Avani
I bake to fight world hunger. After seeing families in India struggle to get food every day, I use my love for baking to help end hunger.
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VOTEAvani could win the 2025 Greatest Baker title, share their work in the pages of Bake from Scratch, and take home $10,000.
Voting for the Top 5 ends on Wednesday, December 31st at 7PM PST
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My Heart Cake is loved because it instantly feels personal to anyone who orders it. Inspired by the love that filled my great-grandma’s tiny kitchen in India, I customize each cake with flavors, colors, designs, and messages to reflect someone’s story and make them feel seen and celebrated. Customers choose it for birthdays, recoveries, and other heartfelt moments because it feels thoughtful and unique. Every Heart Cake becomes a nostalgic keepsake, which is why it is my most popular treat.
Who is your favorite person to bake for and what do you make most for them?
My favorite person to bake for is my mom. Baking for her connects us to the generations before us, beginning in my great-grandma’s small yet bustling kitchen in India, where food was how our family expressed love and cared for others. I make her walnut and pecan bars most often as the warm, nutty flavors echo the walnut sweets she grew up with. Every bite brings back her childhood, tying our present to our past. Her support when I started my nonprofit bakery makes baking for her extra special.
How would you use the $10,000?
I would use the $10,000 to get a commercial kitchen for my nonprofit bakery, Sweet Sensations, so we can bake at a larger scale and donate more to those facing hunger. Every summer when we visit family in India, our tables are full, yet just outside, so many struggle to find even one proper meal a day. Seeing that contrast inspires me and fuels my desire to give back. A commercial kitchen would help me grow our impact and support even more people in need.
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