Largest Chocolate Mayan Sculpture

Celebrating 30 years of successful existence the world record way  seems  to be the quote for Qzina  Specialty  Foods.  They have broken the record for   building  the largest chocolate sculpture weighing 18239 pounds .  So  kind attention  of all chocolate lovers . You could pay homage to your much loved edible mouth watering   fantasy   at the chocolate replica of the ancient Mayan Temple. The weight is almost equivalent to the weight of two adult elephants.

The Qzina Chocolatiers  have build a chocolate sculpture on the close lines  of the Kukulcan  pyramid   in Chichen Itza in Mexico. It smashes the previous record for the world's largest chocolate creation set in Italy in 2010 which weighed just 10,736.5lb.

The Qzina Institute chose the Mayan temple because of the later’s crucial  role   played in  originating the chocolate culture. The Mayans were one of the first civilizations to cultivate Cacao trees and discover the true potential of the cocoa bean. Realizing the delicious possibilities of this powerful discovery, the Mayans worshiped the Cacao tree and praised its beans as the food of the Gods. Qzina’s Corporate Pastry Chef, Francois Mellet, was the lead architect on this massive project and MOF Stephane Treand (Meilleur Ouvrier de France or Best Craftsman in France) lent his artistic touch to the sculpture’s intricate design elements.  Richard Foley  the CEO of  Qzina  said that  building a  chocolate sculpture of such a  mammoth size was itself a master piece  for them apart from breaking the world record. Foley added that they had studied the Mayan   pyramids at  great lengths  to create the exact replication of the of the Temple Kukulcan at Chichen Itza to honor the original chocolatiers  Built proportionally to the ancient temple’s true size, the solid chocolate pyramid is six feet tall and its base measures 10 feet by 10 feet – exactly one-thirtieth the size. The sculpture’s base alone weighs more than 3,000 pounds.

Mellet, together with his team, spent more than 400 hours constructing this magnificent structure of solid chocolate that was created using an assortment of Qzina's leading chocolate brands.

Foley said that the company had build a 30 year rich history in  the world of chocolate and pastry and they wanted to  commemorate this milestone in a  grand way  as a tribute and appreciation to where the entire process actually  got to start.

The chocolate pyramid will be displayed at the Qzina Institute of Chocolate & Pastry, located in Irvine, California, and will be available to view from June until it is destroyed on December 21, 2012, when the Mayan calendar comes to an end. 

The largest chocolate sculpture weighed 18239 pounds  built on the lines of the ancient Mayan Temple by Qzina Specialty Foods at Irvine, California, United States of America on May 15, 2012.