Cupcake is world's largest at 150 pounds

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., July 19 (UPI) -- Guinness World Records says a 150-pound cupcake put on display at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., is the largest of its type in the world.

Cakes.com, the largest cake decoration supplier in the world, said in a release the cupcake it unveiled at the Minneapolis-area mall Saturday weighed 150.7 pounds and stood 12 inches tall, not including its candle.

The cupcake, which included 15 pounds of fudge filling and 60 pounds of yellow icing, yielded 1,500 servings for event attendees.

Guinness World Records adjudicator Danny Girton Jr. applauded the first record attempt by Cakes.com.

"I am pleased to welcome this fun and creative achievement into the Guinness World Records family," Girton said. "Only 3 percent of all record attempts are successful. Considering that this is cakes.com's first record attempt this achievement is even more remarkable."

"This is a thrill and an honor for Cakes.com," Jamie Miller of Cakes.com said of the record.