The 2.3 tonne dessert was made by 155 bakers in an ice-skating rink in Porrentruy, Switzerland.

Guiness World Record officials confirmed it had reclaimed the title.

Last year bakers in Lyon, France, stole the 2007 Porrentruy record (782kg) by creating a 1075kg cake in the shape of France.

But the Swiss town emerged victorious after creating the titanic tiramisu using 799kg of mascarpone, 6,400 eggs, 350 litres of cream, 189kg of sugar, 300 litres of coffee, 35kg of cocoa, 66 litres of liqueur and 64, 000 biscuits.

The cake, which was 8cm deep and covered 50 square metres, was finished off with a chocolate powder portrait of Barack Obama reportedly in celebration of his Nobel Peace Prize win.