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Avira Caro is a real prodigy and her culinary skills are exceptional. She faces any challenge head-on and comes out as a winner in the end. A science graduate with an inherent interest in arts, creativity, and culinary arts, Avira runs a successful business in cakemaking- in fact, she turned her passion into a profession!

Avira, who does not like to call herself a businesswoman tells us “I am a very simple and dedicated housewife, carrying out all my duties and Mother, wife and a daughter in the family. I just followed my passion and quite when it turned into my profession, I am not aware, but frankly, I enjoy every moment of it, ” she adds. “Cakemaking comes to me naturally, I don 't know how but right from a young age I had a passion to bake cakes, ” says Avira, adding that she picked up these skills from her mother. “My mother is a real culinary queen and I have learnt a lot from her. Right from a young age, I was exposed to unusual baking skills. I used to watch my mother making cakes with the help of a pressure cooker- no oven, no expensive equipment- and made me realise that what one needs is the skill and passion to cook anything, ” she added. Soon after finishing her graduation, Avira ’ s life changed. “I got married soon after I completed my graduation and things changed. I had a new family, was living in a new place and had new responsibilities but that did not change my love and passion for baking, ” she said, adding that she started making cakes for her extended family. But by time things were settling down, a new member came into her family, her son, and she took a 4-year break. “Soon after he became 4, I decided to follow my passion with new enthusiasm and I made new plans of turning my passion into my entrepreneurial journey. ”

Baking Cakes for Others Till now Avira was baking cakes for the family and extended family but now she has decided to take this to the next level. “The word was put across and I got my first order through my sister-in-law and there was no looking back since, ” said Avira. “To date, I have baked more than 2000 cakes and around 5000 cupcakes and supplied them to customers from all parts of Goa ” . Avira tells us that she uses only superior quality ingredients for preparing her cakes. “I always use the finest quality flour, sugar and other ingredients for preparing my cakes, even the butter for making the cream is from Amul, ” said Avira. She tells us her mindset when she begins work on a cake. . “Every time I bake a cake, I don ’t think that I’ m making it for a customer but instead, I keep in my mind that I am making it for my family so I keep the standards high, assure the purity and quality of ingredients and maintain maximum sanitation, making sure that the product is free from any sort of contaminations and deliver it fresh to the customer, ” she added. Chocolate Making Till now we knew Avira as a cakemaker but do you know that she also prepares fine chocolates? When I asked Avira about the same, she said, “For me, everything came as a challenge and I accepted it. Initially, I used to pack some chocolates as compliments from me along with the cakes to the customers, but one day someone asked me if I can provide chocolates in bulk quantity. It was a surprise for me but as she enjoyed my chocolates so much, she wanted to distribute them on Diwali. The challenge was accepted and I made the first order of 1300 chocolates and it was a super hit.

Avira relays that the process of making chocolates is surely different but not as tedious as baking cakes and she really enjoys doing it. “I don ’t make chocolate routinely but if someone asks, I never refuse, ” said Avira. “I am more confident than ever before and I am now ready to face any challenges. ” Avira may have a long way to go but as far as I know her, I am sure she will reach greater heights in a very short span of time. Meanwhile, if you want to give her a new challenge please do not hesitate, here are her contact details.

SWEET BAKES BY AVIRA CARO Margao - Goa. Mobile - +91 94238 84715 Instagram handle @sweet _ bakes _ by_ avira _ caro Facebook Handle https://www.facebook.com/SweetestBakes/