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‘The Great American Baking Show’ needs contestants. Do you have what it takes?

Are your cookies always a hit at family get-togethers? Are you the designated cake maker for all your friends?

If so, we know just the competition for you.

The Great American Baking Show” on ABC is looking for new contestants “with a real passion for baking” for its 2020 competitions, according to the show’s website.

“The Great American Baking Show” is a spin-off of the beloved “Great British Bake-Off,” in which amateur bakers square off against each other in a number of tasty challenges that test their baking chops.

To apply, visit thegreatamericanbakingshow.castingcrane.com to upload photos of yourself and your baking and answer a few questions about how you got started baking, who you bake for and the diversity of your baking repertoire.

Producers also want to know if you have any signature dishes or family stories about baking. There’s even a question about your worst baking disaster.

You’ll also need to upload a one to two minute video of yourself explaining why you’d be a great contestant on “The Great American Baking Show.”

The deadline for applications is Feb. 25, according to the website, and hopefuls must be at least 18 years old and residents of the U.S., the rules state.

Producers are looking for truly amateur bakers, so applicants cannot have attended culinary, pastry or baking school in the last 10 years nor worked full-time as a baker. If your main source of income is from baking, you’re not eligible to compete on the show, according to the rules.

This story was originally published February 16, 2020 at 10:04 AM.

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