Worlds Largest King Cake Set World Record

The Superdome was the site of another record as bakers attempted to make the world's largest king cake.

The cake circled the Superdome twice as bakers from Haydel's tried for a new Guinness world record.

Taking three days to bake and over six hours to assemble, bakers said the cake measured 5,300 feet in length.

Funds raised from the sale of the king cake go to cancer research for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  Officials are hoping to raise $50,000.

Judges from Guinness measured the record not by length, but by weight. 

The previous record for the largest king cake was in Houston and weighed 3,000 pounds.  Officials believe that the New Orleans king cake weighs nearly 8,000 pounds.

Worlds Largest King Cake Set Guinness World Record 2011 Video