Stop dieting! Ahead of us is a conversation about the largest cakes in the world. How big is people's craving for sweets? And how many products, not to mention time, can it take to make the largest cake?
TOP 5 largest cakes
Where was the cake as tall as a nine-story building made and how much did the heaviest cake in the world weigh? Find out these and other interesting facts about record-breaking cakes in our selection. We also invite you to look at the most beautiful cakes ever baked by skilled pastry chefs.The biggest wedding cake
Multi-tiered cakes are an integral attribute of both the most budget and the most expensive weddings. Their story begins in England, where wedding guests traditionally stacked small cakes in layers to form a tall tower, and the newlyweds had to kiss on top of the resulting structure for good luck to accompany them throughout their lives.Our record holder did not break tradition. Weighing in at 6,818 tons, the seven-tiered cake is the largest, heaviest and arguably most spectacular wedding cake in the world. Each tier had to be delivered separately by freight elevator.
We will not be able to name the names of the newlyweds, because there was no wedding as such - the cake was baked specifically for the Guinness Book of Records. But the name of the chef who prepared this masterpiece has been preserved - Lynn Mansel. Together with him, 57 assistants worked on the wedding cake. It is estimated that 59 thousand guests could be treated to this cake if it were brought to a real wedding.
This record was set in 2004 at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino, Connecticut. The previous record holder, a cake baked in July 2003 at Universal Studios, weighed about 2.2 tons. And the achievement of Mansel and his team has not yet been eclipsed by anyone.
The biggest birthday cake
In 1989, residents of Fort Payne, Alabama, baked a cake weighing 58.1 tons, 24.5 meters long and 9.8 meters wide for the 100th anniversary of their hometown. 
In 2005, Las Vegas broke this record. It is noteworthy that the cake was again dedicated to the city’s centenary. It weighed 58.967 tons with a length of 31 m, a width of 15.8 m and a thickness of 50.8 cm.
The largest sculpture cake
This record belongs to three hundred Italian chefs who created a sweet copy of their country measuring 16.5 x 14 m and weighing exactly 1000 kg. The base was a sponge cake covered with powdered sugar. 
They accurately observed the natural landscape and decorated the map with figures symbolizing the main attractions of the regions.
The cake was exhibited at a fair in Milan, and at the end it was cut into 12 thousand portions and served to visitors.
Tallest cake
It’s easy to make a long cake if you only have enough ingredients, but what about tower cakes?The tallest cake in the world was baked in the capital of Indonesia in 2008. Students from the Hakasima-Nilasari culinary school surprised visitors to the Amazing Christmas festival with a 33-meter, 20-ton sweet surprise. Unfortunately, the cooking technology remained a secret.
In second place is a cake from Nigeria. Its height was 28 feet (8.53 m). It became a symbolic gift for the country's 100th anniversary.
The second tallest cake in the world
The longest cake
The three-kilometer cake (more precisely, 3 km, 18 m and 59 cm) was baked by the chefs of the D.A.F. confectionery, which is located in the Italian city of Trofarello. 6.8 tons of sponge cake, custard and clotted cream. I had to sacrifice height. The top of this soft green cream “snake” was only 10 cm from the tray. 
Sweet records
We invite you to look at other amazing and unusual cakes that also deserve attention.In 2006, the Chinese built the world's largest ice cream cake, decorated with colorful bear faces. Although this eight-ton giant was not included in the list of the largest cakes, it was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest ice cream in the world.
The Ukrainian Book of Records entered an amazing sponge cake in the category “The Largest Confectionery Work.” Its appearance is truly amazing - with artistic precision it depicts a picturesque landscape: houses, a mill, a railway, a castle with towers, figures of people and animals. All this was made from shortbread cookies with colored icing.
By the way, Ukrainian confectioners never tire of surprising the public. Who else could bake the biggest lard cake? It took 2,300 canapes with lard to create it. The area of the national delicacy cake was 28.7 square meters. meters.
