The Halloween Baking Championship is coming up and 12 bakers are ready to compete for $25,000 and an all-expenses-paid stay to ten Haunted Houses of America at the Henson Hotel. The eighth season of the popular Food Network competition series begins Monday, September 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Lauren Rogers, one of the contenders, wants to win the tournament for her grandmother after experiencing bigotry last year.
In February 2021, Gotti Sweets Lauren Roger bakery was spat on. Her business was sabotaged the same month, with someone spray-painting a car parked in front of her store. In response, the Halloween cake-making championship candidate said,
“Hate crimes and hateful behavior are terrifying.”
Rogers, like many in her community, was terrified of the police and did not report racist graffiti to them. She speaks,
“They advise you not to contact the police or they will come and shoot you.”
Lauren shared a photo of the spray paint on her Instagram, which caught the attention of police officer Olympia Vasile Kovzun. He returned the next day and promised to open an investigation into the incident. Officer Vasile and his colleagues have also increased patrols in the area. The officers were surprised to learn that someone in their community didn’t trust them and decided to help Lauren. Rogers praised their efforts, saying,
“I really appreciate this; I don’t expect any response from the city; I don’t believe people are paying that much attention.”
Currently, the police have no lead in the case.
Lauren Rogers was a contestant on the Halloween Baking Championship.
Lauren is from Washington and is known for her made-to-order cakes. She wants to win the contest so she can be proud of her grandmother, whom she bakes during the holidays. Every Saturday, she makes one cake every hour, as recommended by the Food Network. During her short stint at Baskin-Robbins, she discovered her passion for cake design. Lauren then decided to pursue her hobby professionally by enrolling at Le Cordon Bleu Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon.
In 2018, she opened her own store, Gotti Sweets, in Olympia, Washington. Lauren is known for her “custom bakery by appointment” and made-to-order cakes. He has 15 years of experience making cakes, pies and cookies. She also sells pastries, French macarons, peanut butter and molasses glazed cookies to her customers. Lauren’s bakery is famous for its Pie Tots, small cakes wrapped in puff pastry and filled with fruit.
The Eighth Season of the Halloween Baking Championship
Twelve contestants will compete in the Halloween Baking Championship by creating creepy, scary, yet delicious sweets for the judges. John Henson will host the show and be judged by Stephanie Boswell, Carla Hall and Zac Young. Henson will be in charge of the spooky hotel where the chefs will be staying for the next eight weeks. After each mission, one or more bakers will be eliminated depending on the quality of their dessert. In each episode, the bakers will take on two tasks, depending on the theme of the week. Every Monday at 9:00 p.m. ET, Food Network airs the Halloween Baking Championship.
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