It’s a long way from Lauren Rogers Gotti Sweets cake and pastry bakery in Olympia to the Food Network studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. But Rogers was invited to make that trip to compete against 11 other bakers from around the country in season 8 of the network’s Halloween Baking Championship which aired this fall.
Cocktails from the 1990s. Vegetables from the sea. A mushroom that looks like a chicken’s feathers. Avocado in desserts. And restaurants being driven to deliver “experiences,” not just a plate
The Manheim-based winner of season eight of Food Network s "Halloween Baking Championship" shares some behind-the-scenes details and a cake recipe from the show.