Royal Christening Cake Weighs Over A Hundredweight One of the students at the Borough Polytechnic at work on the cake watched by fellow-students. The front panel depicts a motherhood scene. A christening cake weighing over a hundred weight will by presented to Princess Elizabeth by the National Association of Master Bakers. The cake has been made by students of the National Bakery school, London, who have had only 15 months training. It has one tier, is 36 inches high, and follows traditional liens. Square in design, it is surmounted by a canopy of sugar supporting the Royal Crown. December 09, 1948.