Hawwan decided to take part in a baking course in 2012 just for fun and then took a liking to it, not expecting this step would be the setting stone of something huge in the future. What started off as a fun hobby was now becoming something so much more.

When the queue for a slice started to get longer by the day, Hawwan decided to take orders, thus “Hawwan Cakes” was born.

Although the orders started picking up, this still was a part time interest for Hawwan. Working a desk job from morning till evening and then taking on baking at home into the wee hours became a tiresome routine.

Losing her job along the way, gave her profession as a full-time baker a kick start.

“Now that I do this full time, it’s so much more rewarding. Losing my job last year turned out to be a blessing in disguise”

Starting off experimenting with different flavors, tastes and techniques she started to get out of her comfort zone more each time to create sculpted works of art through frosting. Most of her inspiration for her work comes from the beauty in nature, international bakers, paintings of famous artists and fashion designers.

The baking community is filled with inspirational bakers, some that are starting off and others that have years of experience. With close friends being bakers in the same field, there is a lot of love and support shared amongst them.

Trying to improve herself through pushing limits in her work, she has been able to grow her loyal client base and her hard work has reflected immensely through her work.

“To reach a certain goal in life, your biggest competition should be yourself! Try to be better everyday”

Hawwan is currently working on an exciting project, the details of which she hopes to share very soon.

“I have a lot of plans for the future to expand the business further. You can surely expect big things and extra projects from me in the future”