The folks from VisitBritain have gotten so excited by the forthcoming Royal Wedding that they created a massive wedding cake in front of St Bride’s Church in Fleet Street.
The choice of location was more than simply a random selection, as the tiered design of St Bride’s Church is alleged to be where the idea of a tiered wedding cake came from, a design which is used today all around the world.
This wedding cake, which is edible by the way, is 4 foot high (around 1.2m), and designed to be a pretty good replica to the church design complete with spire. The cake also has royal connections as it was created by Sophisticake who were responsible for the cake at the wedding of HRH Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.
In total the cake tookup around 200 eggs, 120lb (54kg) of dried fruit and 18lb (8kg) of butter which presumably earned them quite a few Nectar points if bought at Sainsbury’s. The cake is now being donated to St Bride’s Church for various charitable causes.
Original details from the Visit London blog – Pre-royal wedding cake.
