Lost and Found: The Remarkable Journey of Bewley’s Legendary Mary Cake

A small tower of chocolate filling on sponge, wrapped in chocolate and topped with marzipan, the Mary Cake disappeared from the menu for twenty years when its recipe was lost during renovations.

Confectioner Hazel Carmichael, Victor Bewley’s granddaughter, traced Henry Spelter’s granddaughter Carolina Malagon to New York, where his handwritten recipes had been kept. The cake returned to Grafton Street in 2022.

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