
Yep - 50,000. In honor of the holiday, University of Maryland bakery staff took two months to make the confections, which are being stored in various freezers all over the College Park campus.
UMD officials expect about 80,000 people to attend the event today, which is free to the public.
The numbers are unbelievable: the ingredients were $14,000, which were paid for in part by corporate sponsors, and the total calorie count for all 50,000 cakes is a staggering 12.6 million. Take that, Weight Watchers.
Oh - and the photo? Courtesy of rockin' Slashfood Flickr user Cupcakequeen.

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