Cake is a delicacy that rarely leaves anyone indifferent. In an effort to please sophisticated sweet tooths and demonstrate their skills, confectioners never cease to amaze by creating impressively sized sweet dough products. Which one bears the honorary title of “the largest cake in the world”?
Since 2015, the title of culinary wizards has been borne by talented Italians. They were the ones who prepared the world's largest cake. Their creation is a sweet replica of Italy measuring 16.5 x 14 mm. The weight of the “geographical” masterpiece is exactly 1 ton.
The basis of this culinary miracle is a soft sponge cake soaked in syrup and topped with powdered sugar. Three hundred master designers worked tirelessly for four days to create it.
The uniqueness of this culinary masterpiece is that it exactly repeats the features of the natural landscape. To indicate the main attractions, the masters used edible symbolic figurines: the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Alps... The most difficult thing for the craftsmen was the tiny details, without which the “picture” would not have a complete image.
The creation was presented as part of an international trade fair. The baked goods, with an area of 244 square meters, were immediately entered by official representatives into the Guinness Book of Records in the category “the world’s largest sculpture cake.” In its dimensions, it surpassed the culinary achievement of British masters registered a year earlier.
After confirming the fact, the delicacy was cut into 12 thousand pieces and distributed to fair visitors.
The creators of the record were so inspired that they pledged to confirm to the world in the near future the Italian registration of unsurpassed culinary specialists.
Among domestic culinary masterpieces there are also record holders. The largest cake in Russia was registered in 2010 on the day of celebration of the 252nd anniversary of the country's southern outpost - the city of Astrakhan.
The dimensions of the culinary masterpiece amazed even the most experienced sweet tooth: the length reached 247 m, the width was 110 cm, the height was about 9.5 cm, and the total weight was almost 8 tons. Based on these measurements, experts from the Russian Book of Records awarded the sweet gift for City Day the title of the largest cake.
To implement the three-layer delicacy “geometry” the following was spent:
- 1045 sponge cakes;
- 400 kg of berry confiture;
- 300 l condensed milk;
- 1777 l cream;
- 70 kg dark chocolate.
The cake called “Volga - a symbol of Russia” depicts a mighty water flow from source to delta. To embody the water element, the masters used 150 kg of food-grade confectionery gel. To designate 16 coastal cities, symbolic figures were made: the Astrakhan Kremlin, the Petrovsky Fountain, the Temple of Prince Vladimir... Information objects could not only be viewed, but also tasted.
103 confectioners worked for three days to create edible beauty. Thanks to the efforts of the masters, there was more than enough delicacy for everyone who took part in the public tasting.
The tallest giant cake
Making a long cake is not that difficult. You just need to make an effort and stock up on the required amount of ingredients. But it takes real skill to bake and shape the tallest cake in the world.
Indonesian confectionery masters coped with this task 100%. As part of the "Amazing Christmas" festival held in 2008, they presented visitors with the largest and most beautiful cake in the world. The height of the tower reached 10 meters.
The delicacy consisted of 33 layers, the total weight of which was over 550 kg. The technology for its preparation, unfortunately, remains a secret.
Sweet record holders in other nominations
Multi-tiered cakes are an integral part of wedding celebrations. The record holder among them was a 7-tiered giant, “encrusted” with decorations of thousands of cream bows, arrows and hearts. 58 confectioners from the American casino Mohegan Sun worked on decorating the giant for three days. The basis for making the largest wedding cake in the world was almond cakes with a vanilla layer. The height of each of them was over 3 m. Therefore, each tier had to be delivered separately, using a freight elevator.
The confectioners of the country of seven thousand islands have distinguished themselves with a passion for strawberry filling. Filipinos hold the world record for baking a giant cake soaked in the most delicate aromatic berry jam, with a total weight of over 11 thousand kg. But, unlike their predecessors, the creators decided not to give away the delicacy, but to sell it. Portions at a symbolic price of 50 cents instantly scattered among the locals and tourists of La Trinidad who wanted to feast on them.
Perhaps everyone loves to treat themselves to a piece of delicious cake. True, few people have ever had the opportunity to try a confectionery masterpiece worth several thousand, or even millions, of dollars. In our review of the ten most expensive cakes in the world - real works of art that have gone down in the history of confectionery.
