For the frosting, to fit the lemon theme a bit more, I did a lemon buttercream frosting. I love a light lemon buttercream, and when you make a super whipped buttercream frosting it is glorious. Whether you’ll be hosting a regal gathering for your loved ones or organizing a community-wide extravaganza, we have everything you need to toast the occasionin style. Remember, nothing gives a royal welcome like a slice of fresh sponge cake and a cup of tea – or a glass of prosecco, if you’re so inclined! Available online and in stores from today (17 April), Tesco’s new coronation range aims to help its shoppers plan a ‘celebration fit for royalty’. Another royal foodie fact is that King Charles loves his eggs – so there’s another sandwich filler that can’t be missed off the menu. Use this fun, unmistakably British cake stand to bring your table display to life.

King Charles III’s coronation is almost upon us and what better way to celebrate the bonus bank holiday weekend than to host a royal-themed party. Don't worry if you've left it until the last minute – we’ve got some brilliant and easy coronation party ideas that will impress your guests. From balloons to pompoms, table confetti and napkins, there are plenty of easy and inexpensive ways to give a colourful nod to the coronation theme. Strawberries made the main cross of the flag, with the raspberries doing the other part. I then used blueberries to fill in the rest of the flag on top of the cream – and look at how pretty it its! A buffet or grazing table is a good make-ahead option that can work whatever the weather and is a great way to celebrate the coronation. Whether you buy in, whip up your own or a combo of both, there are some crowd pleasers that are bound to go down well.For other decoration, I used fresh fruit such as strawberries, raspberries and blueberries and then a little sprinkling of freeze dried raspberries as well because they always make the best decoration. Eggs – I used medium eggs, but if you have other sizes, weigh them in their shells and then match the other ingredients – get to as close to 400g as possible.

These little beauties are cute, fun, and so easy to make. They are perfect for any street party or celebration for the coronation in a few weeks time, enjoy! Coronation I wanted to make a cake that really would suit making and serving for any celebrations for King Charles coronation, and this one is perfect. It’s easy, delicious, light and fun to make! It’s a showstopper, but still easy to serve. The Coronation I would recommend using fresh fruit for this cake as frozen berries will not look as nice and will thaw/leak in a weird way onto the cream. If you are worried, decorate the cake somewhat last minute before serving, but it does last a couple of days in the fridge.

We all know and love cupcakes, and loaf cakes, but why not combine the both?! There is something special that I adore about mini loaf cakes, and I just want to keep on baking them over and over. This cake is best served fresh on the day because of the fruit and cream, but can last 1-2 days in the fridge if needed! However you're celebrating King Charles' coronation, make sure you inject a bit of crafty joy into it with one of these gifts – or give the make to a friend who's particularly excited about our new king. Sift the flour and salt into the bowl, then fold it in gently using a large metal spoon. Do not beat the mixture at this stage. Add the milk and stir it through gently. It’s the King’s coronation in a few weeks time, so it seems appropriate to start planning the celebrations. Street party? Watching it on TV? Having a lovely bank holiday? Well a few bakes will always be a popular idea.

You can obviously use a buttercream instead if you want – but I would avoid an icing like on the school cake as that may cause the fruit to run off slightly. A standard buttercream would be 175g unsalted butter mixed with 350g icing sugar. Asda has royally waved at the public festivities with a raft of offerings from its bakery department. Beat the butter for a few seconds in a large mixing bowl to soften it, then add the caster sugar. Beat well until light and fluffy, using a hand-held electric mixer or wooden spoon. Add and beat the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract. You may want to go all out and host a screening party on the day itself when the ceremony is on TV. Alternatively, you could hold a coronation party or street party on another day of the long weekend. Simple craft projects make the perfect addition to your coronation celebrations – your guests are guaranteed to be impressed by your efforts!” says Prima’s Craft Editor Imogen Cooper.Whenever you decide, we have all the expert coronation-themed party ideas you need for hosting a royally good get together. The good news is you don’t need to spend a fortune or have spent weeks planning to put on a brilliant celebration that friends and family will love. For the cake I decided to stay super basic, and go for a popular sponge base. My school cake sponge is always very popular as it’s a basic sponge, and I add vanilla to it. This is of course optional, you can flavour it any way – but I went vanilla. For the decoration, you can have some fun. I purposely used the same piping tip but decorated my mini coronation loaf cakes in different ways to give a fun look, but anything works. I find it best to put all of my frosting into a large piping bag and then decorate away.