SALTED NUT ROLL MEETS THE NUTTY BAR (ON A STICK)
BRBC Challenge: Create a state fair-inspired dessert on a stickMy Inspiration: Every year, my mother and I would eat our favorite treats on the fir...
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BLUE RIBBON BANANA CREAM PIE CAKE
Episode 1: First Place, Blue Ribbon WinnerNetflix Challenge:Design an elegant layer cake from a previous blue ribbon-winning dessertMy Inspiration:...
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APPLE EGG ROLL WITH SALTED CARAMEL DIPPING SAUCE
Netflix Challenge: Make an apple dessert that’s not a pieMy Inspiration: The Apple Egg Roll with Caramel Sauce that won the People’s Choice Award f...
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TRIPLE BERRY TRIFLE
Netflix Challenge: Make a fruit-forward dessert using fruit in at least two waysMy Inspiration: I won an Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon over more than...
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DROPPED RAINBOW SNOW CONE
Netflix Challenge: Replicate a fair food as a “cake alike” using mini cakes or cupcakesMy Inspiration: As the youngest of 14 children, I was often ...
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SPICY HOT CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO CAKE
Netflix Challenge: Make a cake with surprising flavor, color, and textureMy Inspiration: I love a good surprise, in baking and in life, and I am al...
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SWEET CURRY AND BLACKBERRY SWEET ROLLS
Netflix Challenge: Create a fresh take on a sweet roll with unique flavors, colors and shapesMy Inspiration:My kids love sweet rolls, and I am alwa...
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TRIPLE LEMON KNITTED STOCKING HAT CAKE
Netflix Challenge: Create a dessert to honor fabric and thread competitions at state fairsMy Inspiration: I won the Overall Cake Championship at th...
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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE SPHERES WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE MOUSSE
Netflix Challenge: Shape and bake chocolate chip cookies into a vessel to hold a second dessert.My Inspiration: Three-dimensional cookies are (lite...
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CHOCOLATE STOUT BUNDT CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE AND SALTED CARAMEL DRIZZLE
Netflix Challenge: Use at least two different types of chocolate to make a decadent chocolate bundt cake with chocolate decor.My Inspiration: I hav...
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BUTTERSCOTCH AND BACON BUDINO WITH A BACON APPLE CRUMBLE
Netflix Challenge: Create an unusual dessert featuring bacon as a main ingredientMy Inspiration: Pigs are a big part of any state fair. And of cour...
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EILEEN GANNON’S BLUEBERRY PIE
Netflix Challenge: Create a classic American pie flavor and decorate it with a theme that honors state fair competitionsMy Inspiration: This recipe...
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CHOCOLATE BABY CAKES WITH VANILLA ICING
Netflix Challenge: Create 60 individual desserts to reflect a classic State Fair carnival game.My Inspiration: When my siblings and I were kids, ou...
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