1. Princess Diana's Wedding Cake - $40,000
In 1981, Diana Frances Spencer married the Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay, Prince Charles. After this, Diana Spencer began to be called Princess Diana or Lady Di. She was the most photographed and beloved woman in the world until her death in 1997. Her wedding, televised 35 years ago, was watched by millions of people. Lady Di's wedding cake cost $40,000, and the few pieces that still exist are being auctioned for $2,000 apiece.
2. Platinum Cake Ad - $130,000
Most jewelers who want to advertise their products simply advertise in a newspaper, magazine or online. Apparently, Japanese confectioner Nobue Ikara decided that a cake would be an ideal advertisement for platinum jewelry for women. He made a $130,000 cake, which he decorated with platinum chains, pendants and necklaces.
3. Diamond Chocolate Cake - $850,000
This unusual chocolate cake, decorated with real diamonds, was displayed in a department store window in Osaka, Japan. Pastry chef Masami Miyamoto made it to increase sales during the holiday season, but no one decided to buy the $850,000 cake.
4. Glitter Dust Cake - $1.3 million
Even though this is the only non-edible cake on this list, it is still considered a cake. "Glitter Dust" was developed for the 2010 Dallas Lux Fair. The Dallas Gold and Silver Exchange helped decorate the $1.3 million cake with jewelry. The outside of the cake is made of glossy icing and decorated with over a million dollars worth of gemstones. A special armored car delivered the cake to the fair.
5. Cake "Africa" - $5 million
A Tokyo jewelry store owner created a chocolate cake in the shape of Africa and decorated it with 2,000 diamonds. There is only one photo of this $5 million confection on the Internet.
6. Luxurious Bridal Show cake - $20 million
Every year in Beverly Hills, California, Bridal's luxury show is held, which every year becomes more extravagant. In 2006, especially for this event, pastry chef Nahid Parsa created a cake that was decorated with gold flakes and many diamonds. Whether this $20 million cake was eaten or sold during the show is unknown.
7. Devorah Rose's Diamond Gala Cake - $30 million
Editor-in-Chief of Social Life Magazine Devorah Rose loves shocking things. One day, a socialite found the creator of the reality show “The King of Confectioners” and ordered a cake from him for her party, worth $30 million, which was decorated with many precious stones.
8. Pirate Fantasy Cake - $35 million
In 2012, it was the most expensive cake in the world. The head of the Guild of Chefs of Sri Lanka, Dimuthu Kumarasinghe, created his work of culinary art in the form of a pirate ship, literally filled with precious stones and jewelry. The edible part of the cake consisted of layers of different flavors of chocolate, pumpkin and lemon.
9. Cake for the National Gay Wedding Show - $52 million
Less than a year later, Chef Dimuthu's world record was surpassed. In March 2013, the National Gay Wedding Show in Liverpool commissioned an eight-layer, one-and-a-half meter tall cake adorned with over 2,000 diamonds for their event.
10. The most expensive cake in the world - $75 million
A sheikh from the United Arab Emirates did not initially intend to set any world records for the cost of a cake, he was simply looking for something unique for his daughter’s birthday. The masterpiece was born when the Sheikh turned to cake designer Debbie Wingham for help. The $75 million cake looks like a 1.8 meter long fashion show runway. All the models on this track and their outfits are edible. The main cost of the cake is the scattering of precious stones, including multi-colored diamonds worth $45 million.
Those who love to please their loved ones and friends with homemade baked goods should have this amazing contraption in their kitchen!
Few people don't like sweets. A delicious and beautiful cake has long become an integral part of the holidays. When celebrating someone's birthday, there is almost always a cake on the table. At weddings we are used to seeing large cakes with delicate sweet decorations. But these wedding cakes are miniature compared to the cakes you will learn about in this article. In this top 10 largest cakes, I will tell you about sweet giants.
