Martha Hebert and Rebecca Guidry, two UL Lafayette alums, will appear on the new TLC competition series “Ultimate Cake-off” on Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. The sisters own Sweet Southern Ladies Designer Cakes near St. Martinville.
The series pits top bakers across the country against one another to battle it out to design the biggest, most outrageous and breathtaking cakes.In this episode, Hebert and Guidry will face off against two other teams of contestants in a challenge to create an edible masterpiece in hopes of winning $10,000 and to have their cakes featured at a marquee event. With only nine hours, the competitors must make cakes that are at least five feet tall and are creative enough to win the taste of the client and the ultimate prize. The winning cake will be featured at the 15thAnniversary of the Petersen Automotive Museum. Serving as assistants will be Denise Talbot of Cakes So Special and Jennifer Dontz of SugarDelites.
The series is hosted by chef Michael Schulson, owner of Atlantic City’s Izakaya. Judges are Margaret Braun, an acclaimed sugar artist based in New York and Leigh Grode, owner of Los Angeles’ Cake Divas bakery.
The series fan site will be at http://tlc.com. |
