By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Kenneth Wolf is shown with the chocolate cake he made for his five-year-old cousin. He uses a variety of colors and piping tips when he decorates. Abigail Wolf’s sugar cookies are a favorite of all who taste them. She loves making different designs and each year she donates soccer sugar cookies for the live auction held both weekends of the Seth Ernst Memorial Soccer Slam. Contributed Photo
Having successfully captured spots on the first three episodes of Food Network “Baking Championship: Next Gen,” Abigail Wolf and her brother Kenneth will continue showcasing their culinary arts on the fourth segment of the show which airs at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26.
On the third show, which aired on Monday, Jan. 19, the sister and brother team made a cherry tart inspired by Abigail’s freshman trip to Washington, D.C. Kenneth created fondant cherry blossoms to add to the chocolate branch. The theme for the competition was “Travel Inspired Desserts.”
The two said they are excited for next week’s episode which features “Puzzle Cakes.”
Their parents are Dan and Erica Wolf, and the family, which includes sister Lucy (13) live on a farm in Geneseo. The children are home-schooled, and Abigail is a freshman and Kenneth is in fifth grade.
Mom and the two young baking competitors spent time in Burbank, CA, this summer while filming the Food Network series.
They were among 12 sibling pairs who were chosen to compete on the new show, on which four teams have now been eliminated.
When asked about their experiences in California while filming the shows, Abigail said, “It was really fun being part of the sibling interactions,” and her brother Kenneth replied, “Well, I wasn’t the only little brother with a bossy big sister!”
The family is not able to share just how many more weeks Abigail and Kenneth will compete, if they are eventually eliminated, or if they are the champions at the conclusion of the show, but Erica Wolf said, “when asked about winning, we say that they represented God, our family, and our farming lifestyle wonderfully.”
DESCRIPTION OF BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP: NEXT GEN FROM THE FOOD NETWORK:
“Food Network introduced a new addition to the Baking championship franchise, ‘Baking Championship: Next Gen’ which premiered Monday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m. ET/PT with hosts and judges, Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown. The pair of culinary experts helm the jam-packed pastry journey that will give a whole new meaning to sibling rivalry when 12 teams of siblings aged 8-14 compete to win $25,000 and become the next generation of Baking Champions. The wholesome and delightful confectionary competition launched with a supersized two-hour qualifying routine to determine who will continue across the subsequent one-hour episodes to clinch the prize.
Each episode of “Baking Championship: Next Gen” will be available to stream the following day on HBO Max and Discovery.”
The show also can be viewed on YouTube TV and Dish.