Former Great British Bake Off winner Frances Quinn has baked the world’s largest Jaffa cake, which weighs 80kg.
That equates to over 6,557 regular-sized Jaffa cakes, the giant treat with a diameter of 175 cm, beating his own Guinness World Record in 2017.
More than 160 eggs, 8 kg of dark chocolate and 15 kg of orange jelly were used to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Britain’s Got Talent.
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It took Francis Quinn more than 11 hours to build (Simon Jacobs/PA)
Baker worked with Will McMath, product development specialist, and McVity’s team to tackle a process that took more than 11 hours from start to finish at McVity’s innovation bakery in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
Jaffa Cake, with 300 servings, was served to guests and crew at Britain’s Got Talent Live semifinal outside the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, West London.
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Frances Quinn, who won The Great British Bake Off in 2013, beat her previous 2017 Jaffa cake record (David Parry/PA)
Francis said: “It was an absolute pleasure to partner with McVity to beat the record I set five years ago, so great to celebrate Britain’s Got Talent’s 15th birthday with such an iconic cake.
“I hope the audience watching the show in the live semi-finals enjoy celebrating and celebrating the contestants this year.”
Francis won the fourth season of The Great British Bake Off in 2013.
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Jaffa cake served to guests and crew outside the semifinals of Britain’s Got Talent (David Parry/PA)
David Titman, McVity’s director of marketing, said: “Francis wore us to The Great British Bake Off in 2013, and we look forward to working with him to recreate the giant Jaffa cake using his famous but secret McVity’s recipe. are hoping.
“We can’t think of a better way to pay tribute to one of Britain’s most loved talent shows, celebrating 15 series on air.”
