A 12-Ton Birthday Cake For The Azerbaijani President

The Azerbaijani city of Sumgait is marking President Ilham Aliyev's 50th birthday with a special gift: a 50-meter-long cake made with 22,000 eggs, two tons of flour, 400 kilograms of butter, and 300 kilograms of walnuts. The mayor of Sumgait, Eldar Azizov, has commissioned special cakes for the president's birthday for several years, with the length of the cake in meters corresponding to Aliyev's age. Town officials say the cake is the largest ever created in Europe. RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service