The Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel and Guittard Chocolate Company hosted a cake tasting and cake model preview of the highly-anticipated Beverly Hills birthday cake, The hotel commissioned a 15,000-slice, 4,000-pound chocolate cake that is being created by Guittard’s Corporate Pastry Chef, Donald Wressell, as a present to the city and the community, which will be presented at the kickoff of the Beverly Hills 100 Block Party on Rodeo Drive event on April 27th.  Those in attendance at the preview sampled the cake and received a first glimpse of model of the showpiece of the Beverly Hills event.

(L-R) Mayor of Beverly Hills Lili Bosse, Luxe Hotel Owner Efrem Harkham, Marcus Mueller, GM Luxe Rodeo and chef Donald Wressell attend the Guittard Chocolate Company Cake Model Preview event.

(L-R) Mayor of Beverly Hills Lili Bosse, Luxe Hotel Owner Efrem Harkham, Marcus Mueller, GM Luxe Rodeo and chef Donald Wressell attend the Guittard Chocolate Company Cake Model Preview event.

Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse, Beverly Hills city staff, and the Rodeo Drive Committee attended the event where Luxe Hotels’ founder and chairman, Efrem Harkham, Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel General Manager, Marcus Mueller, and pastry chef Donald Wressell presented the replica model.  The cake is fashioned after iconic city hall tower and the world famous Rodeo Drive, and will stand at a staggering 10-feet high, 15-feet wide, and 20-feet long.

The Beverly Hills Centennial Block Party on Rodeo Drive will take place Sunday, April 27th.  The event will span the 200, 300, and 400 blocks of Rodeo Drive and will include carnival games and rides, entertainment and a grand finale to conclude the evening.

Bonnie Carroll
www.lifebitesnews.com

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