China sets the record for world's longest Christmas cake

A one-kilometre long cake achieved a new Guinness World Record in Shanghai on Thursday Dec 01,2011 during a charity event to raise funds for children with cancer.The world's longest ever Christmas cake, a 1,068 metre-long (3,504 foot) vanilla flavoured log with a bitter chocolate frosting, was created by 80 cooks from the five star Pudong Shangri-la Hotel.Preparation took several days and the final set up involved 150 staff members working for 24 hours straight, with the cake placed on 156 tables lined up in the hotel lobby.