AUTO MALL LONGS FOR CAKE RECORD.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer How sweet it was - and it may be even sweeter if it breaks the world's record. On Saturday a 153-foot-long cake was unveiled during a celebration of the Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Auto Mall's 29th birthday - a length auto mall representatives hope will make it to the Guinness Book of World Records. Auto Mall representatives said they wanted to go all out to produce the world's largest cake to draw attention to what is billed as the world's largest auto mall. The cake - which took up 20 8-foot tables under a tent on a field fronting Duesenberg Drive - was decorated by children and displayed, with a full ceremony that included a naval color guard. Proceeds from the event that included rides and other attractions were slated to go to the United Way's children's charities, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. officials. The exact length of the cake was 153 feet, 3 inches, said Richard Schriever of Greenlight Communications in Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , which represents the Auto Mall. The length to beat is 26 feet, according to mall representatives. The length was checked by a notary public A public official whose main powers include administering oaths and attesting to signatures, both important and effective ways to minimize Fraud in legal documents. and submitted to Guinness as the world's largest, Schriever said. The cake, which took about two days to build, was baked by Paul Gauweiler of The Cake Box in Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. . The cake weighed about 1,000 pounds and contained 1,280 eggs, 160 pounds of sugar, 16 gallons of milk, 10 pounds of baking powder, 4 pounds of salt and 65 pounds of shortening. ``That's just the cake - we haven't got to the frosting frosting the slight graying of the haircoat around the face, particularly muzzle, in dogs with aging and as a regular feature of some breeds such as the Belgian shepherd dog. yet,'' said Schriever as he cut the cake into manageable pieces for distribution. Pieces of the cake will go to Auto Mall dealerships, Schriever said. The bulk of it - about 75 percent - will go to the Ventura County Food Bank, he said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) The 153-foot-3-inch cake is displayed beneatha canopy at the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall. (2) Kevin Jantz, 2, fishes for a prize at the carnival  At The Carnival is a 1989 computer puzzle game by Cliff Johnson. . Jeremy Greene/Special to the Daily News |
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