Knowing that the winner of THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW would win a glass cake plate “trophy”… I thought I would make a ceramic “trophy” cake plate for Martin just in case he didn’t win! BUT HE DID WIN!!! I thought tit would still be a great gift… so now he has TWO “trophies” to choose from next time he’s serving a homemade cake!!!… or bringing one to our pottery class???

And of course, every KING OF CORN needs a corn scepter, right?! Martin may have won a baking show… but we were more than ready to blow the corn theme out of the water! We just need a good reason to celebrate… and we’re ALL IN!

Thanks again to Christine for working on the scepter. I brought the corn & made it sparkle, but Christine added all of the incredible details… like photos from each of Martin’s baking challenges!

As the Big Winner of THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW… of course we had to make the most celebrating Martin! And we thought every winner needs a crown… and party hats for the rest of us. Of course, it was CORN for all around!!!

Special thanks to Christine for coordinating the “bumper crop” of corn hats & crown!!!
Take notice of the ring of contestants around the hat!!!

As part of Martin’s SURPRISE PARTY, I invited the other two Chicago contestants to join our party! So Sarah Chang & Nirali Chauhan both joined us for the festivities & to celebrate Martin’s big win!!! A fun surprise for Martin… and so “cute” to see how they’ve so quickly become BEST FRIENDS after surviving their time together “under the tent” for THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW! Crazy that the three of them are from Chicago… now best friends, but would never have met each other if it weren’t for the show!!!

Oh, the pressure… how do you throw a party and make snacks to celebrate a TOP BAKER?!

Sure, our treats might be tasty… but nowhere near the fancy delicacies that Martin could make! But we tried our best… lots of treats… some “inspired” by the final four contestants of the show!

So… with Martin as the BIG WINNER of The Great American Baking Show… we had to throw a big party, right? So our final class of the Spring pottery session was a full-on potluck party celebration of Martin & all-things Baking Show! And what’s a party without a bunch of signs all over the place?! Some to celebrate Martin, and others to embarrass Martin!!!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Martin Sorge… as well as the other two Top Bakers! Sarah & Dyana gave it their best… but couldn’t quite catch Martin in the end!!!

And the WINNER of THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW is “our very own” Chicagoan Martin Sorge!!! Such a wonderful opportunity for Martin… to show off his skills in the kitchen on reality TV!!! He did a wonderful job in each of the challenges… sometimes surprising the judges with CORN as a primary ingredient of his bakes!

CONGRATULATIONS MARTIN!
We’re all so proud of you! Now get back to pottery class…
and bring some award-winning treats!!!

Can you read her lips?… host Ellie Kemper…

“And the Winner of THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW is…”

So it’s down to the THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW Final Three… and Sarah tells us she believes “someone from Chicago is winning today!”

Reminder… Sarah & Martin are BOTH from Chicago!!!