10 Cake for the opening ceremony of the IX Annual Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Week
The opening ceremony of the 9th Annual Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Week was held in Baguio City. Filipino confectioners have created a cake with chocolate filling. Its weight remained 3 tons. More than 10,000 people were able to try the giant cake.
9 Cake from the Netherlands 2002
In the Netherlands, in the city of Ommen, they created a truly luxurious wedding cake. In 2002, 75 confectioners began creating a huge sweet masterpiece. It took several months just to prepare for baking. The result was impressive. The cake weighed 5 tons and was 18 meters high.
8 Ice cream cake in honor of the 70th anniversary of Carvel
In 2004, New York began creating a cake of impressive size. The occasion was the 70th anniversary of the Carvel company. 54 confectioners took part in the assembly of the confectionery giant. To create such a huge cake, they needed a special stage. It took about two hours to assemble. The cake consisted of ice cream, sponge cake, chocolate chips and frosting. It was 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. The weight of the giant cake was 5.5 tons.
7 Wedding cake from Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino
In 2004, a wedding reception was planned at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino. For the banquet it was necessary to prepare a cake. 57 confectioners worked for a week to create a huge sweet. The taste of the finished cake combined vanilla and almonds. The sweet was decorated with bows and white chocolate heart figures. The wedding cake had six tiers and weighed 6.8 tons. To create such a large cake, it took 4540 kilograms of sponge cake and 2180 kilograms of cream and glaze.
6 Ice cream cake from China for the premiere of the children's play “Ice Cream Mountain”
In 2006, a children's play called Ice Cream Mountain premiered in China. To advertise the performance, they decided to create a large ice cream cake. As a result, it was included in the Guinness Book of Records category for “Largest Ice Cream Cake.” The cake was decorated with images of bear cubs, who were the main characters of the play. And spectators who attended the theater premiere could taste the enormous sweetness. The length of the cake was 4.8 meters, width – 3 meters, height – 1 meter. The weight of this confectionery product was 8 tons.
5 Cake for the 252nd anniversary of Astrakhan
In 2010, the city of Astrakhan turned 252 years old. For this holiday, they created a cake in the shape of the Volki River flowing near the city and nearby settlements. To create a huge confectionery product, it took 2000 sponge cakes, 400 kg of jam, 400 kg of condensed milk, 20 kg of chocolate, 250 liters of cream. The cake was displayed on the street, so that all passers-by could try it if they wanted. The length of the cake was 247 meters and its weight was 8 tons. The cake became the largest of the cakes that were prepared in Russia.
4 Ice cream cake from the Dairy Queen cafe chain
In 2011, a very large ice cream cake was created in Toronto. Cafe chain Dairy Queen used 136 kilograms of ice and 100 kilograms of biscuit dough to create the huge sweet. The weight of the cake was 10 tons.
3 Strawberry cake from La Trinidad
Filipino pastry chefs (more precisely, pastry chefs from the city of La Trinidad) set about creating a huge cake. It was shaped like a strawberry and had a strawberry filling. The cake weighed 11 tons and 146 kilograms. Anyone could try the delicacy, but they would pay 25 cents per piece. 50,000 people tasted the cake.
In 2005, an amazing cake was created in Las Vegas. More than 600 confectioners worked on its creation. The cake was 31 meters long, 15 meters wide, and 50 cm high. This confectionery creation is the flattest cake in the world. The weight of the cake created for the Las Vegas anniversary was 59 tons.
Every year, many holidays provide reasons to create amazing cakes. So, who knows, maybe soon some confectionery masterpiece will be bigger than the cakes described in this article.
There are a huge number of cake recipes in the vast culinary world. Napoleon, honey cake, puff cake, sponge cake, fruit cake, sour cream cake, tiramisu - the list goes on and there are hundreds more options for every taste. It is impossible to say which dessert tastes better, because it all depends on personal preferences. But it is known for certain which cake became the most expensive in the world. This culinary masterpiece was baked by confectioners in the UK in 2013. The eight-tiered miracle of culinary art under white glaze was studded with 4 thousand diamonds, which influenced its price. The sweetness was valued at 53 million US dollars. Now we’ll find out when and who baked the world’s largest cake.
