People writing on the cake with icing. (Photo: Salim Matramkot)
Fouj Cafe, a leading restaurant for International and Qatari cuisine in Qatar, yesterday hosted a special event at its Grand Hamad Street branch to unveil and cut a huge cake to exhibit solidarity with Qatar. The gigantic cake which measured 5x5 metres portrayed the iconic image of the Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the tag line ‘Tamim Al Majd’.
The event was inaugurated by Ibrahim Al Emadi, Chief Operating Officer of Fouj Cafe and was open to all community members in Qatar. In addition to the cafe’s employees, prominent members of the government and media were also present to express their support.
The event began with Ibrahim, signing in the ‘Tamim Al Majd’ cake using an icing cone followed by other members present at the event. Children were given their own cupcakes to design and prettify.
Commenting on the initiative, Ibrahim Al Emadi, said, “We want to express our solidarity with Qatar during this illegally imposed blockade. A lot of families in Qatar have been separated from their loved ones in the neighbouring GCC countries due to this blockade. We wish to spread the message of love, one bite at a time and I am confident that in the coming days Qatar will continue to uphold its values and be a shining beacon of peace and prosperity.”
“Creating such a large cake was an ambitious goal but I am glad that all the hard work has paid off” added Ibrahim.
The 5*5 meters cake was created by 15 people using 144 kgs of flour, 120 kgs of sugar, 2160 eggs, 140 kgs of butter ana weighed 500 kgs.
The cake had a large sponge base with a strawberry jam filling, topped with icing sugar. After the signing, the cake was distributed in generous portions to all the participants followed by a lot of posing for photos.
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