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

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  • Опубликовано: 6 апр 2020
  • 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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  • @wernerrezvani2354
    @wernerrezvani2354 4 года назад +18751

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

    • @shahancheong9792
      @shahancheong9792 4 года назад +734

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

    • @Ari-mp3ze
      @Ari-mp3ze 4 года назад +486

      she’s probably thinking about rehiring him😂

    • @AE-tz9yu
      @AE-tz9yu 4 года назад +102

      Well, 21/4 is just around the corner.

    • @slapdashzeal6095
      @slapdashzeal6095 4 года назад +198

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

    • @zashtozaboga
      @zashtozaboga 4 года назад +150

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

  • @mh20162
    @mh20162 4 года назад +12560

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

    • @kanyewest2729
      @kanyewest2729 4 года назад +186

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

    • @stellalouise6615
      @stellalouise6615 4 года назад +160

      he has a youtube channel !!

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady 4 года назад +452

      aww thank you

    • @stellalouise6615
      @stellalouise6615 4 года назад +53

      Darren McGrady YOU ARE A KING I STAN YOU SO MUCH

    • @kanyewest2729
      @kanyewest2729 4 года назад +11

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

  • @Hemaaaa
    @Hemaaaa 4 года назад +4267

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

    • @ourochroma
      @ourochroma 4 года назад +72

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

    • @PennyWenny224
      @PennyWenny224 4 года назад +55

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

    • @popazz1
      @popazz1 3 года назад +88

      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
      @violetholiday 3 года назад +17

      @@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
      @hypersniqe6777 3 года назад +8

      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.

  • @greentree14
    @greentree14 3 года назад +1644

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

    • @omegasage777
      @omegasage777 3 года назад +22

      very true

    • @cc32834
      @cc32834 3 года назад +6

      The queen is way older than in her 90s

    • @cc32834
      @cc32834 3 года назад +41

      Atleast In her 300s by now

    • @i3lxck_stxrs106
      @i3lxck_stxrs106 3 года назад +3

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

    • @katievolmert3256
      @katievolmert3256 3 года назад +6

      @@i3lxck_stxrs106 that offends and triggers me

  • @lurkerofthenight
    @lurkerofthenight 4 года назад +5649

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

    • @adorasau
      @adorasau 4 года назад +92

      It is the adrenochrome she consumes!

    • @lavience7828
      @lavience7828 4 года назад +158

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

    • @mohommadsaeed658
      @mohommadsaeed658 4 года назад +6

      lurkerofthenight xx shhhhhh...

    • @overcookedwater1947
      @overcookedwater1947 4 года назад +50

      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
      @memecritic5539 4 года назад +8

      lurkerofthenight xx its probably her cup of tea

  • @HuntyBooBoo
    @HuntyBooBoo 4 года назад +3989

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

    • @janafawzy2003
      @janafawzy2003 4 года назад +225

      I cannot believe you actually said that holy wow😂💀

    • @lindsay3793
      @lindsay3793 4 года назад +36

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

    • @ITSLIZZ111
      @ITSLIZZ111 4 года назад +121

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

    • @rocker6219
      @rocker6219 4 года назад +434

      @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
      @LossGaming 4 года назад +257

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

  • @aishasaleem1002
    @aishasaleem1002 4 года назад +1323

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

    • @guyfromkk
      @guyfromkk 3 года назад +43

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

    • @izagacia4985
      @izagacia4985 3 года назад

      JAKMADZASIEZACHWASIEPRZY40LADOMIE

    • @izagacia4985
      @izagacia4985 3 года назад

      GDEMADZAMADOMIESACUNEK

    • @izagacia4985
      @izagacia4985 3 года назад

      MUWILYDOMOTA MOGLYMUWIMILORZYRAZY

    • @i3lxck_stxrs106
      @i3lxck_stxrs106 3 года назад +14

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

  • @josef-1209
    @josef-1209 3 года назад +827

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

    • @GauthamJitS
      @GauthamJitS 3 года назад +111

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

    • @enakshiparua836
      @enakshiparua836 3 года назад +4

      @@GauthamJitS😂😂😂😁😁😁😁😂😁😂😂

    • @ianvanderveer9094
      @ianvanderveer9094 3 года назад +11

      You're American aren't you? XD

    • @bardia8839
      @bardia8839 3 года назад +2

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

    • @RRC879
      @RRC879 3 года назад +2

      @@bardia8839 Hardly. More like 1 hour.

