Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake will be made by a businesswoman who has gone from kitchen table baking to selling her creations to the country's best-known stores.
Fiona Cairns has been commissioned by the couple to create a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake lavishly decorated with a floral theme. Kate has given the cake designer detailed plans for the project which will be the centrepiece of the Buckingham Palace wedding reception.
The cake will be decorated with William and Kate's new cipher - thought to feature the couple's entwined initials - which will be officially released on their wedding day. Another theme will be the four flowers of the home nations - English rose, Scottish thistle, Welsh daffodil and Irish shamrock.
Ms Cairns, 56, whose sweet treats are sold in Harrods, Selfridges and Waitrose, was contacted by William's office in February and asked if she would make the couple's wedding cake, which she agreed to do.
She said: "I couldn't believe it, I'm very excited, very daunted and very privileged - a mixture of emotions.
"It's multi-tiered, doesn't have colour - it's cream and white (icing) - and it's a traditional cake but also quite delicate and modern, all the tiers will have a different theme."
The cake designer, who lives in Leicestershire, said Kate made her feel relaxed when they met around six weeks ago at Clarence House to discuss ideas.
She added: "She has guided us right from the beginning and has quite strong ideas. That makes it much easier than a bride who has absolutely no idea whatsoever, which has happened in the past. But she knew very much what she wanted and she brought us mood boards and told us what influences she would like us to use on the cake."
While Ms Cairns would not say how many tiers the cake will have, she did reveal the mixture would include a range of produce from dried fruits like raisins and sultanas to walnuts, cherries, grated oranges and lemon, French brandy and free range eggs and flour.
It is thought that the finished product will be featured in the palace's picture gallery that is hung with priceless old masters. It will be joined by another sweet treat - a McVitie's chocolate biscuit cake - specially made for William who is a fan.
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