They Really Made An 8 pound Panettone!

They Made an Eight-Pound Chocottone®. Yes, Really.

Just when you thought holiday desserts had reached peak absurdity, Bauducco stepped forward and said, “What if we made a Chocottone  so large it could double as a small ottoman?” The result: an eight-pound Chocottone —a chocolate-chip-packed, fudge-coated carbohydrate monument to holiday excess. Not a panettone, mind you. A Chocottone®. Because apparently the world needed a dessert with both a registered trademark and the mass of a newborn.

The Scale of Culinary Madness

For perspective, a standard Chocottone® is about two pounds. This one is four times that, casually tipping the scales at a level normally reserved for kettlebells. According to the box, it contains 50 servings of 80 grams each—each clocking in at roughly 309 calories. Multiply that out and the loaf delivers a jaw-dropping 15,000+ calories. That’s not a dessert; that’s an energy source capable of powering minor family arguments through the entire holiday season.

Each slice brings 38 g carbs, 17 g total sugars, 15 g added sugars, 5.6 g protein, 15 g fat, 6.1 g saturated fat, 1.8 g fiber, and 110 mg sodium. Which is science’s polite way of saying: “This will taste amazing, but do not attempt math afterward.”

Serving an Eight-Pound Chocottone®

You don’t slice this thing—you approach it with a plan. A sharp knife, a steady grip, maybe even a support team. Chocolate chips spill out like festive debris, fudge adheres to surfaces with suspicious enthusiasm, and suddenly your kitchen looks like a dessert-themed escape room. Technically it’s 50 servings, but realistically it’s however many people you can convince to help you reduce the gravitational pull it creates on your countertop.

International Chocottone Day

Bauducco even gave this confection its own calendar moment: December 15th, International Chocottone Day. Because if you create a dessert with the mass of an apartment-sized houseplant, you’re entitled to declare an international celebration. However—contrary to what you might expect from such a spectacle—this giant eight-pound version is not for sale. It exists. It has been created. It looms large in the collective imagination. But you cannot buy it. Which somehow makes it feel even more mythological.

Family-Friendly (Technically), Logistically Difficult (Absolutely)

Could a family enjoy this? Yes. Should they? That depends on how you feel about sugar highs, fudge smudges, and the philosophical weight of eating something heavier than a bowling ball. It’s less a dessert and more a scenic overlook on the landscape of indulgence.

A Fudge-Coated Enigma

The thick fudge coating works like edible armor, holding the structure together with the confidence of a dessert that knows it’s the main character. Handling it is an activity. Storing it is a negotiation. Finishing it is pure ambition.

Why Eight Pounds?

The obvious question persists: why? Why make an eight-pound Chocottone®? Was “normal-sized” too timid? Did someone at Bauducco look at a perfectly reasonable loaf and say, “Double it. No, triple it. No, go until the packaging requires reinforced handles.” Whatever happened in that meeting, it gifted the world a dessert that challenges both physics and moderation.

A Mythical, Non-Purchasable Holiday Marvel

You can’t buy it. You can only marvel at it—the Chocottone® equivalent of spotting a rare creature in the wild. It exists to inspire awe, ignite holiday discourse, and remind us all that somewhere, somehow, a bakery looked at the concept of “too big” and politely declined.

For the regular-sized versions you can buy, visit: Bauducco Chocottone.