairreevant8607]

eYe diiiid

[@cristinasolano6487]

His secret ingredient: his hands

[@nigelinoooo]

Reminds me of that butler in 'scary movie'

[@Divya-pj7ub]

Shrek hands*

[@Zack_savage16]

I felt sick!

[@tania8257]

cristina solano literally no need to use his hands at all😂

[@Coldstreamer17]

"It's a rather large cake" you should see the cake I get for 3 people on my birthday XD It's about 3 times bigger

[@vanessasmith8589]

I would love a video where he talks about his memories and stories with the royal.

[@SwtTeaLdy]

You're in luck! He has his own KZbin channel. Look him up!

[@vanessasmith8589]

SwtTeaLdy Oh that’s awesome,thanks!

[@sentryion3106]

What’s the name? I would love to watch more

[@SwtTeaLdy]

@@sentryion3106 Just look up "Darren McGrady"

[@rachaelbear6]

The queen in bed, on her iphone 11 max watching this: "Tell the chef I want cake for lunch."

[@maplebean5276]

Who’s here after she passed away?

[@emilyswanderland]

nobody: darren: GA-nash

[@lyndsey_s_]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dorina423]

Lmao 😂

[@darrenclement7741]

Lol

[@isychia4947]

😂

[@kheloise9786]

Actually I think the word ganache comes from France, and in French we don't accentuate the words like you do in English :) In English you'd typically say "ganACHE", the guy said "GAnash" and in french we'd just say "ganache" without any anccentuation on any syllable (if that makes sense) !

[@shahancheong9792]

"The Queen is a chocoholic" All the best queens are :)

[@juliarisi8385]

Shahan Cheong Yes we are indeed!🤣❤️❤️

[@xyjames]

Off with their heads! Yes but first sample the chocolate cake. Oh that's quite good now what were on about?

[@billclinton3862]

All queens are garbage

[@princessbubblegum5849]

I am also,wait does that make me a queen... *SILENCE*

[@lovelymaknae9778]

The queen had such a beautiful birthday cake! RIP to the Queen and condolences to her family and to all those who loved her

[@Indiskret1]

This is exactly the kind of programs we need to lighten the day in these troubled times. What a truly lovely person Darren seems to be. Cannot thank you enough for this series, makes me full of joy and love every time!

[@sock8484]

"April the 21st is her actual birthday but then her second Saturday in june is her official birthday" *Me in confusion*

[@eli8600able]

@athena She was born on April 21, probably she also celebrates in June for the same reason as George IV

[@sarahrichards3909]

@@eli8600able i think she has a bday in June because that's when she was coranated but I'm not 100 percent sure

[@VV-er3zg]

@@sarahrichards3909 all british kings and queens celebrate their birthday in june even if born another month because in june its more likely there’s better weather so people can gather, there can be a carriage ride, a flypast, all that. The ceremony is called Trooping the Colour and is the occasion for which all the family goes out on the balcony. Charles was born in november so June will fit him well, and ironically William was born in June so when he’s king the parades will likely be one week or so before his actual birthday

[@nlcproductions7664]

She has The same birthday as me

[@leticiagomez-young8836]

Summer Birthdays are the best!!

[@evelynraposo]

Missed the quantities! Is there a place where I can find it?

[@2ndChanceAtLife]

I'm going to search for a cookbook. Maybe he published these recipes.

[@gyrthez246]

The chef (Darren McGrady) posted the quantities on his own channel! His video is shorter, shows the whole process step by step, and posted the list of ingredients and amounts in the description.

[@cristinamolinahiggins3182]

This is the chocolate cake that Bruce's eats from Mrs. Trunchbull!

[@HeatherSierraVEVO]

This guy's voice sounds like some sort of cartoon character that I can't quite put my finger on.

[@Darren_McGrady]

That made me laugh out loud :)

[@adimperial2961]

Snugglepuss

[@Cvpidsarrcw.]

Kinda like daddy pig

[@ria-by8zu]

Jeremy Clarkson

[@belos4562]

FATIMA BUKHARI nothing like daddy pig, do you even watch peppa pig 27 times a day?

[@tanushbhatt1419]

You never put candles on the cake since fitting 94 candles on it is quite the task :)

[@cc32834]

Or you put one row of candles that is 9 candles and another row infront of it that has 4

[@photon3566]

I use numbered candles for birthdays, so, someones lets say 89? Just buy the number 8 and 9 then put them close to each other

[@TheBeautybyautumn]

Me watching Shrek: that dude has hands like Darren McGrady

[@tjaspire]

I’m not going to lie, I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this man’s cooking show. And he adds such helpful tips and has a cool personality and is such a great teacher, I’d be entertained sitting through hours of baking lessons with him.

[@abdullahurslan1876]

"Happy birthday liz" Queen: so you have chosen death

[@chonkyburrito5990]

imagine how many calories that is over billions of years

[@AliciaNyblade]

I love how "the Queen's slice" is a teensy-weensy piece out of a giant cake that seemed to take an entire afternoon to make. That sums up the aristocracy perfectly. EDIT: "The slice isn't that small", "The recipe wouldn't take so long to make", oh, for fuck's sake, people. Can no one appreciate a little light-hearted jab at opulence nowadays? Jesus Christ.

