A panettone weighing more than 332kg has been awarded a Guinness World Records certificate for being the largest panettone ever.

The record-winning Christmas panettone – which weighs 332.2kg and is 1.5 metres tall – was made by a team of six professionals from Milan’s Chocolate Academy Center who spent more than 100 hours producing it.

The recipe features a selection of chocolate, including ruby, dark and white, as well as honey, cream and candied orange.

The giant panettone was put on display, and pieces offered to passers-by, in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping mall in Milan city centre.

Here’s what went into it:

  • 49.5kg flour
  • 37.8kg butter
  • 25.2kg sugar
  • 25kg dark chocolate
  • 22.5kg raisins
  • 22.5kg candied orange
  • 22.5 litres water
  • 18kg egg yolks
  • 15kg cream
  • 7kg ruby chocolate
  • 5.1kg honey
  • 2kg white chocolate
  • 810g salt
  • 540g natural orange flavour
  • 360g natural lemon aroma
  • 225g vanilla

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