Thorntons invited passers-by to tuck into the 14.5ft by 9.5ft sign in Covent Garden, London, reports the BBC.The Easter creation, a world first, was made of 10 chocolate bunnies, 72 giant chocolate eggs and 128 chocolate panels, each weighing 2kg.The billboard took three months to plan and 300 hours for the team of 10 to build and was expected to last a week."There was something for everyone from giant bunnies to hazelnut eggs," said chocolatier Barry Colenso."I had to give it a lot of thought. Special moulds needed to be made for the thicker-than-normal eggs. There was no chance for a dry run."As the billboard was unveiled, 50 girls from the Brownies turned up on a chocolate finding mission."Their jaws dropped as they asked, 'Is it real chocolate?'" Mr Colenso said.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
KIDS TUCK INTO BILLBOARD
An edible billboard made from pure chocolate was eaten in just three hours.
Thorntons invited passers-by to tuck into the 14.5ft by 9.5ft sign in Covent Garden, London, reports the BBC.The Easter creation, a world first, was made of 10 chocolate bunnies, 72 giant chocolate eggs and 128 chocolate panels, each weighing 2kg.The billboard took three months to plan and 300 hours for the team of 10 to build and was expected to last a week."There was something for everyone from giant bunnies to hazelnut eggs," said chocolatier Barry Colenso."I had to give it a lot of thought. Special moulds needed to be made for the thicker-than-normal eggs. There was no chance for a dry run."As the billboard was unveiled, 50 girls from the Brownies turned up on a chocolate finding mission."Their jaws dropped as they asked, 'Is it real chocolate?'" Mr Colenso said.
Thorntons invited passers-by to tuck into the 14.5ft by 9.5ft sign in Covent Garden, London, reports the BBC.The Easter creation, a world first, was made of 10 chocolate bunnies, 72 giant chocolate eggs and 128 chocolate panels, each weighing 2kg.The billboard took three months to plan and 300 hours for the team of 10 to build and was expected to last a week."There was something for everyone from giant bunnies to hazelnut eggs," said chocolatier Barry Colenso."I had to give it a lot of thought. Special moulds needed to be made for the thicker-than-normal eggs. There was no chance for a dry run."As the billboard was unveiled, 50 girls from the Brownies turned up on a chocolate finding mission."Their jaws dropped as they asked, 'Is it real chocolate?'" Mr Colenso said.
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