In an
attempt to raise money for charity and claim the title for the world’s
largest whoopie pie, a team of Maine confectioners have created a frosted
dessert weighing over 1,000 pounds.
They say
the Amish invented the simple but delicious whoopie pie, but that didn’t stop
the state of Maine from trying to claim it as its official dessert. Back in
September 2010, at the annual festival of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
confectioners made a 250 pound whoopie pie, but that record was practically
pulverized last Saturday, when Maine managed to top it with their own giant
whoopie treat, weighing 1,062 pounds.
Local pie
makers Wicked Whoopies provided the necessary ingredients for creating the giant
calorie bomb, and assembly began around 8 am. After hours of work, which
included lifting the baked top and bottom with a forklift, the drooling crowd gathered
in front of Coast 93.1 radio station could finally stuff their face with
frosted goodness. The event was also used as an opportunity to raise money for
Maine troops serving abroad, so whoever wanted a slice of the world’s largest
whoopie pie had to make a small donation. The raised funds will be used by
Wicked Whoopies to pay shipping costs for the whoopie pies they plan to send to
soldiers serving far from home.
AP Photo/Cheryl Senter
AP Photo/Cheryl Senter
AP Photo/Cheryl Senter via Daylife
Maine Chefs Make World’s Largest Whoopie Pie was originally posted at Oddity Central
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