Celebration cake baked by Graham Chubb

As well as painting on canvas, etc. Winnie painted, using edible paints on icing, decorations on celebration cakes baked by Graham Chubb of Street, in Somerset. These fruit cakes were baked from a recipe handed down from his grandfather, who set up the bakers in Street in 1900. The cakes were displayed in the window of Chubbs the Bakers in the High Street in Street before being delivered to members of the Royal Family and other people. This photograph is of the cake made to celebrate the 21st birthday of Princess Anne (1971). The painted plaques represent the interests of the Princess, including societies of which she was president and other interests including her love of horses. Other cakes included a silver jubilee cake for Queen Elizabeth II (1977), a Silver wedding Anniversary cake for Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh (1972), and a wedding cake for Princess Anne and Mark Phillips (1973). Doing these cakes meant very small, detailed work and Winnie did a lot of research for these plaques.