New Jersey 8-year-old is competing on Food Network’s baking show

Benjamin Steinhauser, an 8-year-old from Hillsborough, is competing on national television to be crowned the Children’s Bakery Champion.

The Woodfern Elementary School student is one of 12 contestants, ages 8-11, competing in the Food Network Kids Baking Championship.

From the network website:

Hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli guide these talented young bakers through tasty challenges designed to find the most impressive and creative baker. Up for grabs, a sweet prize package that includes a complete bakery kitchen with Food Network baking products, a profile in Food Network magazine, an original cake featured at Charm City Cakes and $ 10,000 in prizes. Only one will become the Children’s Baking Champion.

Although he is young, he is a veteran in the kitchen; Benjamin told MyCentralJersey.com that he has been baking since he was three years old. He also said he is proud to represent New Jersey on a national stage: “It feels really great to represent my entire state,” he said. “It’s really cool to be able to do that.”

The 10-week competition ends with a broadcast on February 21. The show was filmed in August, but of course Benjamin swore to secrecy, so if you want to see how it turned out, you’ll have to check it out.

He told TapInto Hillsborough that he wants to go to culinary school when he grows up, with the ultimate goal of opening his own bakery.

The show airs Monday nights at 8 on the Food Network.

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