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(Fri 25 May 07) If you want to try your hand at baking a Skoda Fabia cake, here's how to do it.
This is a reference, of course, to the new television ad in which a full-sized Fabia replica ("as close to the real thing as it's possible to get with sponge," according to Skoda) is created from scratch by an army of bakers, chocolatiers and bricklayers. Now, these people are experts, so you might need a bit of advice on this, and frankly if you do you've come to the wrong place. However, if you fancy having a go, this is what you need:
What, you might be wondering, happened to the car after the ad was filmed? Skoda's original plan was to cut it up and distribute it to local charities, schools and hospitals, but that had to be abandoned when it was realised that, after several days under hot studio lights, eating it would have posed a health and safety risk. Some parts - for example the marzipan door mirrors and the chocolate speedometer - were saved. The rest was composted, and will be used by residents of Clapton in east London to fertilise their gardens and allotments. Skoda Gallery |
10kg of white chocolate chunks; 3kg of orange peel strips; 12.5kg of raspberry jam; 100kg of wheat flour; 100kg of caster sugar; 50kg of icing sugar; 20kg of glacier cherries; 30kg of brown almonds; 20kg of raisins; 25kg of dried apricots; 5kg of cocoa powder; 180 fresh eggs; 90kg of brown sugar paste; 40kg of black sugar paste; 50kg of white sugar paste; and 42kg of chocolate fudge. Right, off you go.