  • @TheChefShipwreckinAlaska
    @TheChefShipwreckinAlaska 4 года назад +4283

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

    • @pandazatthedisco
      @pandazatthedisco 4 года назад +31

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

    • @kingthorusus
      @kingthorusus 4 года назад +63

      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
      @mrazqzelenbob2478 4 года назад +20

      Thats a goddamn compliment and we all know it

    • @rosealbanai7964
      @rosealbanai7964 4 года назад +3

      King Thorusus was that a diss track or something

    • @kvvrt6869
      @kvvrt6869 4 года назад

      Moazemeeng

  • @KingofWeirdness
    @KingofWeirdness 4 года назад +3691

    “Hands like Shrek” WAS NOT what I was expecting

    • @DarkShadowman67
      @DarkShadowman67 4 года назад +91

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

    • @viosu
      @viosu 4 года назад +9

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

    • @sallysam3842
      @sallysam3842 4 года назад +1

      ShaMUA that was rude

    • @firlin.5978
      @firlin.5978 4 года назад +1

      ShaMUA when

    • @dishwasher113
      @dishwasher113 4 года назад +1

      @@viosu omg me too hahaha

  • @teresafinch7790
    @teresafinch7790 3 года назад +823

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

    • @roccop3760
      @roccop3760 3 года назад +70

      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
      @sadiqsheikh4680 3 года назад +33

      Kneaded*

    • @petersmith815
      @petersmith815 3 года назад +25

      Hands enhances flavor thats his secret😂

    • @supercookiegameuse2634
      @supercookiegameuse2634 3 года назад +123

      @@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
      @greygeese 3 года назад +6

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

  • @marjorie575
    @marjorie575 3 года назад +273

    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
    @beanbag_boy4036 4 года назад +2993

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

  • @Darren_McGrady
    @Darren_McGrady 4 года назад +9400

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

    • @niaashmore9227
      @niaashmore9227 4 года назад +117

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

    • @razorback6111
      @razorback6111 4 года назад +95

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

    • @ford2198
      @ford2198 4 года назад +30

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

    • @merlinthomas4734
      @merlinthomas4734 4 года назад +16

      You are precious

    • @JHung7200
      @JHung7200 4 года назад +8

      i love watching all your videos!

  • @mithra6122
    @mithra6122 3 года назад +287

    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
      @joby2174 3 года назад +1

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

    • @FaizCaliph
      @FaizCaliph 3 года назад

      He wasn't old back when he worked for her

  • @aravinthanv9
    @aravinthanv9 4 года назад +761

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

  • @sire379
    @sire379 4 года назад +2012

    chef reading out menu: choc-
    queen: yes.

    • @moomoo-rz9ht
      @moomoo-rz9ht 4 года назад +21

      me seeing your profile picture: yes.

    • @uecelsx
      @uecelsx 4 года назад +7

      me looking at these two comments: ok

    • @pooplegendld9175
      @pooplegendld9175 4 года назад +12

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

    • @legosans926
      @legosans926 4 года назад +17

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

    • @drobvensick
      @drobvensick 4 года назад +4

      What if it's chocolate coated garlic.

  • @99snyder
    @99snyder 4 года назад +5406

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

  • @leostals7476
    @leostals7476 3 года назад +394

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

  • @dexter4285
    @dexter4285 3 года назад +237

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

    • @Grace-ez2ot
      @Grace-ez2ot 3 года назад +13

      They should make an infinity sign candle

    • @HS-cf8lz
      @HS-cf8lz 3 года назад +1

      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
      @SealShpeeDaSweggy Год назад +7

      This didnt age well

    • @coconutorange7609
      @coconutorange7609 Год назад +3

      Are you happy now with this comment

  • @hanmas4lifer679
    @hanmas4lifer679 4 года назад +3121

    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-

  • @haleyliu2676
    @haleyliu2676 4 года назад +1473

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

    • @batmanshousewife
      @batmanshousewife 4 года назад +122

      she's basically immortal

    • @michaelreilly3513
      @michaelreilly3513 4 года назад +69

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

    • @kurtishall9492
      @kurtishall9492 4 года назад +22

      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
      @yanstein8464 4 года назад +5

