Royal Wedding Cake

Be inspired by the royal couple and their choice of wedding cake or rather wedding cakes. They've commissioned not one but two wedding cakes each cake expressing their own ideas and personality.

The couple have tasked royal wedding cake designer Fiona Cairns with creating a traditional fruit wedding cake of several tiers. The cake will be delicate in style and the couple have asked that four national flowers of the British Isles - rose, thistle, shamrock and daffodil - feature in the icing design. Kate asked for certain flowers be made from icing to express personal messages. Among her choices is the Bridal Rose meaning 'happiness', an acorn, symbolising strength and endurance and Lilly of the Valley, signifying sweetness and humility.

At the reception there will be a family childhood favourite of the prince's - an unbaked chocolate biscuit cake by McVitie's made to a secret Royal Family recipe.

Royal Wedding Cake Design

Make your wedding cake unique like William and Kate by expressing your own special ideas - try the Victorian language of flowers for inspiration.

Find more wedding cake inspiration in the latest book Bake & Decorate from the royal wedding cake designer Fiona Cairns.

 The Royal Wedding Cakes - Visit the Official Royal Wedding Website. Interview with Royal Wedding Cake Designer. Interview with McVitie's Royal Wedding Cake designer.