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As Britain's best hand-iced biscuit company (if we do say so ourselves), we love celebrating a royal moment - from Jubilees, to Royal babies and now, of course, the Coronation.
So, if you’re like us and want to mark the King’s Coronation on the 6th May with a royally good get together or good old-fashioned street party, now is the perfect time to start planning for the festivities.
Make sure your gathering is as momentous as this moment in history and discover our King’s Coronation party guide filled with fun ideas and special touches that will help make your party all the more fit for a king.
Spreading the word
Now you’ve decided to host, it’s time to gather the guests! Be sure to catch the eye of your intended invitees with a regal invite fit for a royal seal of approval. We’ve used the famous hand-illustrated art from our Coronation collection to create a King’s Coronation party invite you can download, print and send to your friends.
Decorating your Coronation party
Biscuit Bunting Decorations
Decorations can really bring your Coronation party to life, afterall, what’s a street party without a little bit of bunting? For a Biscuiteers twist on this nostalgic red, white and blue staple, we’ve shared how to create some fabulously festive biscuit bunting.
Sure to get people talking, you can fly these hand-iced flags high or place them along your street party table for all your guests to enjoy…
Ingredients
- - 170g caster sugar
- - 170g salted butter
- - 1 large egg
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - 480g plain flour
- - 130g self-raising flour
- - 900g royal icing mix
- - 150ml cold water
- - Blue food colour gel
- - Red food colour gel
serves:24
difficulty:medium
1 hr 15 mins
Making the Biscuits
1. Sift the flours together into a mixing bowl, add the sugar and mix well.
2. Add the butter. Using just the tips of your fingers, rub the ingredients together until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. When the butter is evenly mixed in, make a well in the centre and add the syrup, vanilla and egg.
4. Mix well, drawing in any of the flour left at the side of the bowl, and stop as soon as a ball has formed.
5. Place the dough on a sheet of parchment, begin by gently squashing the dough with your rolling pin or your hands, cover with a second sheet of parchment and then use the rolling pin to roll out properly until 5mm thick.
6. Then cut out your bunting biscuit shapes.
Tip
If you’re planning on hanging your biscuit bunting, make sure to cut a small hole in the top of your dough for later!
7. Bake for 15-25 minutes depending on the size of your biscuits at 150°C, or until golden brown.
To Make the Icing
1. Sieve the icing sugar, then add the cold water. Whisk slowly for 5 minutes, until the ingredients form a thick, smooth paste that is bright white in colour with the consistency of toothpaste.
2. Separate into 5 bowls, 2 with a larger amount of icing and the other 3 with around half that amount.
3. Add blue food colouring to one of the smaller bowls, ensuring it is fully combined to make your blue line icing. Then add red food colouring to another of the smaller bowls, again making sure it’s combined, this is your red line icing. Your final smaller bowl will be your white line icing.
4. Add blue food colouring to the larger bowl, adding more water 1 tsp at a time until it reaches custard consistency. This is your blue flood icing. Do the same in the other larger bowl to make red flood.
5. Now it’s time to fill your piping bags, when snipping the tip be careful not to cut too much off. You can also use squeezy bottles for flood icing which give a little more control.
To Ice your Bunting
Coronation Name Place Settings
Avoid any royal blunders and make sure everyone gets seated in their assigned throne with a named place setting. A delightful way to add some personalised pomp to your table - you can download and use a coronation themed table name card, designed using Biscuiteers hand-illustrations, here.
What to serve at a Coronation Street Party
A Stunning Centrepiece
The crown jewels of our collection, our King Charles III Coronation Biscuits presented in a gold foiled tin contains all the pomp and circumstance needed for your party table centrepiece.
You’ll experience your own crowning moment when you present your guests with this delicious biscuit showstopper complete with a delicately hand-iced throne, horse and carriage and of course the crown.
Coronation Macarons
A delightful dessert option, our Coronation macarons are a must for your royal gathering. . These chic little treats are made using a traditional French recipe but are available in quintessentially British flavours like Strawberries & Cream and Earl Grey & Blackberry p.s.They pair perfectly with a glass (or two!) of bubbly Biscuiteers prosecco.
Royal Gingerbread Men
Perfect for place settings or party bags, we’ve got a whole collection of charming Coronation Jolly Gingers and Letterbox Biscuits. From King Charles himself, hand-iced in his crown and royal ermine to his royal guards stood to attention, these royal gingerbread men will certainly hold court at your get together.
Coronation Themed Events
…and if you like the idea of a merry Coronation celebration minus the mess (although we do have a Coronation themed tea towel for that), why not take the party elsewhere?
This April and May, we have a whole host of celebratory events in honour of King Charles III Coronation, hosted at our icing cafés in Belgravia and Notting Hill. Choose from a Coronation Afternoon Tea fit for a King, or the opportunity to ice your very own Coronation themed biscuits at one of our School of Icing events or DIY Icing sessions.
