Lexington baker takes on the ‘Baking Impossible’ in new Netflix cooking show
Kentucky baker Brandi Romines has had a lot of brushes with fame: She made a wedding cake, complete with a piano that actually plays, for Jordan Smith, the Kentucky singer who won “The Voice.”
A self-described rabid Wildcat fan, she made a replica of the NCAA championship trophy for University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari.
She’s made cake pops of March Madness anchors. A towering cake for UK’s 150th anniversary that incorporated everything from university buildings to actual portraits of the presidents to the Wildcat mascot. And models of the UK football stadium and new dorms in cake.
Now she’s finally taking her own shot at greatness. She’s on a new Netflix cooking competition, “Baking Impossible,” trying to win $100,000.
Romines, who lives in Lexington with her husband and two kids, operates Happy As A Lark Cakes, baking on commission.
“I am super excited and extremely grateful and humbled to be part of Baking Impossible on Netflix! They chose 9 bakers to compete, I was one of them. Pretty insane!” Romines said via email. She said the contestants were asked not to say much publicly until October.
The new show pairs creative bakers and engineers “to make creations that are beyond our wildest imaginations — the kicker is, it’s their first time working together!” The “Bakineers,” as the teams are referred to, will attempt some pretty incredible challenges, including an edible boat that floats, edible mini golf courses and an edible skyscraper that must withstand a simulated earthquake.
And the cakes have to taste good, too.
The show starts streaming on Oct. 6, when the first six episodes will be released, according to Netflix. The final two will be released Oct. 13.
So stay tuned to see if Romines can take the cake.
This story was originally published September 22, 2021 at 12:17 PM.
