A massive traditional New Year’s cake, known as vasilopita, was unveiled in the Athens suburb of Peristeri, drawing crowds for what organizers describe as the largest such cake ever made in Greece.

The giant dessert weighed around 10 tons and stretched more than 100 metres in length. Its preparation required 6.2 tons of flour and 6,500 eggs, with 35 bakeries working together to bring the ambitious project to life. The event took place in the city’s main municipal square and has become an annual tradition over the past decade.

Residents from Peristeri and neighboring areas gathered to sample the cake, which was assembled on-site from multiple sections joined together and finished with spices and aromatic ingredients before being cut and distributed to the public.

Speaking at the event, Panagiotis Sachinidis, president of the Athens Bakers’ Guild, expressed pride in both the scale of the project and the collaboration behind it. He described the cake as not only potentially the largest in the world, but certainly one of the sweetest, highlighting the collective effort of local artisan bakers and the support of the local municipality.

Organizers emphasized that beyond breaking size records, the celebration carries strong symbolic meaning. The vasilopita is traditionally associated with good fortune and the start of the new year, while the event itself aims to showcase the social role of neighborhood bakeries as community gathering points.

Volunteers also took part in distributing the cake to visitors, reinforcing the festive and communal spirit of the occasion as organizers extended wishes of health, unity, and prosperity for the year ahead.