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Amateur bakers thrill crowd – and tastebuds – at first-ever ‘Big Portland Bake Show’

Published on: 06/28/2026

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Pix Pâtisserie is a dessert shop on East Burnside known for its pastry vending machine, Pix-O-Matic. They held their first-ever baking competition on June 27, 2026. Two more weekends of bake-offs will take place this summer. Contestants had two hours and fifteen minutes to prepare their cake. The first portion of the day was the Signature Bake, where six bakers had two hours and fifteen minutes to prepare a fraisier cake. The requirements were that it had to be a minimum of 8 Of the 63 people applied to compete, six participated on Saturday, June 27. The event will happen for two more weekends in July and August. Audience members cheer on competitors from the sidelines. The event also included raffles and baking trivia. The first portion of the day was the Signature Bake, where six bakers had two hours and fifteen minutes to prepare a fraisier cake. The requirements were that it had to be a minimum of 8 Pix Pâtisserie put on its first-ever Contestants had two hours and fifteen minutes to prepare their cake. Pix Pâtisserie is a dessert shop on East Burnside known for its pastry vending machine, Pix-O-Matic. They held their first-ever baking competition on June 27, 2026. Two more weekends of bake-offs will take place this summer. Participant Chris Mortali brought strawberries of at all stages of ripeness fresh from his garden to incorporate on top of his cake. Audience members cheer on competitors from the sidelines. The event also included raffles and baking trivia. The first portion of the day was the Signature Bake, where six bakers had two hours and fifteen minutes to prepare a fraisier cake. The requirements were that it had to be a minimum of 8 Pix Pâtisserie put on its first-ever Contestants had two hours and fifteen minutes to prepare their cake. Of the 63 people applied to compete, six participated on Saturday, June 27. The event will happen for two more weekends in July and August. Participant Chris Mortali brought strawberries of at all stages of ripeness fresh from his garden to incorporate on top of his cake. Pix Pâtisserie put on its first-ever Pix Pâtisserie is a dessert shop on East Burnside known for its pastry vending machine, Pix-O-Matic. They held their first-ever baking competition on June 27, 2026. Two more weekends of bake-offs will take place this summer. Participants were encouraged to show their personality in their cake. Of the 63 people applied to compete, six participated on Saturday, June 27. The event will happen for two more weekends in July and August. Contestants had two hours and fifteen minutes to prepare their cake. The judges taste competitor Gab Anaya's strawberry matcha cake. The first portion of the day was the Signature Bake, where six bakers had two hours and fifteen minutes to prepare a fraisier cake. The requirements were that it had to be a minimum of 8 Pix Pâtisserie put on its first-ever