Dallas has two new ambassadors for young baking talent making delicious cakes and pastries.<\/p>\n
Identical twins and 8th graders Norah and Olivia Tatum are participating in Baking Championship: Next Gen, a Food Network television show that premiered on Monday, Jan. 5. <\/p>\n
\u201cBeing on TV is like a dream come true,\u201d Olivia told The Dallas Morning News. \u201cWe always watch baking shows and think it would be fun to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The show brings together promising young bakers from across the country to compete, with a healthy dose of pressure. There are 12 teams of young siblings, aged 8 to 14, competing for a $25,000 prize. Judges include Duff Goldman, owner of Charm City Cakes and famous from the show Ace of Cakes, and Kardea Brown, who appeared on the show Delicious Miss Brown.<\/p>\n
The 13-year-old sisters\u2019 teachers at Dallas\u2019 Sudie L. Williams TAG Academy and their friends are tuning into the program to show their support as Norah and Olivia put D-FW on the youth foodie map.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe never expected something like this to happen to them, to be on TV,\u201d said Darek Tatum, the twins\u2019 father and a web developer. \u201cIt has been very exciting, and I\u2019m very proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baking Championship: Next Gen, brings together 12 teams of young siblings, aged 8 to 14, competing for a $25,000 prize.<\/p>\n
Rob Pryce \/ Courtesy of Food Network<\/p>\n
In the show\u2019s first episode, the Tatum sisters made spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and toasted pecans. Contestants were expected to demonstrate technique, creativity and poise.<\/p>\n
The twins learned to bake from their mother, Stacie Tatum, a photographer.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore I had children, one of my big dreams was to bake cookies with them,\u201d Stacie said. \u201cSo we started when they were about 3 years old, maybe younger. We\u2019ve been making cookies and things like that forever, and it just evolved from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Norah said her enjoyment of baking serves as a creative outlet that \u201ccalms me down and makes me happy.\u201d <\/p>\n
Both girls, who live in the Lochwood neighborhood of Dallas, love macarons. Their dream is to have a Tudor-style house in the woods with a secret library. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud to be from Dallas,\u201d Norah said, \u201cand to represent Dallas on a TV show.\u201d <\/p>\n
Olivia said: \u201cThere\u2019s a little bit of pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Win or lose, the Tatum twins remind us that big dreams, like the best recipes, often start at home.<\/p>\n
You can watch Baking Championship: Next Gen on Food Network every Monday at 7 p.m. Central<\/p>\n
The Tatum twins’ participation in Baking Championship: Next Gen is an exciting opportunity for them to showcase their baking skills and represent Dallas on a national stage. With their passion for baking and their supportive family and friends, they are sure to make a lasting impression on the show.<\/p>\n
Here are some frequently asked questions about the Tatum twins and their participation in Baking Championship: Next Gen:<\/p>\n
Q: How old are the Tatum twins?<\/strong> A: The Tatum twins, Norah and Olivia, are 13 years old.<\/p>\n Q: What is Baking Championship: Next Gen?<\/strong> A: Baking Championship: Next Gen is a Food Network television show that brings together promising young bakers from across the country to compete for a $25,000 prize.<\/p>\n Q: How can I watch Baking Championship: Next Gen?<\/strong> A: You can watch Baking Championship: Next Gen on Food Network every Monday at 7 p.m. Central.<\/p>\n Q: What inspired the Tatum twins to start baking?<\/strong> A: The Tatum twins learned to bake from their mother, Stacie Tatum, a photographer, who started baking with them when they were about 3 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dallas Twins Take the Stage on Food Network’s Baking Championship: Next Gen Dallas has two new ambassadors for young baking talent making delicious cakes and pastries. Identical twins and 8th graders Norah and Olivia Tatum are participating in Baking Championship: Next Gen, a Food Network television show that premiered on Monday, Jan. 5. \u201cBeing on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":20773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dining"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/v2\/NAVLBFVLFVFVLJ777U445OYJBM.jpg?auth=6a455d678e9d8c3a715bdd33378444495fa4541eba270a802eec2e702404c2b2&quality=80&width=1200&height=630&smart=true","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20771"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20774,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20771\/revisions\/20774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}