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French pastry chef stuns TikTok with life-sized chocolate creations. Check them out

“I can’t even make a simple chocolate cake and you are making a whole chocolate giraffe,” one viewer said.
“I can’t even make a simple chocolate cake and you are making a whole chocolate giraffe,” one viewer said. Screengrab from @amauryguichon's TikTok page

Pastry Chef Amaury Guichon’s chocolate creations don’t just look delicious — they feed the sweet tooth of the soul.

Guichon, a chocolate connoisseur from France, has captivated millions of viewers on TikTok with his massive chocolate statues, including dragons, clocks, cellos and even a 150-pound shark.

@amauryguichon Chocolate Shark! This 7,5ft long and 150lbs 100% chocolate is one of my largest creation! #amauryguichon #chocolate #shark ♬ Pink Soldiers - Boris Way

“This man is an engineer at this point,” one person commented on Guichon’s page, which has 14.7 million followers.

Guichon grew up in France close to the border of Switzerland, according to his online biography. His passion for pastries took him across Europe and eventually to the United States, where he now lives in Las Vegas.

He also hosted the Netflix series “School of Chocolate” in November 2021, according to his biography.

@amauryguichon Chocolate Safe! The little gold bars are too good… better keep them locked up. #amauryguichon #safe #gold # ♬ Timelapse - Adrian Berenguer

Guichon’s creations can often take days, but the chef makes the process look effortless and quick in his TikTok edits.

“You always bring top-tier level of detail,” one person commented on Guichon’s giant chocolate squid sculpture.

“I can’t even make a simple chocolate cake & you are making a whole chocolate giraffe,” another person joked. “Great job.”

@amauryguichon

Chocolate Statue of Liberty! My tallest one yet! 115lbs of chocolate for 7ft tall!Happy Independence Day weekend to you all!

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This story was originally published September 12, 2022 at 3:30 PM with the headline "French pastry chef stuns TikTok with life-sized chocolate creations. Check them out."

Alison Cutler
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Alison Cutler is a National Real Time Reporter for the Southeast at McClatchy. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and previously worked for The News Leader in Staunton, VA, a branch of USAToday.
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