Esteemed French chocolatier, Patrick Roger, has created a giant
chocolate Christmas tree in his laboratory near Paris. The ten metre tree, weighing an incredible four tonnes, took a whole month to sculpt, and will be used to raise funds for France's Telethon, a nationwide charity event supporting research into neuromuscular diseases.
Roger said "To achieve this kind of architecture - because this really is a piece of architecture - we used a sort of cavity inside to make the
chocolate solid enough, because there is very strong vertical pressure,"
Participants in the Telethon will receive chunks of the
tree in exchange for their donations to the cause.
Roger's laboratory also showcases
chocolate sculptures of Santa, reindeers and a range of other festive figurines.
The Telethon will be broadcast on French television on December 3 and 4.
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