Exploring Massive Creations: Giant Mooncakes with 4,000 Egg Yolks and Weighing up to 13 Tons
Another Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the market has been bustling with thousands of different cakes for consumers to choose from.
But to “change the wind” for customers, the market has also recorded many brands and manufacturers with mooncake products that are surprising in weight and size.
These moon cakes do not hit the decoration, the filling, but come from the “super-giant” size. Even a cake also received a record for its “monumental”.
And if you are curious, now let’s take a look at them right below.
China’s super giant moon cake
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the indispensable thing is to eat cake. In China, in 2013, a 2,496 kg mooncake was made by 15 professional chefs in 3 days. The cake has a diameter of 2.57m.
In total, the chef used 100 grams of oil, 300 kg of sugar, 500 kg of flour, 4,000 egg yolks and 2,300 lotus seed kernels.
Everyone excitedly took pictures with the giant cake
And this is a cake prepared by chefs to serve people in Anhui, Eastern China in 2012. The cake weighs nearly 1 ton, made by more than 30 chefs. The diameter of the cake is 2m.
The cake is being cut into pieces to share equally among the people
Giant moon cake attracts people because of its newness and uniqueness
In 2017, the largest moon cake in China was completed by chefs in Shenyang, Liaoning, Northeast China. The cake weighs up to 13 tons.
It is known that the crust is made of a special flour, more than 10 types of fillings have been used, all of which are expensive, rare and excellent ingredients.
This giant moon cake weighs up to 13 tons and has a diameter of 8.1m
People competed to take pictures of the giant moon cake when it was on display
In 2012, at a supermarket in Sanmenxia, Henan, China appeared a giant moon cake weighing up to 1 ton. To make the filling for this cake, people had to use up to 780kg of ingredients including rock sugar, walnuts, peanuts…
A cake on display at a food fair in Guangxi, China in 2010
Unique giant moon cake in 2008
Giant moon cake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 2009
Huge Mooncakes in Singapore
Not only in China, but also in Singapore, a giant moon cake appeared. The cake that achieved a record in this country weighed 70.5kg, measuring 73x13cm. To make it, the workers had to use more than 60 eggs, 60kg of lotus seeds and 105 cups of flour.
Therefore, the price of this moon cake is also shockingly expensive because the size of the cake is very large, the process of baking and baking is very complicated, it takes a lot of effort and effort.
According to many people, the cake is indeed both huge and eye-catching, and has a seductive aroma. Moreover, the color is also very suitable, at first glance, it is attractive and delicious.
Unobtrusive, fussy about decorative patterns, the moon cake impresses consumers by its extreme weight and size.
Before cutting, the moon cake is displayed for people to visit and admire
Giant moon cake on display on the streets of Singapore
Super “giant” size mooncakes in Vietnam
The largest pair of mooncakes in Vietnam, with a total weight of 3 quintals (300kg), were honored at the Ly Thai To monument last year. This pair of cakes, consisting of baked cakes and sticky rice cakes, is carried from Ngoc Son temple and paraded to the area of Ly Thai To monument.
The pair of cakes has been confirmed by the Vietnam record organization to be the largest in Vietnam. They have a diameter of up to 0.95m, thickness of 0.2m, made from pure Vietnamese ingredients such as: pumpkin seeds, green beans, melons, sesame, sausages…
Pair of pies and cakes with a total weight of 3 quintals
Each cake needs 6 young men to transport because of its great weight
