London, Dec 26 (IANS) A toddler in Britain ate his way through a three-tiered cake as it was about to be served at a wedding reception as he wandered off from his parents.

Alfie Mazeika’s parents Norma and Kevin discovered him scoffing down the sponge while it was due to be served among about 100 guests as dessert at a working men’s club in Durham city in north east England, the Daily Mail reported.

The two-year-old suffers from a rare genetic condition which leaves him with an insatiable appetite since his brain is unable to recognise that he is full.

Norma, 45, and Kevin, 51, have to carefully monitor the child’s food intake and have even put locks on the kitchen cupboards, fearing he could eat himself to death.