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

    • @blondam
      @blondam 4 года назад

      Deadass 😂

  • @rkmeliton4774
    @rkmeliton4774 4 года назад +264

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

  • @manaarali5947
    @manaarali5947 Год назад +12

    Anyone here after hearing her passing?
    Rip queen Elizabeth…

    • @Merkygloom
      @Merkygloom Год назад

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

  • @Black_Fence
    @Black_Fence 4 года назад +2554

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

    • @alexspoon62
      @alexspoon62 4 года назад +53

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

    • @comicconvenient4657
      @comicconvenient4657 4 года назад +95

      I’m afraid that’s suicide sir

    • @RealSupaHotFireVEVO
      @RealSupaHotFireVEVO 4 года назад

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

    • @HwardSalt
      @HwardSalt 4 года назад +6

      Just woke up after getting blind drunk

    • @ilikefood1609
      @ilikefood1609 4 года назад +13

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

  • @supermjc7687
    @supermjc7687 4 года назад +2504

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

  • @bdoug
    @bdoug 3 года назад +92

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

  • @mankeisham
    @mankeisham 4 года назад +12

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

  • @istvan7301
    @istvan7301 4 года назад +1450

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

    • @jfmusic1671
      @jfmusic1671 4 года назад +67

      And I oop- 😮

    • @MJK1965
      @MJK1965 4 года назад +21

      It would me "Happy Birthday, Ma'am"

    • @josephaustin9020
      @josephaustin9020 4 года назад +6

      Michael Kuecker it wouldn’t be maam

    • @liamholcroft7212
      @liamholcroft7212 4 года назад +4

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

    • @misbahfathima5967
      @misbahfathima5967 4 года назад

      What's wrong with the word 'liz"?

  • @lil_raccoon
    @lil_raccoon 4 года назад +944

    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
      @californiaslastgasp6847 4 года назад +14

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

    • @andaIib
      @andaIib 4 года назад

      or be rich

    • @nazparveen1545
      @nazparveen1545 4 года назад

      Lol. Btw the person in your pfp looks awesome.

    • @nazparveen1545
      @nazparveen1545 4 года назад +1

      @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
      @lil_raccoon 4 года назад +1

      @@nazparveen1545 he's V from bts 😆

  • @mokko759
    @mokko759 4 года назад +13

    I love how rustic and shockingly delicate that cake is.

  • @HORRIOR1
    @HORRIOR1 3 года назад +34

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

  • @isaacng123456789
    @isaacng123456789 4 года назад +610

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

    • @Sonderax
      @Sonderax 4 года назад +46

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

    • @bastebruno
      @bastebruno 4 года назад +34

      no one cuts with a cake turner what u talking bout

    • @lannisterfilth
      @lannisterfilth 4 года назад +3

      @@bastebruno Right?

    • @abbasj5156
      @abbasj5156 4 года назад +44

      @@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
      @emilyzhang5651 4 года назад +3

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

  • @miriamwoldegebriel8881
    @miriamwoldegebriel8881 4 года назад +606

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

  • @ezraocelot3776
    @ezraocelot3776 4 года назад +86

    Cakes have layers... Like onions

  • @miaomiaochan
    @miaomiaochan Год назад +24

    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.

  • @Darren_McGrady
    @Darren_McGrady 4 года назад +2132

    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
      @raygun3584 4 года назад +11

      Ok

    • @chileanyways4436
      @chileanyways4436 4 года назад +43

      I made the cake it’s so good!

    • @chileanyways4436
      @chileanyways4436 4 года назад +6

      Caster Gil YES!

    • @alicia-hd2cs
      @alicia-hd2cs 4 года назад +15

      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
      @delizabethful 4 года назад +9

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

  • @brie3679
    @brie3679 4 года назад +486

    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
      @Darren_McGrady 4 года назад +33

      thanks Brianna

    • @brie3679
      @brie3679 4 года назад +18

      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!

