Howland's Cake Boutique to appear on 'Cake Wars' Monday

HOWLAND

Penny Bennett and Stella Kotsatos-Angelo don’t miss an episode of “Cake Wars” on Food Network.

The two bakers from The Cake Boutique in Howland certainly will not miss Monday’s episode when they will appear as contestants in a baking battle.

The “Cobra’s Curse” episode features four bakers battling to have their cake creation as the centerpiece of a party celebrating the grand opening of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s newest thrill ride, Cobra’s Curse.

Brian Morrow, corporate vice president of Theme Park Experience, will join “Cake Wars” host Jonathan Bennett and judges Ron Ben-Israel and Waylynn Lucas to help crown the $10,000 winner.

Bennett initially started The Cake Boutique out of her home in 2006, and Kotsatos-Angelo would come and help her bake cakes. After Kotsatos-Angelo and her husband both lost their jobs, it was decided they would open a storefront cake shop.

“At this point, I had decided running the business was going to be my new job,” Kotsatos-Angelo said. “Penny decided she was still having fun, so she joined me.”

The Cake Boutique at 4248 N. River Road NE came to be in January 2010. Read more about the business and the competition in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.