LAS VEGAS — For Penguins fans, stories about Marc-Andre Fleury are often bittersweet -- but this one is all sweet!
The Bellagio in Las Vegas has created a life-size statue of the former Penguin-turned-Golden Knight made of chocolate.
As if you needed a reason to love 🌸 more
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) April 9, 2018
now he's made of chocolate pic.twitter.com/7Qcw22KhKe
Pastry chefs spent five weeks working on the statue, which is made of 90 pounds of chocolate over a base of Rice Krispies treats, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. It is covered in fondant, which is embossed to replicate Fleury's jersey.
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The statue will be on display at the Bellagio Patisserie throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The final touches have been added, completing our 5-ft chocolate sculpture of Marc-André Fleury now on display at Bellagio Patisserie. #GoKnightsGo pic.twitter.com/bdokLSD87Z
— Bellagio Las Vegas (@Bellagio) April 9, 2018
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