Saturday marks a huge milestone for a group of Ohio State fans who have been building an Ohio Stadium cake for 25 years. It all started “as a light-hearted means of celebrating the great tradition of Ohio State football,” according to the group’s website. ” Why build a stadium cake? The group says that a tailgater said it couldn’t be done, so the challenge was on.
The group is so organized and that they’ve been able to raise money and award 57 scholarships since 2004.
Ingredients:
These numbers to grew even larger for the Eleventh and Twelfth Annual Ohio Stadium Cakes in 2001 and 2002 after renovations to the Stadium Cake, like the renovations to the Horseshoe itself, had been completed. The Cake Crew added an expanded C-deck on the west side of the stadium, luxury suites, and the new press box. In 2001 and 2002, the cake consisted of 84 cake mixes, 252 eggs, 1½ gallons of vegetable oil, 126 pounds of powdered sugar, 21 pounds of shortening, 1½ gallons milk, and 24 ounces vanilla extract. In 2003, cake grew to 87 cake mixes and 261 eggs. The ingredients for the Ohio Stadium Cake have remained fairly constant since 2003.
Big question: What do they do with the cake after the game? I’ll update when the group’s Twitter account gets back to me.
Update:
@bustedcoverage we cut it up & give away for donations to the scholarship fund. 100% of donations go to the fund. Thanks for the article!!
— THE Ohio Stadium Cake (@OhioStadiumCake) October 9, 2015
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The first Ohio Stadium Cake:
The 25th annual Ohio Stadium Cake:
It begins…#GoBucks #OhioStadiumCake #scholarships @Brutus_Buckeye @The_SHOE_OSU @DispatchAlerts @MarkKunz44 pic.twitter.com/tlVgpi6UxT
— THE Ohio Stadium Cake (@OhioStadiumCake) October 6, 2015
The upper decks with their first coat of icing. The progress continues! #GoBucks #OhioStadiumCake #BuckeyeNation pic.twitter.com/CYmmeafUog — Ohio Stadium Cake (@OhioStadiumCake) October 8, 2015
Lower decks in the process of being dotted. Getting closer! #GoBucks #BuckeyeNation #BuckeyeScholarships pic.twitter.com/F4NnCyE0P7
— THE Ohio Stadium Cake (@OhioStadiumCake) October 8, 2015
Field almost finished! #GoBucks #BuckeyeNation #BuckeyeScholarships #gettingcloser #1tiredcakecrew pic.twitter.com/cEdxQVtXcQ — Ohio Stadium Cake (@OhioStadiumCake) October 8, 2015
Putting decks together. Thx Tiffany Dempsey 4 pics, the #cakecrew gets so focused at these moments they forget pics! pic.twitter.com/o7sf6DmSGx
— THE Ohio Stadium Cake (@OhioStadiumCake) October 8, 2015
Making sure it goes together right 😨 @The_SHOE_OSU @Brutus_Buckeye @Landgrant33 @fanlivebuckeye #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/DkyDH6cT9W — Ohio Stadium Cake (@OhioStadiumCake) October 8, 2015
Some of the #cakecrew checking it @The_SHOE_OSU @fanlivebuckeye @Brutus_Buckeye @OhioStateAlumni @OSUCoachMeyer pic.twitter.com/JrHDGo3bnY
— THE Ohio Stadium Cake (@OhioStadiumCake) October 8, 2015
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