This 1,000kg eggless cake sets a new world record

Volunteers from a Western-Sydneybased socio-spiritual organisation, BAPS, have set a new record for the “World’s largest eggless cake”.

BAPS Spokesperson Mr Praful Jethwa said BAPS is honoured to receive this recognition from The Australian Book of Records.

“It took more than 60 volunteers over 4,030 hours to plan, bake, build and set the new Australian record,” Mr Jethwa said.

“This year, the BAPS community in Australia and globally is celebrating the birth centenary of our fifth spiritual leader, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj. That’s why the team of volunteers who made the cake were determined to deliver something different and unique for Diwali.

“The cake has been built in the shape of a traditional Hindu temple. The 1,023-kilogram cake is 2.4 meters tall and three meters wide. It has 41 different ornate designs consisting of more than 3,850 different pieces.

“We sincerely thank The Australian Book of Records for giving us the award of Australia’s largest eggless cake. It couldn’t have come at a better time.”

Ms Mira Savania, BAPS Volunteer and cake baking team lead said the shape of the cake is an ode to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s life work.

“In his life, Pramukh Swami Maharaj built more than 1,100 temples around the world, which serve the surrounding communities as a hub for personal, cultural, and spiritual development,” said Ms Savania.

“The cake has been built in the shape of a traditional Hindu temple as a symbol of one of the many ways Pramukh Swami Maharaj positively contributed to society. There is no better way to celebrate his birthday than building a temple for him, which everyone will get a piece of.”

The intricate cake structure of a traditional Hindu temple was displayed on the third day of BAPS’ Diwali celebrations called Annakut at the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse.

John Taylor, the co-founder of The Australian Book of Record, said BAPS’ eggless cake weighs more than doubled the previous record, which was 462 kilograms.

Announcing the record during a Diwali congregation at the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse this morning, Mr Taylor said, “The volunteers and everybody associated here today smashed the world’s largest eggless cake record.”

Everyone attending the festivities received a part of history by taking home a portion of the record- setting cake. BAPS Sydney has also partnered with Hawkesbury Helping Hands and the Parramatta Mission to donate the cake to people in need.