121 metre long cake gives a taste for records / Photo: © AFP
-
EU to ban plant-based 'bacon' but veggie 'burgers' survive chop
-
Leagues Cup to hold matches in Mexico for first time
-
India reach T20 World Cup final after England fail in epic chase
-
Conservative Anglicans press opposition to Church's first woman leader
-
Iran players sing anthem and salute at Women's Asian Cup
-
India beat England in high-scoring T20 World Cup semi-final
-
Mideast war traps 20,000 seafarers, 15,000 cruise passengers in Gulf
-
Italy bring back Brex to face England
-
French policeman to be tried over 2023 killing of teen
-
Oil prices rise, stocks slide as Middle East war stirs supply concerns
-
More flights take off despite continued fighting in Middle East
-
Ukraine, Russia free 200 POWs each
-
Middle East war halts work at WHO's Dubai emergency hub
-
Paramount's Ellison vows CNN editorial independence
-
US says attacks on alleged drug boats have spooked traffickers
-
Dempsey returns as Scotland shuffle pack for Six Nations clash against France
-
India pile up 253-7 against England in T20 World Cup semi-final
-
Wary Europeans pledge 'defensive' military aid in Mideast war
-
Seven countries to boycott Paralympics ceremony over Russia: organisers
-
UK's Crufts dog show opens with growing global appeal
-
PSG prepare for Chelsea clash with Monaco rematch
-
Google opens AI centre as Berlin defends US tech reliance
-
Second Iranian ship nears Sri Lanka after submarine attack
-
Portugal mourns acclaimed writer Antonio Lobo Antunes
-
Union loses fight against Tesla at German factory
-
Wales revel in being the underdogs, says skipper Lake
-
German school students rally against army recruitment drive
-
Wary European states pledge military aid for Cyprus, Gulf
-
Liverpool injuries frustrating Slot in tough season
-
Real Madrid will 'keep fighting' in title race, vows Arbeloa
-
Australia join South Korea in quarters of Women's Asian Cup
-
Kane to miss Bayern game against Gladbach with calf knock
-
Henman says Raducanu needs more physicality to rise up rankings
-
France recall fit-again Jalibert to face Scotland
-
Harry Styles fans head in one direction: to star's home village
-
Syrian jailed over stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial
-
Second Iranian ship heading to Sri Lanka after submarine attack
-
Middle East war spirals as Iran hits Kurds in Iraq
-
Norris hungrier than ever to defend Formula One world title
-
Fatherhood, sleep, T20 World Cup final: Henry's whirlwind journey
-
Conservative Nigerian city sees women drive rickshaw taxis
-
T20 World Cup hero Allen says New Zealand confidence high for final
-
The silent struggle of an anti-war woman in Russia
-
Iran hits Kurdish groups in Iraq as conflict widens
-
China sets lowest growth target in decades as consumption lags
-
Afghans rally against Pakistan and civilian casualties
-
South Korea beat Philippines 3-0 to reach women's quarter-finals
-
Mercedes' Russell not fazed by being tipped as pre-season favourite
-
Australia beat Taiwan in World Baseball Classic opener
-
Underdogs Wales could hurt Irish after Scotland display: Popham
121 metre long cake gives a taste for records
Armed with 4,000 eggs and a truckload of sugar and cream, French pastry chefs on Wednesday completed a 121.8 metre (399 feet, eight inch) long strawberry cake which they have claimed is the world's longest ever made.
Youssef El Gatou brought together 20 chefs to make the 1.2 tonne masterpiece that took a week to complete and was set out on tables in an ice rink in the Paris suburb town of Argenteuil for residents to inspect.
The effort overtook a 100.48m (329 ft 7 in) long strawberry cake made in the Italian town of San Mauro Torinese in 2019.
El Gatou's cake also used 350 kilogrammes of strawberries, 150kg of sugar and 415kg of cream.
To claim the record in the Guiness book, the cake had to be at least eight centimetres wide and eight centimetres tall. The logistics were so difficult that the team "used blowtorches to heat the bowl" for the cream mix, said the chef's wife Nadia El Gatou.
El Gatou said that since a child he had wanted to set a record.
"I was looking for a product, or a French pastry, and I also wanted to highlight farm produce, so French strawberries and products like milk, cream and butter," he told AFP.
Residents of Argenteuil who went to see the calorie packed record-breaker on Wednesday were given a piece to take away.
T.Suter--VB
