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

Quarter-Finalist

Hope Ray

I have been baking since a small child and I have learned how to grow my love of it. I would love to inspire others to love it as much as I.

Currently 5

in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

Blueberry cheesecake with a homemade blueberry compote.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My Oma bc she always cooked and baked from scratch. And at Christmas she would always let me help make German Christmas cookies.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would give a portion to the Lord because without him I couldn’t do this and finally take my trip to Germany.

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