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Do you hear that? How could you not – the royal wedding bells are tolling so loudly they’ve reached this side of the ocean at full volume.

Rumors of the dress, wedding guests and seating arrangements are all very interesting, but really, cut to it.

What about the food??

PRK has been reading all about the royal wedding desserts, including William’s tea biscuit groom’s cake from the Telegraph.

Here’s something new: the shock of the century regarding the “wedding of the century” – Kate’s choice of fruit cake for her wedding cake has sparked a boom in sales of fruit cake!! Seriously, fruit cake. The Wall Street Journal‘s Angus Loten reported out-of-season sale increases on the confection at bakeries in Vermont and Texas.

The dinner menu is still is secret, but many have speculated. Unsurprisingly, most guess the cuisine will be very English and very seasonal. See a slideshow of royal wedding food history at Food and Wine.

In you want to cook your own version of a royal feast, look to today’s Food Therapy from Aimee Seavey at The Apron Archives. Amy has put together a great compilation of English recipes to toast William and Kate’s nuptials. Who wouldn’t want to down a trifle or two while they say ‘I do.”

How about you  — had enough of the Royal Wedding, or will you cook something special to celebrate?