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Baker Who Competed On Food Network Opening Bergen County Cake Shop Baker Who Competed On Food Network Opening Bergen County Cake Shop
Baker Who Competed On Food Network Opening Bergen County Cake Shop A Fair Lawn native who appeared in several Food Network competitions is now opening a cake shop of her very own. Cristina Vazquez made her television debut as the youngest finalist on Season 4 of Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship at the age of 24. She also competed on the network’s first seasons of Halloween Cake Off Champion and Big Time Bake Winner. Now 27, Vasquez — a proud Cuban-Puerto Rican living in Hawthorne — is breaking into the bakery scene with the launch of her new Glen Rock cake shop, Petal Dust Cakery. View this post on Instagram …

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by Valerie Musson
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Fair Lawn Baker Competes On Food Network Show Fair Lawn Baker Competes On Food Network Show
Fair Lawn Baker Competes On Food Network Show At 24 years old, Cristina Vazquez of Fair Lawn will be the youngest contestant to compete on a Food Network show. "Spring Baking Championship" will debut March 12 at 9 p.m. Cristina -- a proud Cuban-Puerto Rican -- found her love of baking as a teen coping with a breakup. Baking a cake made her feel better.  Cristina began volunteering at a local cake shop (since she was too young to be hired) and went on to culinary school at Johnson and Wales University. She has worked in 5-star hotels on the East Coast and abroad in Ireland.  Always singing and dancing in the kitchen, Crist…

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by Cecilia Levine