[@OltrePodcast_Official]

dude he said the rest of it would be eaten throughout the week or be given to the servants...

[@yesipan]

Not everyone eats half the cake in one go Alicia

[@yesipan]

Also it's a relatively small cake and I very much doubt it takes more than like an hour or two to make.

[@AliciaNyblade]

@@OltrePodcast_Official Yeah, I know, and that seems within tradition, too: "The servants can have some, too, but only the leftovers we don't eat."

[@AliciaNyblade]

@@yesipan I'm not saying she has to eat half the cake in one sitting, but given how the chef built up the Queen being a chocoholic, I was expecting him to cut a bigger piece. Especially since this is her birthday cake we're talking about. Live a little, Your Majesty! Treat yourself to a slightly immodest slice!

[@zuwaerediauwa4362]

Why does it feel like hes revealing state secrets 😂

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I can see why, can't resist a chocolate cake like that. I love British Cadbury bars

[@greenmountainbrownie6473]

Is there more than just 1 person behind your account or do you just have too much free time?

[@picoslayer2110]

little known fact that the queen used to hand pick cocoa pods with the aztecs.

[@r3n107]

Did you know she also used to pick dinosaur eggs with cavemen

[@SuperMisteryMan01]

I think I saw her picking at those eggs to from the movie alien once Even fought off and saved some marines from facehuggers

[@765respect]

giggle, giggle

[@lampsenpai4325]

@@765respect snort, snort

[@moisteagle6556]

@@lampsenpai4325 cough, cough

[@dw1075]

Wonder if he's the now the "former" chef because he be giving away the Queen's secret treats.

[@lhzook]

He can make a lot more money in the US

[@BenKingstonMedia]

I’d love to see you and Gordon Ramsey having a bake off that would be amazing to brilliant British chefs

[@loubridget8628]

3:25 imagine the queen finding arm hair in her bday cake

[@ranshasa]

I think that when he is prepairing for the Queen, he does it differently, not using bare hands but with glove :)

[@xelliex1088]

I don’t think we would be the royal chef fam

[@iman5826]

that was nasty why would u mix it that way

[@Sandals578]

@@iman5826 because any cook worth their salt will tell you that there is no other tools better than your hands. How stupid do you expect kitchen workers to be even thinking that we don’t wash our hands, trim our nails, and keep our equipment clean?

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

🤣😂🤣

[@squirtle1014]

My dad has always told me about this recipe and the fact that she loved it! (He was the head caterer for the queen for around 15 years) I have made it several times and it’s delish 😋

[@2reachgeetha]

Pls share the measurements of the ingredients if possible

[@Annna18]

6 egg yolks 2 eggs 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/8 cup dutch cocoa powder 1/4 cup melted butter Topping and filling 2 cup heavy cream 454 gram ghirardelli dark chocolate And the steps are exactly like his It’s on Women’s Weekly Food website

[@basedcataphract5852]

A lucky one your dad was, well not quite lucky for he is always busy I presume but something to be proud of😁

[@radhathakur4697]

@@2reachgeetha won't mind having the procedure tooo

[@danikaake]

When I was in Middle School, I borrowed Darren Mcgrady's cook book from my school library and loST IT.

[@Darren_McGrady]

:)

[@footyfan101ful]

Did you find it?

[@danikaake]

@@footyfan101ful honestly, I can't remember. A part of me remembers being really frustrated that I could not find it- but I don't remember paying for the lost book.

[@mankeisham]

How generous is the Queen that she allows Chef Darren to reveal her family's recipe to the public!

[@ceuti]

This man said he has hands like Shrek and got away with saying the queen is (sort of) 188 AND stuck his hands right in that batter 😂 He passed the vibe check

[@luandinh2767]

"This year she'll be 94 or 188" Me: Yeah that seems about right

[@pandaismynickname]

I just love that it's a simple cake. No 14 tiers. No gold leafed roses, or elaborate sugar work. It's just a simple, standard cake simply meant to be enjoyed. 😊

[@PLeighG]

Ok when he plunged his hand in that lost me

[@CallieMasters5000]

All I could think was "and the Queen is going to eat that?!" as it squeeezed through his fingers.

[@SuperMisteryMan01]

Callie Masters hes the royal chef. Of highest quality and cleanliness lol

[@Cherrypie09]

Nasty af

[@darminaa7650]

I blacked out

[@GoCamp22]

Me too. I’m sure he washed his hands but still lost me.

[@rachelabodale7375]

Can you please post the exact measurements of the recipe please? Such a nice presentation so I would love to try this gorgeous cake 🍰 🎂

[@injesusname3732]

"perfect hands for mixing" I think he just wants an excuse to say he stuck his hands in the queens cake

[@jordans1530]

Uhmmm...Is This A Joke?

[@nosoundallecho5960]

It's funny how shocked he is by having the same cake every year, every year I've made myself the exact same birthday cake, this year will be the first time since I was about 5 that I'll use a different recipe (previously because I was 5 and under and not making my cake) because of how little of the ingredients I can reasonably get, hopefully I can still manage to make something good lol