"GuinnessBookOfWorldRecords" news and stories

Cupcake on the loading dock. Photo: Janis Bucher

There's a new World's Largest Cupcake.

On Saturday, the Guinness Book of World Records certified a 1,316-pound sweet made by Passion for Sweet in Boca Raton, Fla. The giant cupcake was sponsored by Big Top Cupcakes -- a company that makes giant cupcake molds for home baking -- as part of the Think Pink Rocks breast cancer fundraiser.

Of course, this cupcake knocked off a previous title holder. Check out that photo after the jump.

Photo: Bill Mealbach

Go big or go home ... hungry.

That's the philosophy of Mallie's Sports Grill of Southgate, Mich., and its owner, Steve Mallie. The restaurant recently became the Guinness World Record holder for the largest commerically sold burger.

The aptly named "Absolutely Ridiculous Burger" is approximately 185.6 pounds, 3 feet tall and 26 inches round, Mallie told Slashfood.

It starts with 200 pounds of uncooked, ground beef (an 80/20 blend) and ends with a patty that takes a whopping 16 hours to cook and another eight hours of resting time. The bun takes an additional eight hours. Mallie's uses a large commercial oven for baking but does have a custom-made form to mold the patty.

What do you get when you combine of 500 pounds of tasty  chickpea dip and a 12-foot plate? The world's largest serving of hummus.

Sabra, the Astoria, N.Y.-based maker of  Meditteranean dips and spreads unveiled this culinary curiosity at a trade show in Manhattan earlier this week. The gigantic veggie appetizer made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.To my mind it looked like the surface of some creamy alien world. In case you're wondering double-dipping your pita in the delicious spread was strictly prohibited.

[photo: Joe DiStefano]