- Title: Saudi marks national day with record-breaking mosaic mug cake display
- Date: 23rd September 2018
- Summary: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (SEPTEMBER 22, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BIGGEST MOSAIC MUG CAKE MADE BY BETTY CROCKER VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES OF MOSAIC MUG CAKE MOSAIC MUG CAKE BOY WAVING SAUDI FLAG (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) COUNTRY MANAGER OF GENERAL MILLS, ABDULRAHEEM ABDULLAH, SAYING: "Today, we celebrate the 88th Saudi National Day with an attempt to register a new record with the Guinness World Records using this mosaic of mugs on a space of 112 square metres using more than 19,600 mugs." VARIOUS OF TEAM MEMBERS ORGANISING MUG CAKES CHILDREN WEARING TRADITIONAL OUTFITS MUG CAKES PEOPLE WATCHING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) RESIDENT OF JEDDAH, MAJED AL-SHEIKHI, SAYING: "In fact, we are proud to enter the Guinness World Records of the world's biggest cake in the 88th national day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I'm really proud that I came here and saw something that I did not expect at all. I'm very proud. God bless our country." ORGANISERS CHILDREN AND ATTENDEES MUG CAKES AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL PLAYING ON LARGE SCREEN ORGANISERS PLACING MUGS TO BUILD MOSAIC ORGANISERS RECEIVING CERTIFICATE OF WORLD RECORD IN PRESENCE OF GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS REPRESENTATIVE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS REPRESENTATIVE, AHMED JAMAL, SAYING: "I'm here today to be a judge for the record title of the largest mug cake mosaic. To break this record, the minimum requirements should be 100 square metres. Today, Betty Crocker made a (mosaic) of 112 square metres and 42 centimetres." MUG CAKE DISPLAY MAN RAISING CERTIFICATE OF WORLD RECORD TITLE VARIOUS OF MUG CAKES WITH SCREEN READING (Arabic/English): "World's Largest Mug Cake Mosaic: 19,600 mugs"
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- Keywords: Biggest mosaic cupcake in Saudi Arabia Saudi National Day Betty Croker's General Mills Guinness Record
- Location: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
- City: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA0018YUJTXX
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- Story Text: Thousands of mini cakes baked in mugs were used to create the world's largest mosaic mug cake display in Saudi Arabia to mark the country's 88th national day.
The event was organised by Betty Crocker, a leading brand of dessert mixes in the United States, where 19,600 mugs filled with colourful cakes were lined across more than 112 square metres to break the record.
Organisers say the mosaic of mug cakes took eight hours and 30 people to complete.
The event was attended by hundreds of celebrants at Al-Andalus Mall in Jeddah who cheered as their country claimed the new world record, with children wearing traditional outfits and waving Saudi flags.
Some of the cakes were later distributed to visitors at the mall, and the rest donated to the Saudi Food Bank, organisers said.
Saudi Arabia celebrates its national day on September 23 of each year, marking the country's founding by King Abdulaziz, known as Ibn Saud, in 1932.
The Saudi General Entertainment Authority announced that it will organise nearly 70 other events nation-wide to celebrate the occasion in a move to boost national pride and improve quality of life for Saudis.
The events are the latest entertainment sponsored by the government as part of the Vision 2030 reform program, launched three years ago to diversify the economy away from oil, create new sectors to employ young citizens, and open up Saudis' cloistered lifestyles. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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