Bakers prepare to break whoopie pie world record

RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) – It takes more than 100 pounds of butter, 100 pounds of shortening and marshmallow fluff sandwiched between a pair of 200-pound pieces of cake to try and set a world record for the largest whoopie pie.

A bakery in Vermont is preparing to do just that.

On what looks like a normal weekday at Dream Makers Bakers in Killington, Vermont, exciting stuff is 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,” bakery owner Megan Wagner said.

The shop off Route 4 is where they will assemble the largest whoopie pie for the town of 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,” Wagner said. “It’s not something I ever thought I would be doing and the closer we get, the more pressure I feel.”

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.

Wagner said they originally weren’t planning on attempting a world record until they learned of a challenge from a radio station in Maine, home of the current record-holder, weighing in at more than 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,” she said. “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.”

Wagner said 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 and the record-breaking attempt, take place on September 14.

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