Over 1 500 bakers and chefs in Kerala, India, have hit the headlines after making a cake that stretched over 6 kilometres.
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The 10-centimetre wide and thick vanilla cake with chocolate ganache frosting weighed 27 000 kilograms and was prepared using 12 000 kilograms of flour and sugar.
1,500 Indian bakers made a record-breaking cake. Photo: The Guardian.
Source: UGC
The event was organised by Bakers Association Kerala (BAKE) and the group's leader, Naushad, said Guinness World Record had assessed the cake as 6.5 kilometres, DW and other international news outlets reported.
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The cooks prepared the huge cake on thousands of tables and desks which were set up across a festival ground in the city of Thrissur, Kerala.
The cake weighed 27,000kg and was made using 12,000 of flour and sugar. Photo:The Guardian.
Source: UGC
"This is an effort to showcase our skills to the world," said Naushad. "We ensured hygiene and taste were up to the mark," said Naushad.
The event was organised by Bakers Association Kerala. Photo: The Guardian.
Source: UGC
The group is looking forward to smashing Chinese bakers' record who made a cake measuring 3.2km in 2018.
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