Bear chef wins 'Next Great Baker'

Herbert, whose nickname is "Sugar Daddy," is the head chef of the Delaware River and Bay Authority and also runs his own pastry business, Desserts by Dana, in New Castle. "I've been dreaming of this moment ever since I started this competition," Herbert said on the show. "I am the next great baker but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop working hard. You can't." Herbert won the first two competitions of the night. The first involved cleaning the Hoboken Bakery's grease trap, and he got the biggest bucket of gunk the fastest. In the "Beat Buddy" contest, the contestants baked all night to sell goods at 7 in the morning to show fans, using tickets instead of cash. Herbert sold the most -- 432 tickets to the competition's 388 and 244. In the finale, Herbert and finalist Megan Rountree baked cakes for the city of Hoboken. The judges split, with Buddy's mom voting for Dana's cake and the mayor voting for Megan's. That left it up to the Cake Boss to pick the winner, and he named Herbert. Herbert, a 1998 University of Delaware graduate, is known for his ability to create cakes that resemble Gucci and Chanel handbags, Frankenstein's monster, toy soldiers, corseted wedding gowns and Lamborghinis. Herbert was one of 10 contestants chosen to star in the TLC series that was filmed over a three-week period last September at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, N.J. In addition to the money, Herbert also has the opportunity to work at Valastro's family business, Carlo's Bakery, in Hoboken, N.J. But Herbert isn't sure if he can fit it into his schedule. "My availability is limited," the busy chef has said. In addition to his full-time job and pastry business, he and his wife, Netesha, are expecting their first child, a daughter, in less than a month.