Vancouver Island University students make world’s largest Nanaimo bar [Video]

A Nanaimo bar whose recipe called for butter equivalent to the weight of a baby elephant has been certified as the world’s largest during an event in the British Columbia city that bears the sweet treat’s name.

Baked by students at Vancouver Island University, the record-setting bar was unveiled to the public at noon on Saturday, and is 21.3 metres long, 0.9 metres wide and weighs nearly 500 kilograms. 

“I will really remember this experience for the rest of my life, just seeing the Nanaimo community come down and celebrate us, and seeing all the people cheering for us and excited for us to see and to break this record and have the record really hold in Nanaimo,” said Lily David, a student from VIU’s Professional Baking and Pastry Arts program. 

Aron Weber, the program’s chair, said students got the idea a few years ago when they were brainstorming ways …