  • @marygracepacheco8450
    @marygracepacheco8450 3 года назад +2

    The most calm and jolly chef. I Love him! 🥰

  • @citibear57
    @citibear57 2 года назад +1

    Happy Birthday Liz! 😂 Darren is such a down-to-earth fellow. I can see whey some of the Royals wanted to visit him in the kitchen!

  • @1certain
    @1certain 4 года назад +694

    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
      @Darren_McGrady 4 года назад +33

      Thanks Ian, more to come

    • @teatreetops
      @teatreetops 4 года назад

      @@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
      @4and20blackbirdsbakedinapi6 Год назад +1

      He has his own RUclips channel

  • @jackd9928
    @jackd9928 4 года назад +421

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

    • @micaelavela6504
      @micaelavela6504 4 года назад +63

      "All these damn commoners"

    • @lindseystraley9596
      @lindseystraley9596 4 года назад +26

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

    • @winning3329
      @winning3329 4 года назад +6

      They be sent to the tower of London

    • @staceybirdsall6047
      @staceybirdsall6047 4 года назад +10

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

    • @karoline9835
      @karoline9835 4 года назад +3

      fun fact her nickname is actually lilybeth

  • @ZaidKhan-qj8jg
    @ZaidKhan-qj8jg 3 года назад +32

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

  • @jungshooktv4415
    @jungshooktv4415 3 года назад +1

    I could hear him all day and not get bored.

  • @antsu4177
    @antsu4177 4 года назад +485

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

    • @tasangerbakes
      @tasangerbakes 4 года назад +2

      ahahaha

    • @antsu4177
      @antsu4177 4 года назад +3

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

  • @miolasera
    @miolasera 4 года назад +1283

    Oh she actually likes a normal cake for humans

    • @dustinm4156
      @dustinm4156 4 года назад +95

      Normal human cake

    • @MakiTheOriginal
      @MakiTheOriginal 4 года назад +44

      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
      @sillycheese301 4 года назад +16

      @@MakiTheOriginal human cake

    • @kyuuliexo
      @kyuuliexo 4 года назад +16

      human cake💀💀

    • @Blockistium
      @Blockistium 4 года назад +12

      Let her eat cake

  • @michellemattis4865
    @michellemattis4865 3 года назад +8

    He’s gonna have great stories to tell his grandchildren/great grandchildren.

  • @aikishugyo
    @aikishugyo 3 года назад +2

    A very happy birthday to HM The Queen! Hope she is enjoying her fav dessert today, with fond memories to keep her in good spirits in this trying time.

  • @martaleszkiewicz5115
    @martaleszkiewicz5115 4 года назад +233

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

    • @darkred722
      @darkred722 3 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @explorer0213
      @explorer0213 3 года назад

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

  • @irenechang6016
    @irenechang6016 4 года назад +344

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

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady 4 года назад +41

      Ha! Thanks Irene :)

    • @DxvinderSingh1699
      @DxvinderSingh1699 4 года назад +3

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

    • @fordhouse8b
      @fordhouse8b 4 года назад +2

      @@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.
      @mimi.sues. 4 года назад +4

      are you saying Shrek has ugly hands?

  • @violetbrown2372
    @violetbrown2372 3 года назад +4

    I love the way his hand shot up to his mouth, after (not saying) "happy birthday, Liz!"

  • @playanakobi4407
    @playanakobi4407 3 года назад +2

    The way he transferred that cake on the base is so smooth

  • @lauraholliday9343
    @lauraholliday9343 4 года назад +552

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

    • @ReinventingTheSteve
      @ReinventingTheSteve 4 года назад +22

      But those ingredients would be closer to $500 😂

    • @sneakybeaky1588
      @sneakybeaky1588 4 года назад +15

      @@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
      @GreyPunkWolf 4 года назад +22

      @@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
      @GreyPunkWolf 4 года назад +8

      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
      @paulogarcia1766 4 года назад +3

      ​@@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.

