College scholarship? Piece of cake.

Krista Burgoyne's original cake recipe was her senior project at Minuteman Regional High School. (Jon Chase for The Boston Globe)

BOLTON

Krista Burgoyne, who graduated earlier this month from Minuteman Regional High School in Lexington, has something that makes her the envy of many seniors, not to mention their parents: a full college scholarship.

Actually, make that three college scholarships -- and possibly more.

Krista is preparing an original creation, chatting as she assembles it with deft, offhand professional skill.

The chocolate layer cake with peanut-butter filling and peanut-butter buttercream frosting was her senior project, required for graduation, and she's made it (and other cakes like it) so many times, it's, well, a piece of cake for her.

Read more in today's Globe.

-- Jane Dornbusch