Young alum among final seven for TLC’s “Next Great Baker”

Another day, another Bear on television — and another one appropriate for this time of year, considering how many people seem to connect food with the holidays.

Megan Lasiter Rountree, BBA ’08, is one of seven remaining competitors on TLC’s Cake Boss: The Next Great Baker, which airs Mondays at 8 p.m. CT. Rountree and the others are vying for $50,000 and a chance to work side-by-side with Buddy “Cake Boss” Valastro at Carlo’s Bakery. (See her application video here.)

A native of Colleyville, Texas, Rountree earned her degree in entrepreneurship from Baylor two years ago — during which time she often baked for sorority events — then graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Austin. She returned to Waco to serve as Head Baker for Baylor’s Catering Department before opening Legacy Cakes, a custom cake and patisserie shop in Grapevine. (Learn more in this feature from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.)

Sic ’em (and good luck), Megan!