Wow!! That cake is GORGEOUS! I love the twist on the Lady Windemere style!! Very nice!! 
LOVE the cake...and I love that all the flowers were in white and ivory, too. It was PERFECT. Somebody said they made two...did they do a practice run through? Wow. What an honor, though.
I could not tell if the separators were piped, or covered in some sort of lace.
I also think her dress fit her personality and style beautifully. It was "Kate". I didn't watch the wedding but what I saw of the clips, and some of the coverage later in the morning, I just thought they did everything totally classy. Kate is so pretty. I wish them totally the best.
(And I can't help but envision Kate, at one point, losing all that gorgeous poise and when alone with her sister: "EEEEEEE! I'm gonna be a PRINCESS!!!!" haha. You know. Girl talk.)
LOVE the cake...and I love that all the flowers were in white and ivory, too. It was PERFECT. Somebody said they made two...did they do a practice run through? Wow. What an honor, though.
I could not tell if the separators were piped, or covered in some sort of lace.
I also think her dress fit her personality and style beautifully. It was "Kate". I didn't watch the wedding but what I saw of the clips, and some of the coverage later in the morning, I just thought they did everything totally classy. Kate is so pretty. I wish them totally the best.
(And I can't help but envision Kate, at one point, losing all that gorgeous poise and when alone with her sister: "EEEEEEE! I'm gonna be a PRINCESS!!!!" haha. You know. Girl talk.)
I think the two cakes refers to the main wedding cake and the chocolate groom's cake.
Agree that Kate's dress was beautiful - she looked STUNNING! Even Harry was checking her out when she reached the altar, LOL
I liked the dress but it is very close to this vogue pattern. The underlining of the lace is different. http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v2979-products-7971.php?page_id=186
Kate, and gown...beautiful and classy in a Princess Grace/ Jackie O kind of way.
The cake: Lovely! Beautiful details! What an honor...but fruit cake? Puleese! They were all probably fighting over a bite of the chocolate grooms cake!
And those hats, ya know? The beige one that looked like a toilet seat with a fondant/gumpaste bow on it?! What's up with that?
Oh well, I guess we all have members of our family who like the make themselves look like dumb a$$e$!
Beatrice and Eugina reminded me of the Ugly Stepsisters from Cinderella!
I loved the cake! The close-up shots are just so beautiful! Did anyone find out how many people worked on the cake and how many hours were put into it (especially because they made two of them!!!)? Just curious!
Chocolate cake was not made by Fiona Cairns. The other baker was working with a family recipe, so he was mum about everything.
I'm actually referring to the fact that they made an entire second cake (same as the original) as a backup in case there was a "mishap". Could you imagine making two of those? Crazy, but smart!
I loved the cake! The close-up shots are just so beautiful! Did anyone find out how many people worked on the cake and how many hours were put into it (especially because they made two of them!!!)? Just curious!
Chocolate cake was not made by Fiona Cairns. The other baker was working with a family recipe, so he was mum about everything.
I'm actually referring to the fact that they made an entire second cake (same as the original) as a backup in case there was a "mishap". Could you imagine making two of those? Crazy, but smart!
That's what I thought you meant, only I thought you meant they did a practice run. They had an entire backup? YIKES!!!!
It's stunning! Do you you think you could do that for $100.
lolololol!
The only backup cake I heard about was for Charles and Diana's wedding because the baker was 65(?) miles away. (It was boxed up and delivered in perfect condition, so the spare cake wasn't needed.)
I've read several places that they created a complete back-up, although you can't believe everything you read so you never know! Maybe they only created back-up pieces like flowers, etc. I'll have to look into it more tomorrow because now I am super curious.
"What if there's a cake disaster before it's time for dessert? Cairns' team has prepped a duplicate cake just in case there's any damage during transit." - http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/see-the-royal-wedding-cake-2011294
I think people in the UK actually LIKE fruit cake. So...its okay.
Yep, they do. As do we here in Australia! 
I LOVE a good fruit cake (but it has to be a good one!...just like any type of cake there will always be those who make it well, and those who don't) It has to be a good home-made one though - bought just doesn't cut it. I'm picky about fruit cake - mine has to have glace apricot and glace pineapple in it, and I usually leave out the citrus peel - because that's how my Mum always made it.
Keep in mind that a traditional rich fruit cake is eaten in smaller portions - you'd have what they call a finger-portion of fruit cake with a cup of tea or whatever, as opposed to the chunk of cake you'd eat as 'dessert' if it were chocolate or something else.
The only backup cake I heard about was for Charles and Diana's wedding because the baker was 65(?) miles away. (It was boxed up and delivered in perfect condition, so the spare cake wasn't needed.)
