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Worlds Largest Cupcake

世界最大的杯蛋糕

A 4 feet cupcake weighing a hefty 1,224 pounds has been officially recognized as the worlds largest by the Guinness Book of Records.

一個 身高 4英尺、 體重 達1224磅的杯蛋糕日前被《吉尼斯世界記錄》正式認證為世界上最大的杯形蛋糕。

Unveiled on Monday, in Detroit, Michigan, US, the enormous cake -with a whopping circumference of 11 feet-was over eight times bigger than the previous record holder.

這塊巨型蛋糕於本週一在美國密歇根州的底特律市公佈於眾，它的 腰圍 驚人，達到11英尺，比之前的記錄保持者大8倍之多。

Baked over the course of 12 hours, the gigantic cup cake was made from 200 pounds of flour, 200 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of butter and 800 eggs.

這一龐大的杯形蛋糕經過12小時烘製而成，共用掉200磅麪粉、200磅糖、200磅黃油和800個雞蛋。

When covered with frosting and custard, the one-of-a-kind dessert boasted 2,000,000 calories. The brainchild of American firm Gourmet Gift Baskets, the cupcake smashed the previous record of 151 pounds set on July 20.

再加上糖霜和蛋奶沙司，這塊獨一無二的大蛋糕所含的熱量高達200萬卡路里。這塊蛋糕的創意來自美國 美食禮品籃公司 ，它打破了之前於7月20日創下的151磅的記錄。