Photo By Laura Levering | Dylin and his sister, Danee, co-owners of Little Darlin’s, create homemade dog...... read more read more
One local military child’s passion for baking landed him a spot on a popular television network and a chance at winning $25,000.
Dylin Musgrove, son of Maj. Jason Musgrove, Cyber Protection Brigade, and Cat, of Grovetown, made his debut on Food Network’s Season 3 of Kids Baking Championship Jan. 2. The show was the first of 10 episodes to be aired this season.
Dylin, 13, said his love for baking began a few years ago while his family was stationed in Italy, during which time his mom started a family cupcake business, Dolce Darlin’. Dylin and his 14-year-old sister, Danee, who are homeschooled, often helped their mother in the kitchen, which in itself was a challenge.
Italian kitchens were different from that of their American counterparts, equipped with a small refrigerator and oven that only allowed for one 12-count pan of cupcakes at a time.
“People didn’t really have the means and in a lot of cases the ability to (bake) that kind of stuff from home,” Cat explained.
But the kids didn’t mind, and instead dove in and helped their mom with everything from folding boxes to placing finishing touches on baked goods.
“They’ve got some really good intuition for baking and what things look like,” Cat said. “Anytime that I’m baking and they’re not doing school work or are outside, they’re with me.”
Over time, Dolce Darlin’ became well-known in the military community and grew as they settled in Fort Gordon. Now the family is becoming well-known by people across the world. Dylin was contacted by a casting agent from the show earlier last year by way of social media. After an application process and series of interviews, Dylin was selected as a contestant.
He and his mom were flown to Los Angeles where the show was filmed over the summer. Contract agreements have them sworn to secrecy on much of the experience so as to not ruin the outcome for anyone, but he did say it was an experience of lifetime.
“It was awesome,” Dylin said. “With the amount of cameras, I was a little intimidated, but everyone was so nice.”
Watching the show, one might be surprised to think of Dylin as feeling intimidated. The series premiered with a challenge in which contestants had to bake and create cupcakes with a carnival theme. Adding to the challenge, bakers were thrown for a twist in the form of an unanticipated ingredient they had to incorporate about halfway through the competition. For Dylin, it meant topping his frosted lemon cupcake with kettle corn. Despite the unfavorable set of ingredients, Dylin handled it without the slightest sign of pressure, and in the end impressed the judges enough to make it to the next round.
After waiting several months for the show to air, Dylin was nervous yet excited to see himself on TV and watch the final product of the show’s first taping.
“I was in shock and in awe. It was amazing,” Dylin said. “I was so excited and happy with it.”
Dylin said he looks forward to watching next week and hopes others will tune in.
The next KBC episode will air Monday at 8 p.m. EST. Tune in as Dylin and the remaining 10 other contestants are challenged with creating volcano Bundt cakes.
More than a baker...
Branching out from Dolce Darlin’, Dylin and Danee Musgrove subsequent ly launched their own business, Little Darlin’s, with the help of mom and dad.
Similar to Dolce Darlin’, the siblings operate out of the family kitchen and bake treats but of a different kind. Their customers are pet owners. It’s another example of how the Musgrove family has joined their passions with one another.
Their mom, Cat, joked that Dylin, an avid dog lover, “would most of the time trade people for a dog.”
And he’s sharing that love with anyone who will listen. Dylin said he plans to use his time on air for the greater good.
One of the things he hopes to achieve is bringing awareness to programs such as Veterans K-9 Solutions, a local nonprofit organization that rescues and trains dogs to be service animals, then pairs them with military veterans in need.
“He realizes that being on the show isn’t going to make him famous, but rather recognized in the local community,” Cat said.
“We are a family that is very blessed, so we try to give back wherever we can, and he wants to spend the time that people recognize his face on a picture or whatever raising money and awareness for this organization.”
| Date Taken: | 01.02.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 12.29.2017 15:20 |
| Story ID: | 260818 |
| Location: | GROVETOWN, GEORGIA, US |
| Web Views: | 427 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
This work, Fort Gordon teen makes debut on baking show, by Laura Levering, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
