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Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten
November 20, 1947
The wedding cake was made by Peak Freans from ingredients sent by the Girl Guides, Rangers, and Brownies of Australia. The cake had 4 tiers supported by silver pillars, stood 9 feet high and weighed 500 pounds.
The cake was intricately decorated with armorial bearings of the Princess and Lieutenant Mountbatten and depicts scenes from their lives on the bottom two tiers.
Cake Ingredients
56 lb. bag icing sugar
79 lb. castor sugar
50 lb. bag flour
6 tins powdered milk, 6 lb.
10 oz. ground cinnamon
10 oz. mixed spice
6 bottles essence lemon
1 tin almond meal, 28 lb.
60 lb. sultanas
10 lb. lemon peel
15 lb. seeded raisins
10 lb. crystallised cherries
12 lb. currants
7 lb. self raising flour
1 bottle Australian brandy
20 lb. brown sugar
10 lb. almond kernels
12 dozen eggs
30 lb. butter
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Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz
May 22, 2004
The Prince of Asturias cake consists of a base of almond sponge under several colourful layers – a passion fruit crème, raspberry sauce and rice pudding mousse – symbolising the Spanish national flag.
Topping the sweet creation, a combination of symbols representing everything from the city where the nuptials took place – Madrid – to the number of children the prince and future princess might have (the Prince mentioned he wishes to have between two to five children):)
Among the decorations completing the cake is the Prince of Asturias coat of arms, the shield of the royal house, two wedding rings and a pair of blooms representing the bride and groom. And finishing off the array of symbols are four smaller flowers.
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Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
November 29, 1934
The wedding cake stood 9 feet high and weighed 800 pounds. Four-tiered cake and the tiers were supported by little Grecian-style pillars in honor of the bride's nationality.
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My absolute favourite is Elizabeth II´s wedding cake. Very exquisite. I also liked The Earl and Countess of Wessex´s wedding cake. The wedding cakes of Letizia/Felipe and Maxima/Willem-Alexander, on the other hand, look extremely dull (I am sure they were delicious, though).
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Wow...Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia's cake is certainly unique.
Not that pretty though.
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Why do the Jordan royals have two wedding cakes?
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