They are making "tea cups to cake stands to everything, 450 pieces in a beautiful raku, " a Japanese-style of pottery, Ms. Foppiani says.

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Inside the shop, all manner of dainty cups, saucers and cake stands sell for a fraction of what they would cost in other parts of London.

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But, one modest book stands alone, honoring the cake busy cooks have revered for decades -- the cake that comes powdered in a box.

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The wedding cake, prepared by master pastry chef Francisco Torreblanco weighs 170kg (375 pounds) and stands nearly two metres high (6.6 feet).

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