Meghan Markle thanked a group of women who have been helping provide meals in Chicago amid the pandemic with a homemade olive oil lemon tart.
The Duchess of Sussex baked the cake, which was made with lemons from the garden at her Montecito home, for a luncheon in association with World Central Kitchen in celebration of Women’s History Month and to thank those who have been distributing food.
World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organization founded by chef José Andrés, shared a photo of the cake on social media, where the organization wrote: “In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, WCK worked with Archewell, the non-profit organization created by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to provide meals and share a message of appreciation and support in Chicago.
“Dessert was a lemon and olive oil cake baked by the Duchess, with lemons from her garden!”
In a letter to the women shared along with the cake, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wrote: “We hope you enjoy the offering we bake for you, a small token of appreciation, from our home to yours.”
“Our hope with this effort is to show that when we all participate, even the smallest actions can have a ripple effect. Even individual actions can affect us all. “
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In a follow-up post, WCK said that since it began its COVID-19 response in Chicago, it has served nearly 500,000 meals, and the organization thanked the “YWCA Metropolitan Chicago – which has distributed 60,000 meals with WCK” Sarah Weitz, co-owner of the Fat Shallot restaurant, before honoring all that women do to “serve their communities.”
“Women are at the forefront of our work: preparing and serving meals, volunteering, and leading businesses and organizations that serve their communities every day,” WCK said.
Below the post, Weitz said that the cake made by the Duchess was “delicious.”
The dukes first announced a partnership with World Central Kitchen in December, at which point they revealed that they are working together to build Community Help Centers in areas around the world severely affected by natural disasters.
This is also not the first time the Duchess has shared a homemade baked good, as Meghan previously brought homemade banana bread to a family farm during her and Prince Harry’s visit to Australia in 2018.
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