A Kelowna baker has taken her talents to the national stage for everyone to see later in the month.

Kathie Dionne, the owner of Kakes by Kathie, is a self-taught baker and cake decorator. Locally, she91裸聊视频檚 known for her elaborate and delicious cakes and cupcakes.

Dionne and her cakes have been featured many times in various wedding magazines and sites throughout the country, but this is the first time she91裸聊视频檚 showing off on TV.

She said she had been contacted by the Food Network to participate in their shows several times but she had always refused.

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But this time, something was different: the network told her that they wanted to film a Halloween segment in January, meaning she would avoid the wedding season.

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That is when her two friends came onto the scene. She said she called a baker friend, Joanne and cake decorator Kaleena.

Together, they became Team For Goodness Cakes, competing in The Big Bake: Halloween.

She said finally getting to go was a good experience in its own way, but the fact that it was during the height of the pandemic also made it feel different.

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She can91裸聊视频檛 quite say what the outcome of the competition was for her until the episode airs, but Dionne is happy and proud of how she and her friends performed.

Most of all, she said she91裸聊视频檚 grateful for the chance to take her talent to a national show and put Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 cake scene on the map.

The Big Bake: Halloween runs from now until October. The episode featuring Dionne will air sometime later in the month.

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