This colossal cake baked and consumed in west London has entered has been officially recognised as a Guinness World Records breaker.

The snow-topped creation measured a whopping 12.17x9.8m - nearly half the size of a tennis court - and was 41cm tall. It fed 12,000 shoppers at Westfield, in Shepherd's Bush, where it was unveiled on November 28 last year.

Staff at Kool Cakes Bakery's branches in Heston, Kingsbury and Harrow worked flat out to create the giant gateau, which was then assembled and decorated overnight at the shopping centre.

The company teamed up with Fairy Liquid, confectioner Bompas & Parr, PR firm Ketchum and the charity Make-A-Wish Foundation UK to produce the edible edifice.

The cake is assembled and decorated

It took nine people to bake the cake and 35 to assemble and decorate the frosted masterpiece, which was devoured by shoppers over the course of three days.

The cake was made for Make-A-Wish Foundation UK's Bake-A-Wish fundraising drive. Consumers were asked to donate £1 per slice to the charity, which grants the wishes of children battling life-threatening conditions.

Fairy Liquid also used the event as an opportunity to promote its cleaning power, by using one 870ml bottle to wash all 12,000 plates used.

The mouth-watering sugarscape has now been recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest cake sculpture, toppling the previous holder - an 11.7x9.2m concoction in the shape of Suadi Arabia.

Staff from Kool Cakes Bakery, who baked the cake and helped assemble it

TV presenter Amanda Holden, who is a patron of Make-A-Wish Foundation UK, was there to see the first slice cut and said she was delighted the money raised would help grant many more 'magical wishes'.

Kool Cakes directors Kulwinder (aka Paul) Kumar and Ashit Shah this week said: "This involved a lot of hard work and preparation but we are so proud to have been involved in such an achievement which has helped such a good cause."

The directors also thanked Jennyfer Bali, who they said was instrumental in planning and organising the whole project for them.