H.R. No. 6       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Hemulata Basumatary, the owner of Hemu's Sweet   Sensation in Katy, has had the distinction of appearing in the first   season of the Food Network series Super Mega Cakes, which debuted on   June 16, 2025; and          WHEREAS, Over the course of the season, Mrs. Basumatary   worked alongside celebrity chef Duff Goldman in a cake decorating   competition to create massive, larger-than-life cakes centered   around a Warner Bros. theme; she was invited to participate in the   contest by the show's producers, who had seen her appearances in a   number of other televised baking competitions, including Netflix's   Is It Cake?, where she was named a finalist, as well as Food Network   contests Halloween Wars, where she served on the winning team, The   Big Bake, which she won, Wedding Cake Championship, and Harry   Potter: Wizards of Baking; and          WHEREAS, Mrs. Basumatary launched her own bakery in Aberdeen,   Scotland, in 2013, and after moving with her family to Katy in 2015,   she began operating Hemu's Sweet Sensation out of her home in the   Cinco Ranch neighborhood; around that time, her son requested that   she make a fire truck cake for his birthday, and that project   ignited her passion for artistic cake decorating; and          WHEREAS, In 2016, Mrs. Basumatary began participating in cake   decorating competitions around the globe, and she has amassed a   collection of 14 awards, including a Couples' Choice Award from   WeddingWire and the Cake Artist of the Year distinction from the   Houston Bakers Guild; she was also named the Star Baker at the Sweet   Art Master Show in Brooklyn, New York, and she was nominated for an   American Cake Award; her work has been featured in publications   such as the Houston Chronicle, Katy News, Cake Masters, American   Cake Decorating, and Australian Cake Decorating, as well as the   book Unexpected HTX by Alan Montgomery; in addition, she served as a   guest speaker at the University of Houston's Table Talk event in   2024, where she was honored as one of 50 inspiring women; and          WHEREAS, With her impressive showing on Super Mega Cakes,   Hemulata Basumatary has demonstrated great skill and   determination, and it is a pleasure to join in recognizing her for   her many achievements; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Hemulata   Basumatary on appearing in the Food Network's Super Mega Cakes   television series and extend to her sincere best wishes for   continued success; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Mrs. Basumatary as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Schofield     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 6 was adopted by the House on August   27, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House