VIRAL VIDEO | This giant cake by Greek bakers hopes to clinch Guinness World Record

One has witnessed numerous deviations from what is normal in the quest to seize the Guinness World Record. A lot of people prepare beautiful cakes to ring in the New Year but these Greek bakers know no bounds when it boils down to the size of the cake. Take a look at this viral video that aims to get a peek at the enormous dessert.

Size? A whopping 4,900 kgs. This is a New Year cake by Greek bakers who are very eager to fix their spot in Guinness World Record. Baking a cake takes about...well usually one person but this beauty was baked by a team of over 200 bakers in Greece as part ofa New Year's eve celebration. This was certainly an unexpected stunt to pull off as baking with this just got to a whole new level.

When in Greece, do as the Greeks do

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Greek bakers made sure they kept the humongous cake traditional. The group of bakers worked together to make a gigantic vasilopita that was over 11,000 pounds in weight (4989 kg). Popular in Greece and many other nations in eastern Europe and the Balkans, vasilopita is a traditional New Year's Day bread, cake, or pie. Now you must be wondering what ingredients are used in this big monster-size cake. Hold your breath as it contains a lot of calories, Vitamin C and protein. Before revealing the ingredients of this cake, you must know it is not for vegans as it has eggs. Well, the cake was made from 8,800 pounds flour, 4,400 pounds butter, 2,000 eggs, 1,500 oranges, 2,200 pounds sugar, 110 pounds cognac and 4 boxes of vanilla.

Dozens of bakeries come together

According to a report, the enormous cake was created with the assistance of many bakeries in the Athens region, the Bakers Guild of Athens, and suburbs & surroundings. The finished item was put together on a street in Peristeri, an Athens suburb.

Guinness World Records dream

According to the New Year's Eve event organisers, the cake will now be officially recognised as the largest vasilopita in the world by Guinness World Records. The prior record? A 4,000 kilogramme cake was on display during the 48th edition of the annual Bangalore Cake Show before Christmas and New Year's festivities. The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark was shown on the largest cake model. According to reports, the enormous cake took the cake makers more than three months to finish.