  • @vjnvlkabjmvv1664
    @vjnvlkabjmvv1664 4 года назад +2530

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

  • @josharbon2730
    @josharbon2730 Год назад +7

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

  • @lovelymaknae9778
    @lovelymaknae9778 Год назад +2

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

  • @iolandagirleanu9006
    @iolandagirleanu9006 4 года назад +64

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

  • @cademancaden
    @cademancaden 4 года назад +260

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

  • @tanushbhatt1419
    @tanushbhatt1419 3 года назад +16

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

    • @cc32834
      @cc32834 3 года назад

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

    • @photon3566
      @photon3566 3 года назад +1

      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

  • @katherinewilson1853
    @katherinewilson1853 Год назад +1

    This chef is adorable.

  • @maron2870
    @maron2870 4 года назад +204

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

    • @carolynyoung2118
      @carolynyoung2118 4 года назад +7

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

    • @missjojo184
      @missjojo184 4 года назад +3

      American?

    • @misbahfathima5967
      @misbahfathima5967 4 года назад +2

      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
      @tylerbrennon4023 4 года назад +1

      @@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
      @bee-ep9qz 4 года назад

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

  • @shadowwolf2353
    @shadowwolf2353 4 года назад +524

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

    • @prime5816
      @prime5816 4 года назад +4

      shadow wolf true🤣

    • @jep9092
      @jep9092 4 года назад +16

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

    • @Shadowmere445
      @Shadowmere445 4 года назад +31

      @@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
      @lionelmarcussolaris2858 4 года назад +9

      @@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
      @tylerbrennon4023 4 года назад +3

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

  • @achoo3001
    @achoo3001 3 года назад +1

    i love this man he's so cheerful

  • @lillypad5317
    @lillypad5317 3 года назад +53

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

    • @princessmoonwalker
      @princessmoonwalker 2 года назад

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

  • @achanwahn
    @achanwahn 4 года назад +136

    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
      @rhiannonm6022 4 года назад +17

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

    • @evelynmidgley7620
      @evelynmidgley7620 4 года назад +10

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

  • @_kailyn197
    @_kailyn197 4 года назад +98

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

  • @rlwalker2
    @rlwalker2 2 года назад +1

    He is a VERY good presenter. This was highly enjoyable.

  • @RedRockYouTube
    @RedRockYouTube 3 года назад

    Mr. McGrady is always a pleasure to watch.

  • @Indiskret1
    @Indiskret1 4 года назад +32

    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!

  • @simon.i3119
    @simon.i3119 4 года назад +193

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

    • @potatochips6131
      @potatochips6131 4 года назад +7

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

    • @xelliex1088
      @xelliex1088 4 года назад +1

      I can tell your American 💀🖐🏾

    • @lima.d.p.158
      @lima.d.p.158 4 года назад +3

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

  • @NotesApp
    @NotesApp 4 года назад +1

    It’s so interesting to hear about the royal family’s favourite desserts. I do love the royals

  • @abdullahurslan1876
    @abdullahurslan1876 3 года назад +32

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

  • @kuromikendall
    @kuromikendall 4 года назад +319

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

  • @TheChefShipwreckinAlaska
    @TheChefShipwreckinAlaska 4 года назад +113

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

  • @daivageeveerapen7337
    @daivageeveerapen7337 3 года назад +1

    PERFECT TASTE,A NICE PIECE OF CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH A CUP OF TEA.

  • @najlaalbshti8276
    @najlaalbshti8276 3 года назад +1

    me too..I like having chocolate cake all the time...eating chocolate for me is happiness😊 thanks for the recipe

  • @shahancheong9792
    @shahancheong9792 4 года назад +220

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

    • @juliarisi8385
      @juliarisi8385 4 года назад +2

      Shahan Cheong Yes we are indeed!🤣❤️❤️

    • @xyjames
      @xyjames 4 года назад +3

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

    • @billclinton3862
      @billclinton3862 4 года назад

      All queens are garbage

    • @princessbubblegum5849
      @princessbubblegum5849 4 года назад

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

  • @vanessasmith8589
    @vanessasmith8589 4 года назад +106

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

    • @SwtTeaLdy
      @SwtTeaLdy 4 года назад +1

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

    • @vanessasmith8589
      @vanessasmith8589 4 года назад +1

      SwtTeaLdy Oh that’s awesome,thanks!

