Cadbury Unveils World's Largest Creme Egg
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Just how big, though, is the colossal confectionery?
Well, let's just say you certainly would not be advised to try and eat it all in one sitting and definitely wouldn't want to drop it on your foot.
Cadbury proudly states that it's as tall as an emperor penguin and as heavy as newborn horse - or, put another way, it's 3ft (90cm) and 7st 1lbs (45kg).
And what's more, not a bit of the sweet behemoth - on display at Birmingham tourist attraction Cadbury World in central England - is fake. It's real chocolate, with real gooey fondant filling and even has the signature touch of the engraved twinkle.
The only bit of the giant treat that isn't quite legit is the wrapping. It's actually a painted veneer. Terry Collins, who made the egg with fellow chocolatier Dawn Jenks, said nobody "gets to eat the egg unfortunately". Although asked whether not even he got to have a little nibble, he confessed to BBC Radio 5 Live: "I was tempted during creation, I won't lie."
He said: "Here at Cadbury World we normally do creations for each season and we were just thinking 'what better way to celebrate Easter than something as iconic as a Creme Egg?' and we figured 'we've got to go [as] massive as we can with it'."
The pair crafted it by hand over two-and-a-half days and their creation is on display at Cadbury World's chocolate-making zone until 27 April.
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