WEST SPRINGFIELD — A day at the Eastern States Exposition on Friday was especially sweet for Allison Henry, chef and owner of The Sugar Chalet, a Wilbraham bakery.

Henry took home first place in the fair’s cake decorating competition, judged by Emmy-winning celebrity chef Sandra Lee.

“I know we were closed today… but I did something super awesome!” Henry wrote in a post on Facebook announcing the bakery’s win. “Cake decorating competition for none other than the @sandraleeonline and brought home my #first#blueribbon and FIRST PLACE!”

In an email to The Republican, Henry called the competition “nerve-wracking.”

“Once I got more into it, I knew that I was confident in my skills and was really able to put my best foot forward,” she said. “It was such an amazing opportunity to meet Sandra

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