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Asked by Aoife, 7, of Omagh, Ireland

It took more than a hundred bakers to pull off the biggest bake sale in history. They made 14,534 cakes, sold out their supply in eight hours, and made it into the Guinness World Records.

No matter how big or how small, a successful bake sale can be more than just baking and selling treats. Still, just thinking about bake sales makes me hungry for catnip cupcakes with fish-flavored frosting.

We might just have different tastes, though. Actually, my friend Marie Mayes said this is one important factor to think about when you are getting ready for a bake sale...