What the dessert! 15 dessert facts that will blow your mind.

Ever wondered how much the world's most expensive dessert costs? Or whether the chocolate river in Willy Wonka was actually made of chocolate or not? Did you know some of world's most famous ice creams are made with the help of snakes? Grab a treat and pull a chair, because you are about to discover some mind-boggling facts about desserts.

1. The chocolate river in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory was actually made of chocolate. It contained 150,000 gallons of water mixed with chocolate and cream. It didn’t take long for the river to spoil and smell quite awful.

2. The blood in the famous scene from Psycho was actually chocolate syrup. Were the movie in colour, the treat may never have had it’s five minutes of fame.

3. There is a chocolate sundae made from the world’s rarest varieties of cocoa along with 5 grams of edible 23-karat gold. At $-25000 , it is the most expensive dessert in the world.

4. The largest gingerbread house was built in Texas, covered an area of over 2500 sq. ft, and contained more than 35,000,000 calories.

5. Marshmallow is actually a plant, and was used as an herbal remedy for sore throats during the Renaissance period.

6. Machine- spun cotton candy was invented by William Morrison, a dentist, in a clear attempt to keep his business profitable.

7. There is a 24-hour cupcake ATM’ in Beverly hills , CA that dispenses custom cupcakes and cookies.

8. The average Swiss citizen eats about 19 pounds of chocolate per year.

9. The popsicle was invented by mistake, after stirring up a cup of powdered soda and water with a stick, eleven year old Frank Epperson left it outside overnight, causing it to freeze.

10. Your preference of pie reveals your Personality ; Apple: realistic and compassionate, Pecan: thoughtful and analytical, Chocolate: loving, Pumpkin: funny and independent. So which one are you?

11. In the 17th century women would often put a piece of cake under their pillow in order to dream of their future spouses.

12. Ice cream you see in ice cream commercials is often mashed potatoes to avoid melting during long production hours.

13. In parts of Canada and New England, milkshakes are known as frappes, Rhode Island calls them cabinets. In Latin America they are batidos.

14. It’s believed the holes in donuts were invented in 1846 because of indigestion. When Hanson Crockett’s mother would make donuts, the middle would always be under-cooked, so he removed the donuts’ centres.

15. One of the most popular flavours of ice cream in Japan is also the most dangerous as it is made from Pit Viper, a poisonous snake. When catching the snakes, chef’s cover themselves in ice cream to throw off their heat sensing ability.