

Actors dressed as The Simpsons television characters display the world's largest doughnut at the launch of 'The Simpsons Movie' DVD in Sydney, in December 2007. It took 40 people and over 80,000 pink icing topped doughnuts weighing 3.5 tonnes to construct the 18-foot-wide donut, which was later distributed to homeless people. Newscom/FILE
Mmmmmm.... To certify the doughnut cake's size, Diane Rise, a weights-and-measures inspector from the state Department of Agriculture, rolls out her tape measure and gets to work, NEWSCOM
How about a plate of bacon with your next donut? Ladd Tajon holds up a plate of bacon that was just cooked on the grill at Pancake Circus. NEWSCOM
Bill Murray eats a plate full of donuts in a scene from the movie "Groundhog Day." NEWSCOM
Doughnuts from Dunkin" Donuts, French fries from McDonald's and fried chicken from Kentucky Fried Chicken are displayed here. In 2006, New York City health officials began talking about prohibiting artificial trans fatty acids from food products. Newcom/FILE
Mmmmmmm..... A stick man with a doughnut body, potato-chip face and M&M eyes. NEWSCOM
Kevin Nealon with a doughnut at the 'Fat Actress' Los Angeles Premiere held at the Cinerama Dome at Arclight Cinemas. NEWSCOM
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock's passion for doughnuts was put to the test when comedienne Ellen DeGeneres made him identify different brands while blindfolded. NEWSCOM
The Donut Hole at La Puente. Los Angeles, California. NEWSCOM
The NY premiere for a recent movie held at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York City. NEWSCOM
Employee Samantha Berk of Tampa, Fla., holds up some doggie donuts in December 2009.
A donut with a bite missing from it is seen here.
A customer order donuts from the newly opened Dunkin' Donuts in Moscow on May 2.
Donuts are on display at a cafeteria.
Super Donuts located in Carlsbad, Calif., is seen here on May 26. The shop features a drive-through for customers who want to grab donuts on the run. The little donut shop is located on the corner of Grand Avenue and Roosevelt Street in downtown Carlsbad.
Krispy Kreme employees pack one-dozen boxes of their trademark Krispy Kreme Original Glazed moments before the Clearwater, Fla., store's 5 a.m. opening. The store employs approximately 50 people, has indoor seating and has a drive-thru window open 24 hours, seven days a week. The store's doughnut-making machine is capable of producing more than 200 dozen doughnuts each hour. Newscom/FILE
Krispy Kreme Donuts employees prepare donuts in Washington, DC, in August 2004. Lawrence Jackson/AP/FILE
Iced doughnuts on display in this undated photo.
Phat Ong uses long sticks to turn the donuts as he fries them at Up With Donuts in Pendleton, Ore., on May 19. Phat and his wife, Sokhan Ong, own and operate Up With Donuts.
Employees of Dunkin' Donuts stand behind a counter in a newly opened cafe in Moscow, Russia, on April 28. Dunkin' Donuts has returned to Russia after an 11-year absence with plans to open as much as 20 outlets in the capital this year. Mikhail Metzel/AP