Genevan baker and pastry maker Gilles Desplanches has put together the world's longest "millefeuille" cake. At 1,221 meters, the cake bests the record held since 1992 by the Belgians.
日内瓦面点大师 Gilles Desplanches 和200多名志愿者以及面点专家一起制作了这个世界上最长的"millefeuille"蛋糕。这块长1221米的蛋糕重写了1992年由比利时人创造的世界记录。
Gilles Desplanches launched initial preparations for the world record attempt almost a year ago. He has spent some 1,000 working hours over the last couple weeks producing the different parts of the "millefeuille".
Gilles Desplanches于一年前开始为这项工作做准备工作。在过去的几周里,他花费了1000多个工作时制造"millefeuille"的各部分。
The cake consists of 3,600 meters of pastry divided into three layers, with a layer of milk chocolate cream and dark chocolate cream in between and topped with red icing.
这块蛋糕由3层油酥组成,一层是牛奶巧克力奶油,中间一层是黑巧克力奶油,上面一层是红色糖衣。
To make a millefeuille this long, Desplanches needed some 875 litres of water and some 800 kilos of flour for the almost three tons of cake base and 400 kilos of chocolate. The cream weighed almost a ton.
为打造如此长度的蛋糕,Desplanches需要875升水和800多千克面粉以及3吨多粉饼和400多千克巧克力。而奶油则需要将近1吨。