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click here for a full size imageThe secret to this cake is in the beautiful colonnades. Purchase these from any better cake shop and pick up the two cake boards, the ribbon and some decorative icing flower arrangements.



Take two traditional fruit cakes (get the recipe for Rich Fruit Cake here) and apply Orchard Almond Flavoured Paste then finish with Orchard White Icing (click here for instructions). The time to decorate is before assembling the two tiers.

close up of ribbon and bowPlace the larger cake diagonally on the base board and decorate with piped royal icing, decorative ribbon and bows as shown, Repeat this process for the smaller cake and then finish both with icing posies and additional ribbon bows. Carefully position colonnades using dowels or skewers for support through the baseboard. Coat the top of the 3 colonnades with sugar syrup and gently sit the second tier in position.


Decorate the top of the cake with silk flowers.

Tip:
Assemble on the day.