VIU students bake to break a sweet world record

Vancouver Island University Professional Baking and Pastry Arts students will be assembling a 21.3-metre-long, one-metre-wide nanaimo bar on Saturday in a bid to break the world record. “The record isn’t even held in Nanaimo—we gotta fix that,” said VIU student Ben Cram. What is expected to be a nearly-500 kg dessert—containing an estimated 2,400,000 calories—will be available for viewing and tasting at a family-friendly event hosted by VIU this weekend. While the primary goal of the event is to bring the record “home,” organizers also hope to raise funds to replace the program’s aging ovens—no small task when student projects are measured in metres.