Cooks, hotel staff and special guests began preparation of an enormous Christmas plum pudding cake at a famous luxury hotel on the race course in Coimbatore, India.

The enthusiastic participants poured fruit juice and wine onto huge amounts of dried fruits and nuts, laid out decoratively to depict a jolly festive scene.

Then the whole thing was mixed together, to be turned into cake.

The recipe involved 20 types of dried fruits and nuts, including cashews, raisins, almonds, figs and walnuts.

The hotel said it weighed 150kg (330 pounds) and that 25 litres (44 pints) of wine and juice were added.

The chef said the plum pudding cake will be be matured for a year, only being sold in winter 2024, while the cake prepared last year will be the one available this Christmas, between December 21 and January 2.

A Christmas plum pudding cake making event was held on the occasion of Christmas at a famous private star hotel on Coimbatore Race cource. The event was attended by chefs, hotel staff and special guests.

A large number of women and chefs participated in this function and mixed dry fruits and fruit juice. It is necessary to make a cake
20 types of dry fruits including cashews, raisins, almonds, figs, walnuts weighing 150 kg and 25 liters of wine were poured and mixed to prepare fruit juices.

The chef said that the cake prepared this year will be sold next year and the plum pudding cake prepared and processed last year will be sold this year. They said that plum pudding cake will be on sale at star Hotel from 21st December to 2nd January.