A number of people witnessed the cake mixing at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Guindy, recently, gathering around a big spread of dry fruits, nuts and bottles of liquor which were waiting to be mixed.
Actress Uma Riaz Khan, the chief guest, initiated the cake-mixing ceremony by pouring a bottle of wine on dry fruits spread on a table. She was joined by other celebrities and chefs, whose glove-clad hands helped the mix blend with the liquor.
“Fifteen varieties of fruits, including red cherries, black currants, dry and gold raisins, dates, apricot, figs, lemon zest and nuts, weighing about 200 kg, have been put together to make the plume,” said chef Vairamani. The ingredients were mixed with rum, brandy, vodka, whisky and wine. “We will keep adding more liquor every day and mix it to make the fermentation uniform. From the second of week of December, we will start baking the cake,” he informed about getting ready for the Christmas season.
Hotel Le Meridien has been organising cake-mixing ceremonies right from the time the hotel was set up.
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