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THE NEXT PANEL
ROYAL FAMILY
Two cakes better than one
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — Royal wedding plans announced Sunday show an admirable spirit of compromise: The main cake will be a fruity, floral masterwork designed with input from Kate Middleton, but Prince William will get his childhood favorite chocolate biscuit cake too.
When it comes to the future king and queen, two cakes are better than one.
Palace officials said the royal couple have chosen a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake decorated with cream and white icing that will be created by designer Fiona Cairns, a cakemaker to the stars — such as former Beatle Paul McCartney — who has built a thriving business since starting to bake at her kitchen table 25 years ago.
The actual design remains a secret, but the cake will have a strong British floral theme, developed with extensive input from Middleton. The master baker will use the Lambeth Method, a popular English style that relies on intricate piping and scrollwork to create leaves, flowers and other decorative elements.
Middleton asked Cairns to represent about 16 different blooms and types of foliage on the cake, each with a different symbolic meaning, palace officials said.
"She has guided us right from the beginning and has quite strong ideas," said Cairns, whose business is based in Leicestershire, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) north of London. "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."
Cairns said a number of flowers have already been chosen for inclusion.
"There is the bridal rose which symbolizes happiness; the oak and acorn — which is an architectural detail around the room where the cake will be — and which symbolizes strength and endurance; and there is a lily of the valley, which symbolizes sweetness and humility; and ivy leaves which symbolize marriage," she said.
Cairns would not say how many tiers the cake will have, but said it would include dried raisins, walnuts, cherries, grated orange and lemon, and French brandy to soak many of the fruits overnight.
The cake is expected to be prominently displayed at the Buckingham Palace reception for about 600 guests that will follow the April 29 nuptials at Westminster Abbey. But guests will also be able to enjoy the chocolate biscuit cake, made from a royal family recipe and requested by William
It will be made by McVitie's Cake Company, familiar to generations of British children for their tasty chocolate covered biscuits and other treats. The company has made made cakes for the royal family for decades, including the official cake for the 50th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
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1 Puncturing tool
4 Hooter
7 Vatican VIP
11 Bloke
13 — Beta Kappa
14 Acknowledge edge
15 Head's opposite
16 Up to, briefly
17 — of Good Hope
18 Backpack part
20 Stare stupidly
22 Sweet potato
24 Pizza need
28 Olympic spear
32 “Strange as it seems, ...”
33 On the rocks
34 Slight
36 Chills and fever
37 Mercenary
39 First
AFL president, Samuel
41 Purim heroine
43 Thee
44 Mormon state
46 Vestibule
50 — the Terrible
53 Bowling target
55 — En-lai
56 Platter
57 Anger
58 Island dance
59 Egyptian cross
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MONACO MOJITO
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SHADE IDYLL
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61 See 3-Down
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2 "Eh?"
3 Bear's hideaway
4 Choose, with "for"
5 Fillmore, for one
6 Light-purple shade
7 Was potent
8 Eggs
9 Soda
10 Ram's ma'am
12 Was guided by intuition
19 Chum
21 “— cares?”
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25 Rim
26 Insult
27 Sight-seers?
28 Nonsense talk
29 Experts
30 Let it all out
31 Kvetch
35 Lad
38 Allow
40 Curly's brother
42 Fast
45 Employ
47 Dull sound of impact
48 Portrayal
49 Money of China
50 Gilbert and Sullivan princess
51 Actor Diesel
52 Request
54 Fresh
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