William and Kate take the cake: See the sweet tribute to the Cambridges in Bradford

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were greeted with a tasty surprise at the Khidmat Centre in Bradford Wednesday thanks to local baker Siama Ali, who created an impressive royal display.

“There’s a definite feeling of cake in Bradford,” William said in a video shared by The Sun reporter Emily Andrews on Twitter when they were shown the treats. “Seen a lot of cake today.”

Ali, who owns the Bradford-based business Cup Caker, created a series of Union Jack cupcakes showing off photos of William and Kate throughout the years, along with their children. The photos were presented in tiny gold frames, which she told the royal couple were edible.

The display started off with couples’ births, moving on to childhood, university days, when they met, and engagement, then on the other side of the table, cupcakes showed off photos from their wedding, children’s births, and family.

The centrepiece of the table was a towering four-layer red, white, and blue cake with gold trim and a picture of the Cambridges, topped with a dramatic crown.

“Is that me?” the Duke of Cambridge asked, pointing at one of the tiny golden-framed cupcake photos showing a snapshot of him as a child. The Duke had to ask multiple times, “because that looks just like Charlotte,” he said.

When the Duchess of Cambridge asked Ali, who is a retired English GCSE teacher, how long it took her to make everything, she said it took three days. “Wow. On your own?” William asked. “Amazing. Honestly, Mary Berry would be very impressed.”

Ali shared photos of the experience on her Instagram account, saying: “Will never forget their reactions?? loved every second and was a honour to meet them. Kate shook my hand twice❤️ the top tier and all framed cupcakes were packed for them to take. What a honour?thank you to everyone for their love & support I cannot explain how I feel at the moment..”

The Cambridges were in Bradford Wednesday for their first joint engagement of 2020 and visited “a number of projects which support the community and promote cohesion within it, in one of the UK’s most diverse cities,” according to Kensington Palace.