CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — After having its moment in the national television spotlight this past summer on “Good Morning America,” Chagrin Falls will once again be in the public eye as Seema Acharya competes in the Food Network’s “The Big Bake: Holiday” episode Nov. 13.
Acharya, who owns the Frosted Cake Art bakery in Chagrin Falls, will team up with fellow bakers Matt Marotto, a pastry chef from New Jersey, and Jeremy Davis, a cake artist from Michigan.
The trio’s charge is to bake a cake that is unique, festive and defies gravity in a larger-than-life design.
Acharya’s hand-chosen bakery team will compete against two other cake-building teams with the hopes of winning a $10,000 prize.
Her team will have five hours to create an out-of-the box, holiday-themed cake such as “Jingle Bell Rockin” to impress host Brad Smith and judges Danni Rose, Eddie Jackson and Ron Ben-Israel.
The Manor Brook Drive resident describes baking cakes on camera as a “ninja experience.”
“Working on cakes on the set in front of the camera was truly incredible. The time constraints added an adrenaline rush, pushing me to think creatively and work swiftly,” Acharya said in describing the taping.
“The Big Bake: Holiday” starts Nov. 6, but Acharya’s episode will air the following week.
Acharya is no stranger to cake competition shows, as she has appeared in the past as a judge on the Food Network’s “Buddy vs. Duff” and as a contestant on the Food Network’s “Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey’s After Dark” and Netflix’s “Sugar Rush.”
The Frosted Cake Art owner said she plugged Chagrin Falls during the taping of “The Big Bake,” but is uncertain whether her remarks made the show’s final cut.
Fans of Acharya’s cake sculptures can thank her for not finding a bakery years ago to make her son’s birthday cake, prompting her to take matters into her own hands and made the cake herself.
Soon after the adrenaline rush of making her son’s birthday cake began to wear off, Acharya started to take cake-decorating classes at Michael’s.
After mastering the cake craft for friends and family, Acharya opened Frosted Cake Art in 2014. The shop specializes in cakes and other pastry for special occasions such as weddings, holidays and — of course — birthdays.
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