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Want a little taste of royalty at your wedding?  Well, we're dishing all about William and Kate's cake.

Here’s food for thought—crafty chefs have been working on the Royal wedding cake since February, spending hundreds of hours perfecting the pastry.

Yes, William and Kate will have nothing but the best Friday, especially when it comes to cake-time.

We got the inside scoop from Phoenix cake-extraordinaire, Ted Scutti, President of Sugar Sugar Cake Studio in Phoenix. (www.sugarsugarcakestudio.com) He’s done his royal research—the wedding we’ll all be watching will have quite a delectable dessert.

“Their cake is really going back to the 1800s—very, very classic,” said Ted Scutti, president, Sugar Sugar Cake Studio.

The Prince and Princess-to-be are going with a traditional English Wedding Fruit Cake, Lambeth-style—a method extremely popular in the U.K. Savvy, sophisticated decorators will go to town with intricate icing piping of 3-D leaves, flowers, and other fancy fixtures.

According to our local cake-master, William and Kate’s white and cream elegant ensemble will have a tremendous amount of various flowers, all with specific meaning. (For exmaple, roses symbolizing love.) In addition, the English cake will have hints of dried fruit (perhaps prunes and apricots) soaked in brandy to preserve and enhance the flavor.

“They won’t reveal the actual ingredients until after the wedding happens,” said Scutti.

And Scutti anticipates a change in cake-trends post Royal wedding. Here’s why.

He says the traditional treat William and Kate chose is NOT the top choice among Valley elite; in fact, he’s seen quite the opposite.

“Brides now want bright colors and modern designs.”

Nowadays, he says it’s all about over-the-top, one-of-a-kind, truly unique, outrageous cakes—and these creations can get quite pricey. Scutti recently sold a wedding cake for a whopping $7,500—that’s $36 a slice!

“The sky’s the limit as far as design and price-tag.”

Many people are opting for big, tall, and impressive cakes, coated with geometric design.