Pictured: Amadeus Chefs at the ICC put the finishing touches
to Birmingham's longest Yule log. 1st chef Andrew Redmond - Senior
Head Chef, 2nd chef Matt Eades - Pastry Chef
Amadeus' award winning pastry chefs, based at the ICC, created
Birmingham's longest yuletide log to celebrate Christmas and spread
some festive cheer.
Displayed in the ICC mall and standing at 46ft long, the lengthy
log took two days to make, with 14 hours spent baking the sponge
sheets and 12 hours to complete. It needed five kilos of
plain flour, 25 kilos of unsalted butter, 11 kilos of caster sugar,
five kilos of cocoa powder and 28 kilos of icing sugar, plus 400
free range eggs!
The ICC prides itself on the expertise of its chefs and earlier
this year launched its new multi-sensory food concepts at the ICC
that bring live theatre to the table - The Boulangerie,
Canapé Taster, Indulgence Shots and the ICC's Pudding
Society. Since its launch in July, the venue has delivered a
staggering 9200 indulgence shots, that's 66 every day!
Martin Davies, Catering General Manager at the ICC, said: "The
team here at the ICC is used to preparing delicious puddings and
desserts for up to 2000 at a time, so they wanted to use their
talents to create something that would be fun, while at the same
time offer something back to the community - all of the yuletide
log is being donated to Midland Heart, a leading housing and care
organisation with strong Birmingham links just like the ICC."
Chris Munday, Director for Care and Support at Midland Heart,
said: "This is a fantastic achievement and we are absolutely
delighted that Amadeus have donated this delicious Yule Log. We are
distributing the log to our customers across a range of our
services in Birmingham - mental health, homelessness, older people
and customers with learning disabilities. We are really grateful to
the kind generosity of Amadeus - it is sure to bring plenty of
Christmas cheer!"
Traditionally the Yule log was the biggest log the family could
find, which was burnt on Christmas day to keep warm, and symbolised
security and good luck for the forthcoming year. When it became
impractical to bring the biggest log inside the home, the tradition
of baking a chocolate Yule log came in.
Martin added: "We hope our Yule log will bring good luck and
security to all those receiving it."