Claire Ptak will make Royal Wedding cake: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle choose renowned pastry chef to bake lemon elderflower cake

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen London based pastry chef Claire Ptak to make their wedding cake.

The couple have asked Ms Ptak from Violet Bakery to create a lemon elderflower cake to incorporate the bright flavours of spring.

It will be covered with buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers.

The couple, who wed on 19 May at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, said they are very much looking forward to sharing this cake with their wedding guests.

California-raised, Ms Ptak formerly worked as a pastry chef under the legendary Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California.

Upon moving to London she worked at The Anchor and Hope and staged at St John and Moro.

Ms Ptak then started her own business as a market stall on Broadway Market, East London, cooking from home.

She opened Violet Bakery in 2010, with a focus on using high quality, seasonal and organic ingredients in her cakes, and works as a food stylist and food writer.

Meghan had previously interviewed Ms Ptak for her former lifestyle website TheTig.com where she celebrated food and travel, and featured interviews with friends and role models to discuss philanthropy and community.

Claire Ptak said: "I can’t tell you how delighted I am to be chosen to make Prince Harry and Ms Markle’s wedding cake. Knowing that they really share the same values as I do about food provenance, sustainability, seasonality and most importantly flavour, makes this the most exciting event to be a part of."

It has been rumoured that the couple wanted a banana cake.