I've read several places that they created a complete back-up, although you can't believe everything you read so you never know! Maybe they only created back-up pieces like flowers, etc. I'll have to look into it more tomorrow because now I am super curious.
"What if there's a cake disaster before it's time for dessert? Cairns' team has prepped a duplicate cake just in case there's any damage during transit." - http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/see-the-royal-wedding-cake-2011294
I didn't know they made a duplicate about Charles and Diana's wedding cake or possibly William and Kate's cake. How interesting! Although I can't fathom the time needed to make one cake let alone two, I also can't imagine the thoughts that would go through my head (both the baker and the bride/groom) if a cake like that was damaged. 
If I was the baker, a few expletives would fly. 
The cake is gorgeous though.
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The only backup cake I heard about was for Charles and Diana's wedding because the baker was 65(?) miles away. (It was boxed up and delivered in perfect condition, so the spare cake wasn't needed.)
This baker was 110 miles from London
To be honest, I didnt like the cake.
I didnt see anything that I would term as 'lambeth' method, and the extension work wasnt extended. It was just straight lines piped directly onto the cake.
Rather a disappointment.
I loved the cake. It is very much Kate's style and I am so glad they didn't use the columns almost every other royal wedding cake has. The only flaw in my opinion, was the monogram. It looked very unprofessional compared to the finish of all the other elements.
It was stunning.
..........hair and makeup wasn't much different than her everyday look.......
B ut isn't that what many 'experts' say one should do? Why put on 'airs' - look entirely different for your wedding?
......I predict we'll hear the patter of tiny feet on the horizon by the autumn.......
I saw one 'rag' magazine say she is already pg and the announcement will be made folloowing the honeymoon.
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.KoryAK said......Can anyone tell me where exactly Lambeth was used? ......
yummymummycakes said: ......To be honest, I didnt like the cake. ......
......I didnt see anything that I would term as 'lambeth' method, and the extension work wasnt extended. It was just straight lines piped directly onto the cake.........
I'm with KoryAK - *WHERE* is the Lambeth???
Oh yummymummycakes how could you not like it? Yes, I can see some dissapointment but it still is a *very!* beautiful, well done cake. Just not what many of us think it was represented as (Lambeth).
Lambeth isn't a place, but a person, according to some of the links posted in this thread - a man named Joseph Lambeth who pioneered the method. However, I too am having trouble finding any Lambeth piping on this cake, even though I think the cake is quite gorgeous and elegant. I must confess that I've already made my own little royal wedding cake album with the photos I liked most of both cakes, a tier-by-tier close-up of the bride's cake and recipes for both of them (the bride's cake recipe was taken off a link someone posted here and the groom's cake recipe I got out of the internet version of Canadian Living magazine). Am I obsessive or what? I actually make fruitcake at Christmas and tamarind is a favorite here in Mexico, so I may have found my new go-to recipe!
Did anyone notice on the British Monarchy's Flickr page they referred to the cake as being in the "Lambert" style? Perhaps that's the style they meant?! 
I haven't read this entire thread, so someone may have posted this link already - I apologise in advance... but I had to bring it to attention http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakemommy1/3299740284/
This cake is STUNNING!
I haven't read this entire thread, so someone may have posted this link already - I apologise in advance... but I had to bring it to attention http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakemommy1/3299740284/
This cake is STUNNING!
Gorgeous! What I wouldn't give to be able to pipe like that! (as it is my piping skills are nonexistent! LOL)
lol Coral3.. piping isn't something I have even attempted in my caking career so far. I think piping is one technique I would have to actually attend a class for.. youtube probably is not going to cut it lol 
lol Coral3.. piping isn't something I have even attempted in my caking career so far. I think piping is one technique I would have to actually attend a class for.. youtube probably is not going to cut it lol
I'd love to learn to pipe too, unfortunately there's nobody around teaching it. Everything else I've learned by myself, using youtube, books and trial and error, but when it comes to serious piping I don't have any idea where to start. So far my few attempts have been rubbish, and I know one of my problems is icing consistency - never can get it right!
I can't help but think that those who can pipe like that are the real cake decorators and the rest of us are just shabby imposters, LOL.
I have learned so much from watching the Elaine McGreggor clips on You Tube, I wish I could get this DVD series here in the states, but I'd have to have them imported and converted. So you UK/Aussie people should check them out...
Anyway, I love this style of decorating and am slowly trying to incorporate it in my cakes (as much as I am able).
Jen
I saw one 'rag' magazine say she is already pg and the announcement will be made folloowing the honeymoon.
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I don't know where she's hiding it if she is, she's looked positively skeletal for several weeks pre-wedding! They aren't going away on their honeymoon yet, William is back to work tomorrow (they've just had the weekend away somewhere)!
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