The French Loaf mixes ingredients to create plum cake weighing 17,000 kgs

Author(s): City Air NewsChef Boopesh, Corporate Chef of The French Loaf during the cake mixing event on Wednesday. Chennai, October 15, 2015: Today, The French Loaf, the fastest growing bakery chain in the country organized its annual...

The French Loaf mixes ingredients to create plum cake weighing 17,000 kgs
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Chef Boopesh, Corporate Chef of The French Loaf during the cake mixing event on Wednesday.

Chennai, October 15, 2015: Today, The French Loaf, the fastest growing bakery chain in the country organized its annual ‘Cake Mixing’ event, creating yet another milestone achievement for them. Having tasted enormous success last year, the enthusiastic chefs of The French Loaf spearheaded by Corporate Chef, Boopesh mixed a variety of ingredients to create the massive 17,000 kilos of cake at its commissary in Guindy. Mr. Narendra Malhotra- CEO of Oriental Cuisines Pvt. Ltd. was present at the event to extend his support to the team.
The energetic gathering mixed fruits like plums, peaches, pears, pineapples and apples. 1,760 kilos of tutti fruiti, 770 kilos of dry cherries, 715 kilos of dates, 440 kilos of cashew nuts, 330 kilos of orange peel, 330 kilos of ginger chips, 1100 kilos of white raisins, 165 kilos of mixed fruit jam were also blended along with this mixture. Apart from these common ingredients, The French Loaf team also used unique ones like 44 kilos of garam masala, 24 kilos of cinnamon sticks, 11 kilos of cloves, 11 kilos cardamom, 5.5 kilo of jadikkai and 3.3 kilos of bay leaves to make the cake exotic and delicious. This was soaked in 550 liters of premium rum to bring out the authentic festive flavor. 
Speaking about the event, Chef Bhoopesh, Corporate Chef, The French Loaf, said, “Since its inception, The French Loaf has been a famous destination for Christmas cake and there has always been a popular demand for its products. So, this year we are creating huge quantities, nearly 17,000 kilos, using the best of the ingredients. In order to offer a different experience to our customers, we have also used some unique ingredients like garam masala, cinnamon sticks and cardamom. We are sure the people in the city will definitely enjoy our Christmas Plum Cakes.”
Mr.Narendra Malhotra-CEO of Oriental Cuisines said; “We are proud to host the traditional cake mixing event year after year at our very own commissary in the city. With the special festive plum cakes receiving a tremendous response last year, we have decided to raise the bar and churn out more in terms of quantity this year. The French Loaf team always surprises me with their enthusiasm and passion towards creating milestone achievements. I wish and congratulate Chef Boopesh and his team on embarking an exciting journey in creating the delicious plum cakes in large numbers.’’
 
Date: 
Thursday, October 15, 2015