Innovative cooks from across the country can win more than $1 million bucks for their original recipe.

Enter your recipes onlineBake Off now through April 18, 2011. One hundred lucky finalists will compete for a chance at the grand prize during the contest finals, which take place March 25-27, 2012 at the Peabody Orlando Hotel in Florida.

As I’ve mentioned before – just being a finalist is winning, as the Bake-Off is fun to just attend.

The 45th Bake-Off Contest will award more than $1.1 million in cash, prizes and trips. There are four contest categories, and the judges will award the top recipe in each category a prize. One of the four category winners will win the $1 million grand prize and $10,000 in GE kitchen appliances. Combined retail value of Grand Prize is approximately $1,010,000.

For more information, the details of the categories and complete entry details go to www.bakeoff.com

– bonnie