CSCA PAC Member Competes on Food Network Challenge

Jörg Amsler, member of The CSCA Program Advisory Committee (PAC) and owner of Truly Jörg's Patisserie in Boston, recently competed in the Extreme Cake Challenge on Food Network's Challenge series. Amsler, along with three other contestants designed cakes incorporating moving parts, pyrotechnics, advanced sugar work, and extreme height. Contestants were encouraged to design the 'most radical cake ever.' Judged by the 'Ace of Cakes' Duff Goldman and his crew from Charmed City Cakes, Amsler and his assistant Peter Ungár designed a Swiss Army Knife cake with moving rolling pins, butcher knives, egg beaters, and torches. The winner of the competition took home $10,000.

Other competitors included Michelle Garcia, chef/owner of the Bleeding Heart Bakery in Chicago; Stephen Maronian, chef/co-owner of Sweet Lisa's Exquisite Cakes in Greenwich, Connecticut; and Elisa Strauss, owner of Confetti Cakes in New York City.

Amsler's assistant Peter Ungár is a purchasing assistant at The CSCA and is an instructor in The CSCA's Recreational Program.

Extreme Cake Challenge Schedule:

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at midnight
Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 6:00 pm

Check your local cable provider for airdates.