"Golden" record holder
Chefs all over the world are trying to capture the imagination of sweet tooths with delicacies of unimaginable shapes and sizes. First on this list are the masters from the city, which is called the American center of excitement and entertainment. The huge cake from confectioners from Las Vegas is truly amazing: its width is 15 meters, its length is 31 meters, and its height is 0.5 meters! In addition to its impressive dimensions, the weight of this sweet miracle is also impressive - 59 tons!
Silver and bronze
In second place in the “World's Largest Cake” ranking is a product from confectioners from Alabama. The giant dessert, shaped like the outline of a state on a map, weighed 58 tons. It was timed to coincide with the centennial anniversary of the town of Fort Payne.
We will give the bronze to the Filipino confectioners from the city of La Trinidad, who did their best and presented the world with a culinary miracle weighing 11.5 tons. The cake, covered with white cream and decorated with whole strawberries, was cut and sold to everyone for 25 cents per slice. About 50 thousand people were able to enjoy the strawberry dessert.
The biggest wedding cake
Traditionally, multi-tiered cakes are baked for weddings. The classic dessert weighing 6818 kg was made in 2004 by American pastry chef Lynn Mansel and his 57 assistants. The sweet masterpiece was exhibited at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut. Each of its seven tiers ascended to the studio via a freight elevator. Unfortunately, this magnificent dessert never made it to the wedding, but 60 thousand guests could have enjoyed it! But it was noted by the Guinness Book of Records. “The largest wedding cake” was the name of the nomination in which this creamy giant won.
What pleased Russia
The Russians baked the world's longest cake. It stretched for more than 247 meters and delighted the residents of Astrakhan on October 3, 2010. The culinary miracle was timed to coincide with the 452nd anniversary of the Caspian capital. Employees of 12 confectionery factories worked on its production for a whole week. For the base, 2000 sponge cakes were used, for impregnation - 400 kg of condensed milk, 400 kg of jam, and for glaze - 250 liters of heavy cream and 20 kg of dark chocolate. When assembled, the sweet masterpiece weighed 8 tons. Already on site, 30 confectioners decorated the miracle of culinary art. The most interesting thing is that the huge dessert was made in the shape of the Volga and quite accurately repeated all its bends, floodplains and valleys. The accent was the glazed Astrakhan Kremlin, 60 cm high.
The skill of confectioners from "Avzonia"
But it wasn't just the Russians who baked the world's largest cake cake. Italian masters showed their art at the annual Trade Fair in Milan. They presented the dessert in the form of a map of their country. It was very impressive in size - 14 meters wide, 16.5 meters long, weighing more than 1 ton. Biscuit base with an area of 244 sq. m. covered with sugar glaze, and mastic figures were installed on a white background - the main attractions of Italy, including the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Roman Colosseum. The product was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the “Largest Sculpture Cake.” It was cut into 12 thousand pieces and served to everyone present.
Sweet record holders in other categories
The world's largest ice cream cake was made by Canadian confectioners from Dairy Queen Canada. Students from the culinary school helped them. The cold dessert, which weighed more than 10 tons and was covered in chocolate chips, was treated to everyone.
The Chinese were a little behind, creating an amazing ice cream weighing 8 tons, the top of which was decorated with hundreds of funny bear faces.
The tallest cake was made by students of the Indonesian culinary school Hakasima-Nilasari. The sweet 33-meter tower was exhibited in Jakarta (the capital of Indonesia) at the Amazing Christmas festival.
The world's largest cake in terms of length was presented to the world by Italian confectioners from the D.A.F. company. in the town of Trofarello. The sponge cakes, flavored with custard and whipped cream, stretched for 3.18 km, while the total weight of the dessert was almost 7 tons.
Amazing shortbread cookies were created by Ukrainian chefs. A huge area of the product was covered with colored glaze, and on it were placed rural houses, a mill, a castle with turrets and a weather vane, and figures of people and animals. The picturesque landscape amazed everyone with its detailed accuracy and artistic subtlety.
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