A Bay Area cake designer has qualified for a chance to represent the US in an international baking contest thanks to a “popular” movie.

Jamie Li operates her business Cakes by Jamie Li from her home in San Mateo.

She is best known for appearing in the Spring Baking Championship earlier this year.

Recently, she submitted a sort of Wicked-and-Wizard-of-Oz-themed cake to the International Federation of Pastry, Gelato, Chocolate and Bakery contest.

The contest is sometimes described as the Olympics for baking.

Li was picked as one of the top three cake artists in the US, meaning that she has a chance to compete in the international competition in Rome in 2027.

Li says that she was inspired to make the cake after watching Wicked, and adds that she saw cake in every part of the film, from

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