Creating cakes, cookies and other yummy treats is second nature to Jeanna “Gia” Barnes , founder of bSweet Dessert Boutique in Troy.

But can this Alabama woman excel during a high-pressure TV competition, besting 11 other bakers for a $25,000 prize?

Fans of “Holiday Baking Championship” will find out this season, as Barnes becomes the first person from Alabama to appear on the beloved Food Network series.

Season 12 of “Holiday Baking Championship” makes its debut on Monday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. CT, with an episode titled “Welcome to the Holiday Village.”

Barnes and the other bakers will be divided into two teams, designated as Naughty and Nice. The Nice Team will be tasked with making “warm and toasty desserts,” and the Naughty Team will prepare “chill and frosty treats,” according

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