The Shilla Seoul's holiday cake The Finest Luxury. [THE SHILLA SEOUL]
The Shilla Seoul has introduced a 500,000-won ($340) truffle cake ahead of the year-end season, the most expensive cake the hotel has ever sold. Only three cakes are available per day.
The hotel announced Monday that it will r
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Its most premium item, The Finest Luxury, is made with 100-percent wild white truffles, a winter delicacy. The cake is priced at 500,000 won and
¸ð¹ÙÀϾ߸¶Åä is limited to three per day due to the rarity of the luxury ingredient.
Last year, the hotel offered The Taste of Luxury, a black truffle cake priced at 400,000 won. This year¡¯s top-tier h
¸±°ÔÀÓ¸ô oliday cake is 100,000 won more expensive.
The hotel will also release four other cakes: The Joyful Shilla Bear at 350,000 won, Noir Truffle Mini at 80,000 won, White Holiday at 180,000 won
¸±°ÔÀӾ߸¶Åä and Luminous Red at 165,000 won.
The holiday cakes will be sold in limited quantities starting Nov. 24 at the first-floor pastry boutique.
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¹Ù´ÙÀ̾߱â#¸±°ÔÀÓ alkerhill Hotel and Resort presents its Lumiere Blanche cake. [WALKERHILL HOTEL AND RESORT]
¡°We created these holiday special cakes for the year-end season, when demand for cakes used in celebrations and gatherings is especially high,¡± a Shilla official said. ¡°The cakes reflect the craftsmanship and artistic sensibilities of our top patissiers, and they range from practical options to luxury products using premium ingredients.¡±
Luxury hotels across Seoul are also rolling out high-end cakes for the holiday season.
Walkerhill Hotel and Resort has introduced its 380,000-won Lumiere Blanche cake, meaning ¡°white winter light¡± in French, featuring white-chocolate decorations reminiscent of a snowy village.
Confections by Four Seasons, the bakery at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, displays its Diamond Four Seasons Reef cake. [FOUR SEASONS HOTEL]
Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas will offer 50 limited-edition Merry-Go-Round cakes priced at 350,000 won as its signature item this year. Confections by Four Seasons, the bakery at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, unveiled its signature Diamond Four Seasons Reef cake, priced at 300,000 won.
Hotels are also releasing many cakes in the 100,000-won range. Paradise Hotel & Resort introduced five Christmas cakes, including the 140,000-won Strawberry Tree and the 100,000-won Santa Postbox.
Grand Hyatt Seoul plans to offer cakes priced in the 100,000-won range such as the Chocolate Banana Yule Log and Raspberry Chocolate Tree Cake, as well as more affordable options like the Festive Starlight and Noel Bear Chocolate priced between 30,000 and 40,000 won.
Paradise Hotel and Resort features its collection of five limited-edition Christmas cakes. [PARADISE HOTEL AND RESORT]
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