Great Birmingham Bake-Off: What To Know

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Workshops Empowerment Inc. and its Junior Board are bringing an exciting new special event to Birmingham: the Great Birmingham Bake-Off. The event is scheduled for March 19 at Cahaba Brewery.

Most recently, WE Inc. launched WE Made, a social enterprise workforce development program making a series of sprays, decorative and useful fire starters and now Southern-based baking mixes including cornbread, biscuits, pound cake and hummingbird cake.

All of the baked goods for the bake-off start with one of the WE Made baking mixes. A $20 ticket lets attendees sample each of the competing baked goods, plus receive a ticket for a Cahaba Brewing beer.

Participants can also put together a baking team of 2-6 people and join the fun. Local celebrity judges will determine the Grand Champion and Team Spirit awards. Ticket holders will vote for the People's Choice Award.

There will be music, a food truck, and the Junior Board will be selling WE Made mixes and other WE Made products at the event so that you can try your own recipes. For more about the event, to sign up a baking team, and purchase tickets, go to The Great Birmingham Bake Off (swell.gives).

Workshops Empowerment Inc. enriches lives by helping people with disabilities and other employment barriers achieve their vocational potential. Services they provide include vocational evaluations, job readiness training, job placement and retention assistance and ongoing employment.