The Most Stunning Royal Wedding Cakes - TheList.com
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's 500-pound masterpiece Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's 500-pound masterpiece Princess Anne's cake was cool and all, but , well, took the cake. The explained that although Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip received 11 wedding cakes in total, only one was considered "official." First, imagine having 11 wedding cakes on your big day. Now, imagine just one of those cakes being so big ! The "official" cake of the 1947 wedding was made by McVitie and Price, and ingredients were used from all across the globe, earning the dessert a nickname: "The 10,000 Mile Cake."
The then-princess' four-tiered cake was approximately nine feet tall. Incredibly elaborate, the cake featured icing versions of the monograms for both Elizabeth II and Philip, military badges, and even some of the couple's favorite hobbies.
If that wasn't extra enough, when it came time to cut the cake, Philip's sword — a present from his father-in-law, the King — was used as opposed to a knife. Talk about dramatic!Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's 12-foot fruitcake Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's 12-foot fruitcake Keeping with the age-old fruitcake wedding cake tradition, Prince Andrew and Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson chose an . The baker, David MacCarfrae of David's Cake Craft, looked to nineteenth century weddings for his inspiration. After aging the fruitcake, he assembled the tiers and prepared them for icing. MacCarfrae ended up piping — by hand— all 12 feet of the confection. When the cake was finally finished, it featured an incredible 10 layers of royal icing patterns and was topped with fresh flowers.
MacCarfrae then had the task of delivering the enormous dessert to Buckingham Palace where it was eventually presented to the newlywed royal couple, as well as the Queen, Prince Philip, and other members of the royal family and their guests. That's only slightly nerve-wracking. Thankfully for MacCarfrae, his amazing creation was well received. After the wedding, the Master of the Household at Buckingham Palace sent him a letter of appreciation and an official photograph of his cake. Well done!Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones' 20 wedding cakes Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones' 20 wedding cakes Getty Images Who would have one wedding cake if you can afford multiples? When Princess Margaret wed Antony Armstrong-Jones back in 1960, she opted for not one or two additional cakes to serve to her guests, but 20 wedding cakes total. Nevertheless, her most elaborate cake wasn't nearly as extravagant as . It weighed about 150 pounds, according to , which of course pales in comparison to the Queen Mother's 800-pound dessert or the Queen's 500-pound fruitcake. Of course, a wedding cake's weight is not necessarily an indication to how beautiful — or delicious — it is. Instead of choosing square or circular tiers as was the standard, the princess opted for hexagonal-shaped ones (). And, although it wasn't large for a member of the royal family, it was plenty big, at least looking at it from the eyes of a commoner. She, too, chose some florals for the embellishments and proved that less can definitely be more.
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