The “Sugar Daddy” Survived the first round…2nd Episode to Watch
First Episode of the Next Great Baker made us a little nervous!! Why? After the opening food fight and warm fuzzy intro of all the contestants…the competition got a little stressful! First challenge...
View ArticleCupcakes and Monopoly Challenge
After last week’s heart pounding episode and not much “face time” for Chef Dana, this week’s mini challenge was…(drum roll please)… Cupcake!! Each contestant had to pick-up a tray and inside each of...
View ArticlePremiere Party Pics
Here are the first set of pictures from “Sugar Daddy” Dana Herbert’s NEXT GREAT BAKER Premiere party, which was held on Monday, December 6. Stay tuned to this blog for more photos from this exciting...
View Article‘Tis the Season…
‘Tis the season…for red and green…really? The episode started with mini challenge of course. This week’s mini challenge was Christmas cake decorating race. Buddy showed the contestants how he does it....
View ArticleDyn-o-mite!
For this explosive episode a special effects company needs an extreme cake to celebrate its 20th anniversary so the hopefuls must incorporate special effects and pyrotechnics in their confections....
View Article3-2-1 Blast Off!
Chef Dana has now made it to the 5th round of the competition. Half way!! Only 3 people going to the finale. We’re crossing our fingers… Today’s Bakers Challenge was to assemble fondant layer cake from...
View ArticleHere Comes the Bride
Only 5 contestants left on Next Great Baker. Last week Greggy the “frigitty freakin” awesome Greggy was sent home. On this week’s episode, Buddy wanted to start with an “old school” technique on...
View ArticleWho will Cruze to next week’s finale?
After six grueling weeks of cake challenges and kitchen soap opera drama, the original pool of 10 NEXT GREAT BAKER competitors has been reduced by exactly one half. For those doing the math, only five...
View ArticleDana Herbert Wins TLC’s Next Great Baker
Dana Herbert wins NEXT GREAT BAKER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 25, 2011 http://press.discovery.com/us/tlc/programs/next-great-baker/ Website: www.dessertsbydana.com Buddy Valastro announced that 34...
View ArticleFall Harvest Cake
Tavonia Silmon picked up her lovely fall harvest cake today to celebrate the beautiful colors of the season with her two daughters. The vanilla and chocolate cake with buttercream icing is anything...
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