The Royal Wedding Cake interview with Designer - Fiona Cairns

Cake designer Fiona Cairns has been chosen to make the cake for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. Decorated using the Joseph Lambeth technique, the cake will be a traditional fruit cake of many tiers.

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

In addition, the couple have also asked McVitie's Cake Company to 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.

The other wedding cake is a chocolate biscuit cake made by McVities to a Royal Family recipe and is Prince William’s favourite. McVities have a long tradition of making Royal wedding cakes. The company made one for The Queen Mother’s wedding in 1923 which was nine-foot high and weighed 800 pounds.

text and video credit: The Royal Wedding Channel