Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I would love to use the money to open a boutique cake store!
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Receive Text UpdatesI love making custom cakes! Something that is the centre of every celebration deserves the extra time and detail!
Who is your culinary inspiration?Christina Tosi - I love how she takes simple and classic flavours and makes them into absolutely elevated classics
What would you do with the $25,000?I would love to open a boutique custom cake shop in my town - we have no where at all to get custom cakes and it would be such a wonderful addition to the community!
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