Armed Forces Day: Chocolate Spitfire made in heatwave

Chocolatier Emma Baravelli rose to the challenge of making a spectacular sculpture marking Armed Forces Day for a special gala dinner.

Her design includes a navy frigate, a tank, a submarine, and topping it all - an iconic World War Two RAF Spitfire.

"The commission was specific - it had to reflect all the British armed forces - and it had to have impact," she said.

"It's not my usual theme, I'm quite a girly girl."

However, there was an added difficulty for Ms Baravelli - she had to make the sculpture amidst the sweltering June heatwave.

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