Dan Langan
Dan Langan | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Baker, TV host |
| Television | Spring Baking Championship |
| Website | www |
Dan Langan is an American baker, blogger, television host and television personality. He has appeared in and hosted several baking shows for the Food Network.
Early life
[edit]Langan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child he started baking with his mother and grandmother. In middle school he began teaching himself to decorate cakes In high school Langan worked as a cake decorator at a bakery .[1]
Langan graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2012. The same year, he started his blog, Baked By Dan.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2016, Langan first appeared on television as a finalist on Season 2 of Spring Baking championship.[2] He later was a winning contestant Cake Wars.[3] Langan has since appeared as a judge on Christmas Cookie Challenge,[4] Winner Cake All, Duff's Halloween Cake Off[5] and Chopped Sweets.
In 2018 Langan got his own Food Network digital series, Dan Can Bake It.[6] In the show, Langan receives a bakery box that contains a message and visual clues of his baking challenge of the week. Season 2 of Dan Can Bake It premiered in January 2019.[7]
In 2019 Langan became part of the Food Network Kitchen app, appearing in several on-demand cooking classes.[8] In December 2019 Langan made his first guest appearance on Good Morning America.[9] In February 2020, Food Network announced that Langan would be a judge and mentor on Bakeaway Camp With Martha Stewart,[10] which premiered on May 11, 2020.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Steele, Allison (12 March 2019). "How baker Dan Langan got to the Food Network from his Havertown home kitchen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Havertown baker talks spring treats & sugar art ahead of his Food Network debut". www.phillyvoice.com. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Food Network Cake Wars Star Dan Langan". Food Network. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Food Network to premiere new seasons of Holiday Baking Championship and Christmas Cookie Challenge". www.bakemag.com. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ [1]Halloween Cake-Off, retrieved 2020-02-22
- ^ Dan Can Bake It, retrieved 2020-02-22
- ^ Dan Bakes a MELTING Crayon Cake 🖍️Challenge #11, retrieved 2020-02-22
- ^ thrillist (2019-12-17). "Food Network's New Streaming Service Lets You Take Live Cooking Classes With Its Stars". Thrillist. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ America, Good Morning. "This cheesecake stuffed snickerdoodle cookie recipe is perfect for the holidays". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Camp Martha Stewart! Lifestyle Expert to Host New Bakeaway Camp Competition Show". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "What's on TV Monday: 'Bakeaway: Martha Stewart'; coronavirus". Los Angeles Times. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-12.