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| The first Prince William's wedding cake |
Update from HuffPost: Laura Moyle writes a great piece of how to weave cross-cultural details into a wedding cake, and how Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will sort this out.
Update from Hello!: The Great British Bake Off star Selasi Gbormittah has revealed that he would love to be considered to bake the wedding cake for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's highly anticipated wedding. The baker, who came fourth in the competition in 2016, tweeted about the engagement, writing: "Meghan: Can Selasi make our cake Harry? Harry: Haha, now that'd be splendid! If only he has time and doesn't mind! Friend: Selasi wake up...#Daydreaming #RoyalWedding."
The biggest royal wedding in 2018 is just around the corner. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is preparing for the wedding. One of the biggest questions is what their wedding cake will look like. It is safe to assume that Prince William's wedding cakes will be a great reference. As we know, according to The Spruce, Prince William and his bride, Kate Middleton, had two wedding cakes - one very traditional, and the other a bit unusual. The couple asked local baker Fiona Cairns to create the main royal wedding cake, which - as is customary in the United Kingdom - was crafted in fruitcake.
From the outside, the royal wedding cake looked similar to any grand wedding cake, with stacked tiers covered in white fondant and elaborate gum paste flowers. Kate asked that Cairns use flowers symbol for the four nations of the United Kingdom - roses for England, thistle for Scotland, daffodils for Wales, and shamrocks for Ireland. There were also other symbolic decorations, like an oak and acorn for endurance. And, in honor of her husband-to-be, the cake incorporated the flower Sweet William, which symbolizes gallantry, smile, and finesse.
So it's almost certain that Prince Harry's first wedding cake will be the same as the cake, but with different themes based on the bride's preferences.
It is interesting to watch what to choose as a second cake. The Prince requested his favorite chocolate biscuit cake, made with rich tea cookies, chocolate, and nuts, then frozen instead of baked. Although many brides in the UK are now choosing an American-style sponge or genoise, this is a childhood favorite virtually unheard of in wedding land.
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| The second Prince William's wedding cake |
So, what would Harry's choice of a groom cake be? We need to find out what is the favorite of this prince.
Darren McGrady, former chef to both Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana, says that young royals are just like any other children. People reported that whether they were at Buckingham or Kensington, William and Harry’s meals would consist of “traditional, English food,” McGrady says. A few favorites included Wills' favorite cottage pie and peas (an English meat pie with ground beef, potatoes, and cheese on top), poached chicken and rice and fish cakes. “Everything a normal British child would have,” he says.
One of their favorite sweets was a jam roly-poly, which is a jelly pastry that’s rolled and then baked. “You don’t get much more quintessentially British comfort food than that,” McGrady says. “Each time, I’d send up six pieces, and each of them would go.” They also loved puddings: Summer pudding, made of mostly fruit and sticky toffee pudding, a moist sponge cake covered in toffee (the dish is one of Princess Kate’s favorites, too).
While they enjoyed their English-inspired dishes, the young princes were interested in typical “kid food,” too. McGrady recalls an instance where the brothers swapped out their nanny’s note for one requesting pizza as their dinner.
It is interesting to guess what the wedding cake is to be chosen by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Do you have any ideas for that? Most likely is that the chosen wedding cake will contain a normal Britiish kid's favorite. Sponge cake with jelly pastry and lots of fruits?
We will post the updates here in Cake Heritage. Stay with us.
Curator: Adri
Image by: The Telegraph, Mirror
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