RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Over 100 pounds of butter, 100 pounds of shortening, and marshmallow fluff sandwiched between a pair of 200-pound pieces of cake — that’s just a portion of the ingredients needed to try and set a world record for the worlds largest whoopie pie.
While it may look like a normal weekday at Dream Makers Bakers in Killington, there’s exciting stuff going on behind the scenes.
“It’s a really incredible thing, I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity, you know. I can’t believe I’m going to be associated with a world record, let alone for a massive whoopie pie,” said bakery owner Megan Wagner.
The shop off Route 4 is where they will assemble the largest whoopie pie for Rutland’s Third Annual Whoopie Pie Fest. The bakery is also preparing thousands of treats to give away and sell as a vendor for the third straight year. Nearly 5,000 attended last year’s festival and vendors sold out quickly. This year, organizers are expecting even more.
“It’s incredibly nerve-wracking, 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,” Wagner said.
Last year, the bakery made a 770-pound whoopie pie–a 200-pound increase from their first year. Now, they’re hoping to raise the stakes again. “It’s something we’re ready for and prepared for,” Wagner said. She says they originally weren’t planning on attempting a world record until a challenge from a radio station in Maine, home of the current record-holder — over 1,000 pounds.
“We were going to do another 200 pounds, and then another 200 pounds to go for the world record — not this year, but next year. But in my research, I found Maine calling us out and you know trying to beat us to it, which is always a fear of mine. I was trying to stay under the radar until I was ready,” she said.
Wagner says they won’t start baking the big one until next week and are now focused on getting the smaller pies out of the way. “We enjoy the festival and it’s really fun. But that feeling when you finally finished something we’ve been working on months for — it’s just one of the greatest feelings in the entire world, that feeling of accomplishment,” she said.
The festival gets — and record-breaking attempt — take place on September 14.