A sweet shop is offering one lucky customer a cracking treat : an Easter Egg the size of a washing machine . The massive egg weighs a hefty 15lbs ( 6.7kg ) , stands three and a half feet tall , and contains a whopping 40,000 calories . It was made by a French chocolatier and was delivered in the same size box as a washing machine . Jamie Hadaway at Mr Simms Sweet Shop , Horsham with the giant Easter egg . The egg is being raffled for charity by Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe in Horsham , West Sussex . Manager Joseph Crouch said : ' I just think it is phenomenally how they make an Easter egg that big . 'It came in the box the size of a washing machine . ' I decided to do this as I have worked with the Dame Vera Lynn Trust since I have had the shop and I just wanted a statement for the store this Easter . 'Easter is the time of year for sweets and chocolate and new beginnings and is a very important time for sweet shops . 'So I thought let 's try and get the largest Easter egg Horsham has ever had . ' Customers have to purchase raffle tickets from the shop where they will be entered into a prize draw to win the giant Easter treat . The winner will be announced this Saturday and Mr Crouch promises to deliver the egg in time for Easter Sunday - as long as they live locally . VeryFirstTo.com 's hand-carved 38cm high Easter bunny has two solitaire diamonds for eyes . This year 's Easter celebrations have seen some rather over-the-top products on offer . A family butcher in the Scottish borders has come up with a new way to eat Creme Eggs - inside a Scotch egg . Greig Foston and Benjamin Webb say their snack contains 1,000 calories - and is best served warm so the chocolate melts with the chilli-flavoured pork . Foston 's Fine Meats in the village of Duns , Berwickshire , Scotland , is now even planning to sell mini egg sausages to add to shop 's Easter offering . For just £1.85 you too could could enjoy the Cadbury 's Creme Egg surrounded by chilli flavoured sausage meat and covered in breadcrumbs . Mr Foston explained : 'We always try to think up something new and exciting for the time of year - we try to get our thinking caps on . ' Foston 's Fine Meats in Scotland creme eggs encased in a Scotch egg . And it 's not just eggs which have got a makeover as even bunnies are joining in the fun . Hand-carved from luxurious 75 per cent Tanzania Origin chocolate and measuring approximately 38cm high , this Easter bunny - available from luxury launches website VeryFirstTo.com - took two days to make and costs a whopping £33,000 . The sumptuous sculpture , which weighs in at approximately 5kgs and contains 548,000 calories , has eyes of two solitaire diamonds with a combined value of £25,000 , nestled into the chocolate . The luxury chocolate rabbit was carved by award-winning Chocolatier and International Pastry Consultant and former Chef Decor of Harrods , Martin Chiffers . If you do n't have the time to make chocolate from scratch , you can simply melt down any chocolate bar you have to make your own eggs . Once your chocolate is melted , it will need to be tempered . The cooling down process will take some time but if you want to hurry things along , just pop your chocolate into the freezer ( no longer than 30 seconds ) . Place a stainless steel bowl over a bowl of hot water and add half of your chocolate to it . Keep aside the a quarter of the amount for the last bit of the process . Stir your chocolate so it melts - and remember to check the temperature . Bittersweet/ dark chocolate should reach a temperature of 28C-29C ; milk chocolate should reach 27C-28C ; and white or coloured chocolate should reach 26C-27C . Once the first batch has melted , add more chocolate to your bowl , stirring as you go along . As soon as the correct temperature is reached , start building your Easter egg layers . Spoon some chocolate into a mould ( you can get them from Lakeland , Denny Craft Moulds or Party Delights ) and rotate it so the liquids coats the bottom of the mould . You can make it as thick as you like , building each layer as the previous one cools . Once the final layer has been built , leave aside to cool and harden before decorating .
Chocolate creation being raffled for charity Dame Vera Lynn Trust . Customers have to purchase tickets for a prize draw to win the egg . Winner announced on Sunday and the egg will be delivered on Saturday .