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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dawn Trammell, owner of the Luscious Crumb bakery in |
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Mineola, won the eighth season of Cupcake Wars on the Food Network; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The reality-based competition show features four |
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bakers from across the nation who are eliminated one by one in three |
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rounds; the final contest between the two remaining bakers involves |
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creating 1,000 cupcakes in two hours, and the winner receives |
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$10,000 and the opportunity to cater a Hollywood party; competing |
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against bakers from Iowa and California, Ms. Trammell and her |
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daughter, Rachel Pantusa, were tasked with creating cupcakes for a |
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1980s-themed birthday party; among their winning efforts was an |
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orange soda cupcake with orange pineapple cream frosting; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Trammell developed her love of baking as a young |
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person working in the kitchen alongside her grandmother; after her |
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wedding cake failed to show up on the big day, she vowed never to let |
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that happen again and set to work teaching herself the art of cake |
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decorating; she experimented for years at home before quitting her |
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day job and opening a cupcake shop in Lindale in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Now located in Mineola, the Luscious Crumb offers |
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gourmet cupcakes in nearly 100 distinctive flavors, including |
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caramel macchiato, Boston cream pie, and "death by chocolate," in |
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addition to "Texas-sized" brownies and cookies; Ms. Trammell runs |
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the business with Ms. Pantusa and her other daughter, Heather |
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Trammell, who minded the store while her mother and sister competed |
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in Los Angeles; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to the time-honored craft of baking, Dawn |
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Trammell distinguished herself on national television with her |
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skill, creativity, and ability to think fast, and she and her unique |
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store are a great source of pride to the Mineola community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dawn Trammell |
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of the Luscious Crumb on winning the eighth season of Cupcake Wars |
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and extend to Ms. Trammell and her daughters sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Trammell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 76 was adopted by the House on July |
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25, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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