    • @sentryion3106
      @sentryion3106 4 года назад +2

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

    • @SwtTeaLdy
      @SwtTeaLdy 4 года назад

      @@sentryion3106 Just look up "Darren McGrady"

  • @snoyes5687
    @snoyes5687 Год назад +4

    RIP our sweet dear Queen Elizabeth. 👑🥰

  • @jasminefranc5889
    @jasminefranc5889 3 года назад +2

    10:12 “Happy birthday Queenie” and “Happy birthday Liz” got me crying 😂😂😂

  • @squirtle1014
    @squirtle1014 4 года назад +69

    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
      @2reachgeetha 3 года назад +7

      Pls share the measurements of the ingredients if possible

    • @Annna18
      @Annna18 3 года назад +14

      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
      @basedcataphract5852 3 года назад +3

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

    • @radhathakur4697
      @radhathakur4697 3 года назад

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

  • @pandaismynickname
    @pandaismynickname 4 года назад +14

    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. 😊

  • @giorgiar24
    @giorgiar24 3 года назад +2

    I, too have the same cake every year. Had it since I was about 10 years old. I get a Sacher torte and the family members are allowed only one (small) slice. The rest of the cake is mine to consume at every meal for the next two days.

  • @donnevanderwesthuizen1017
    @donnevanderwesthuizen1017 3 года назад +1

    You can tell he has been doing this for a long time! His technique is brilliant but can be executed at home for us to give a try 💕

  • @dragonblaze7133
    @dragonblaze7133 4 года назад +40

    I want this man to have his own show, i think he's very entertaining to watch and also listen to. Plus he has a lot of stories he could also tell along the way.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +61

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

    • @greenmountainbrownie6473
      @greenmountainbrownie6473 4 года назад +3

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

  • @ambreenbilal1412
    @ambreenbilal1412 3 года назад

    I did this for my dad and he LOVED it.It was quite easy to make .

  • @naveerabilal5184
    @naveerabilal5184 3 года назад +1

    I have been watching this video every single time it comes to my recommendation, it is so satisfying!

  • @tjaspire
    @tjaspire 4 года назад +40

    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.

  • @Rafael-zr4hk
    @Rafael-zr4hk 4 года назад +283

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

  • @lowerclasskala
    @lowerclasskala 2 года назад

    This video is so entertaining to watch.. i come back for this man’s story telling and therapeutic baking❤️

  • @DaveMasters1121
    @DaveMasters1121 3 года назад

    Really enjoying these videos featuring that chap. Brilliant and makes a change from all the gloom and doom. Like the little stories and I'll be trying this cake

  • @chachajones7669
    @chachajones7669 4 года назад +14

    I’m so glad Darren has his own channel now so we can get even more of his amazing cooking!

  • @peadar-o
    @peadar-o 4 года назад +211

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

    • @jp8649
      @jp8649 4 года назад +3

      @Destroyer 2390 OH MY GOD, HELP.

    • @idlanbruhanuddin9447
      @idlanbruhanuddin9447 3 года назад +1

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

  • @dztb2773
    @dztb2773 3 года назад +1

    this guy is so sweet and funny 😂 wish we had more videos of him and royal recipes! hahaha

  • @lorenzopisces
    @lorenzopisces 3 года назад +3

    I love how he mixes it with his hand..reminds me of my mother making handmade tamales with masa churned with your bare hand

  • @faiththeresa5155
    @faiththeresa5155 4 года назад +138

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

    • @queenandgoodomensfan6359
      @queenandgoodomensfan6359 4 года назад +2

      Same

    • @rachelabodale7375
      @rachelabodale7375 4 года назад +9

      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
      @lima.d.p.158 4 года назад

      @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
      @lima.d.p.158 4 года назад

      @Kaththee1 actually, i hate sponge cake, in general

    • @bennn8716
      @bennn8716 4 года назад

      Same

  • @ceuti
    @ceuti 4 года назад +48

    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

  • @coneyisland5843
    @coneyisland5843 3 года назад +4

    Watching this on the Queens birthday, exactly a year later :D

  • @ehehe3286
    @ehehe3286 4 года назад +11

    the queen has good taste i actually want that as my birthday cake