Vermont bakery trying to break whoopie pie world record currently held by a Maine bakery
Wicked Whoopies currently holds the world record for largest whoopie pie
Wicked Whoopies currently holds the world record for largest whoopie pie
Wicked Whoopies currently holds the world record for largest whoopie pie
A battle of the bakeries is taking place over a traditional New England sweet treat. Dream Makers Bakers in Killington, Vermont, is looking to assemble the world's largest whoopie pie. That record is currently held by Wicked Whoopies in Gardiner.
The current world record is a whoopie pie that weighs 1,062 pounds. The Vermont bakery is already assembling its pie to break the record and plans to show it off at Rutland's annual Whoopie Pie Fest.
Last year, the Vermont bakery made a 770-pound whoopie pie. They were aiming for a 970-pound one this year until Maine sent the challenge.
"It's incredibly nerve-racking," said Megan Wagner, owner of Dream Makers Bakers. "It's a little unbelievable at times. It's not something I ever thought I would be doing and the closer we get the more pressure I feel."
Sister station WMTW spoke to the current record holder to get her reaction.
"Actually what I hope they do is they break it and then they add a few hundred extra pounds on to you know make it harder for anybody else to break it," said Amy Bouchard, founder of Wicked Whoopies."
Bouchard went on to say she will break the record again if she needs to.
If you are curious as to how many calories are in the current world record, Bouchard said she and her team calculated the calories and it was over 1 million.
Vermont's official record-breaking attempt will take place on Sept. 14.