Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Semi-Finalist

Kari Cota

I have 8 years clean and sober, I have rebuilt my entire life and ended up on the Spring Baking Championship Season 11. Grateful & Humble

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in the Semi-Finals

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Voting for the Final 12 ends Thursday the 29th of May at 7PM PDT

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

If can re-create a memory for somebody one bite at a time and maybe transport them back to their childhood, that’s a big one for me. Feeding people is my love language. I’m passionate about making people happy and smile with my food.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

I’m kind of a plain Jane. I like making things that I grew up eating like homemade old-fashioned, banana cream pies, chocolate, silk pies I love making Swedish meatballs that my mom used to make growing up pot roast and mashed potatoes. I’m old-school and I keep it simple.

What would you do with the $25,000?

If I won the $25,000 I would definitely put it towards opening up my own bakery. I am absolutely ready to do something on my own.. it would also be something else besides getting clean and sober that I could show my daughter that if you put your mind to it, you can do absolutely anything you want

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