Yes, Hansel and Gretel is a dark tale, but that hasn’t stopped us
from wishing we were walking into a life-sized gingerbread
house. Witch or not. Well, quit dreaming and plan a vacation in
London, home to the world’s first hotel made entirely of cake. No.
No, we aren’t joking.
This extremely limited pop-up hotel (duh, think expiration dates)
was created by the UK’s largest cane sugar brand, Tate & Lyle
Sugars. It took 14 cake makers over 2,000 hours to bake, 900 hours
to decorate, and over 600 kilos of sugar to complete. Complete
what, exactly? Time for the details. Warning: you may want to back
off your comp, or risk frying the keyboard with drool.
8 Tasting rooms correspond to 8 different sugars, all Fair Trade.
The rooms are made to highlight the unique flavors and textures of
each sugar, from whites, to golds, and browns. They are then paired
with a theme. There’s the “Pirates of the Caribbean” room featuring
a treasure chest we’re sure has more than your regular gold coins,
and a two-meter high Easter Island statue formed from chocolate mud
cake. Wash it down with caramel from the giant golden-syrup lion.
K. The regular staying rooms have things like a rug of over
1,000 meringues, and a bath filled with caramel-coated popcorn. And
you can eat it all. Really. Wake up the next morning and finish it
off before you check-out. Sure you’re belly hurts, but you might as
well.
Patriotic treacle tarts in the shape of the British Isles and a
giant tower of donuts made up the British Room.
In this 'Pirates of the Caribbean'-themed room, guests tucked into
a giant treasure chest full of edible pearls, ginger spiced
doubloons and cutlasses, rum and raisin chocolate brownies and tea
cakes.
They look deceptively plush but these cushions were made for
eating, not cuddling.
The British room included a giant tower of donuts.
A giant treasure chest full of edible pearls, ginger spiced
doubloons and cutlasses, rum and raisin chocolate brownies and tea
cakes greeted guests in the Pirates of the Caribbean
room.
Inspired by the South Pacific, this room featured a 2-meter tall
Easter Island statue, made entirely from chocolate mud
cake
Guests to the Mayan room, meanwhile noshed on a fudge temple,
floating meringue clouds, sacrificial salted caramel and chocolate
hearts, and Mayan-inspired carved gold cookies.
