By Adam Davis
Dream Maker Bakers in Killington is looking to set a new world record with the largest whoopie pie ever produced at the annual Whoopie Pie Festival in downtown Rutland on Saturday, Sept. 14. The 1,100-pound concoction will require almost 300 pounds of powdered sugar, as well as 150 pounds of marshmallow fluff, butter, and shortening to make the filling. They will add 75 pounds to each cake layer this year to build upon their 770 pound whoopie pie they created for last year’s festival.
The current world record for the largest whoopie pie ever made belongs to Wicked Whoopies in Freeport, Maine, at an impressive 1,062 pounds. When recently asked by NBC News in Maine what they thought about Dream Maker Bakers seeking to break their record, they seemed open to the challenge.
“They said ‘I hope that they break it, and they add enough on to make it harder for anybody else to break it, but we’re going to come back for it’,” according to challenger Dream Maker Bakers owner Megan Wagner.
Courtesy Megan Wagner
Hundreds of pounds of ingredients will be combined to bake the world’s largest whoopie pie this Saturday.
In addition to the potential record-breaking dessert, Dream Maker will also have traditional whoopie pies available at their stand, as well as samples of the world’s biggest whoopie for the crowd. After the festival, the remainder of the pie will be donated to various food banks throughout the state.
“My team splits into two as soon as it’s done being weighed, and half of the team works on making donation boxes — Food shelves can still sign up to receive some, and we’ve had requests from all over Vermont ,” Wagner said. “The other half of my team will cut up and serve it to the crowd.”
“We are looking forward to welcoming a huge crowd to Downtown Rutland to enjoy a day packed with fun and family-friendly activities!” said Chrispin White, CEDRR’s member services and events manager.
Last year’s festival drew an estimated 5,000 people and this year’s is expected to potentially draw even more.
“It’s an extremely fun event that has grown tremendously in size from year to year. Last year, they were predicting 3,000 people and 5,000 showed up. So, they’re expecting 8,000 this year, and maybe more since we’ve announced that we’re trying to break the record,” Wagner said. “Our employees have friends and family from all over the country that are coming in to see it, and everyone we’ve talked to is really excited.”
Dream Maker Bakers will unveil its record-breaking whoopie pie at 4:15 p.m.
Dream Maker Bakers were first introduced to the idea of making a massive whoopie pie when the Rutland Chamber of Commerce approached them with the proposal prior to the festival’s inaugural year in 2022.
“They came to me three years ago; they were trying to find a bakery that could make them a big whoopie pie, but we weren’t sure how big,” Wagner said. “My head baker and I said, ‘We could do that.’ I had a pan built as big as it could possibly be for the biggest oven that I could find and that’s where we started. Our first was 550 pounds.”
In addition to whoopie pies from 20 area bakers, the third annual Whoopie Pie Festival will feature live music, performances, various activities, and food trucks. Both Center Street and Merchants Row will be shut down to traffic from 12-5 p.m. for the festivities.
For more information, visit rutlandwhoopiepiefest.com.
