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Jilly's Cupcakes Compete in Baking Battle

Jilly's Cupcake Bar and Cafe will appear in Tuesday's episode of Food Network's Cupcake Wars.

 will be doing battle with its batter this week.

The University City eatery located at 8509 Delmar will appear in Tuesday night's episode of Cupcake Wars on the Food Network. 

The Jilly's team is comprised of Dana Holland, executive chef at Jilly's and Casey Shiller, a Certified Executive Pastry Chef, who is Jilly's Director of Pastry and Baking. The pair will compete against three other teams for a $10,000 grand prize, and the opportunity to showcase their cupcakes. On Tuesday's episode the four teams will compete to have their tasty treats front and center at a VIP party honoring the first man in space. 

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Jilly's Cupcake Bar & Cafe is the first St. Louis-based business to appear on Cupcake Wars, as well as the first team in the show's history to represent a business from the state of Missouri, according to a press release.

Tune into the Food Network at 7 PM CST (8 PM EST) Tuesday, June 28.

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According to a posting on Jilly's Facebook page - Jilly's will be closed Monday June 27, but will reopen Tuesday June 28th, from 9:00am-2:30pm.


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