The traditional princess cake uses green marzipan, but I used sugar paste, which is easier to work. Another reason was that I wanted to make a white cake. There is a recipe for green cake in the 1948.

(Despite the presence of jam in many princess cakes today, some argue that it was not part of the original recipe.) It’s topped with whipped cream and then draped with a layer of green marzipan.

Swedish princess cake is one of the most popular desserts served in Sweden - an improbable dome of cream sits atop layers of cake, jam and custard and is covered with coloured marzipan.

Easter is an opportunity to bake for loved ones, and these two recipes, charming Easter nest “cakes” and a resplendent princess cake, are opportunities for beginning and advanced bakers alike.

Do you remember any birthday cakes from your childhood and wondered 'I want to make that now?' Well, one person has uploaded a recipe that was a special favourite of the late Princess Diana ...