The Royal Wedding Cake ~ William and Kate

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Prince William and Catherine Middleton have chosen Leicestershire-based cake designer, Fiona Cairns to create their wedding cake.

The wedding cake will be a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake, decorated with cream and white icing. The cake will be decorated with William and Kate’s new cipher – thought to feature the couple’s entwined initials – which will be officially released on their wedding day.

Fiona Cairns was chosen for her creative style and beautifully crafted handmade cakes using traditional British ingredients. The cake will have a strong British floral theme using elements of the Joseph Lambeth technique.

The Lambeth technique is derived from a style of decorating where chefs and decorators use a lot of intricate piping to create 3-D scrollwork, leaves and flowers. It is a popular method frequently used by wedding cake designers to create ornate wedding cakes.

McVitie’s Cake Company will create a chocolate biscuit cake for the reception at Buckingham Palace. The chocolate biscuit cake will be made from a Royal Family recipe and was specially requested by Prince William.

Image: Cake designer Fiona Cairns, who has been commissioned by Prince William and Catherine Middleton to create a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake lavishly decorated with a floral theme for their wedding, holds a tray of decorations for the cake in Fleckney, Leicestershire.