Bakery aims for record with 1,200-pound cupcake

Aug. 17, 2009, HAMBURG TOWNSHIP,
Mich. – After a mechanical malfunction derailed its initial attempt,
a New Hampshire bakery hopes to set a world record with 1,200-pound cupcake.

Aug. 17, 2009, HAMBURG TOWNSHIP,
Mich. – After a mechanical malfunction derailed its initial attempt,
a New Hampshire bakery hopes to set a world record with 1,200-pound cupcake.

On Saturday, baker Ryan Abood's first attempt at a 7,000-pound cupcake was
ruined overnight when the expanding cupcake dislodged a heating rod in
its enormous oven. | READ MORE