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Yellow Van Cakery.
Yellow Van Cakery is a home-based confectionery that offers high-quality cakes and pastries that people from all walks of life can appreciate and enjoy. It was established 6 years ago by Mrs Grace Benavidez, a Filipino national, married to a Goan and based in Macazana.
Located at Grace’s residence in Macazana, Yellow Van Cakery offers cookies, muffins and decorated cakes. Although all the products offered by Grace are very popular, cookies and butter cream palette knife-painted cakes are client favourites.
Grace is a graduate in Accountancy, However, her colourful career was not peppered with numbers and figures as she chose to became a photographer on a Disney Cruiseliner for a decade. The art and flavour she produces are a product of a lifetime of experience, trial and error, and a passion for good flavour.
When Grace was ten years old, her sister had a home baking business catering to family and friends in the locality. Grace would always help her sister with the clean-up and basic baking process. It not only fostered a deep sisterly bonding, but also provided Grace with a lot of practice in baking. This developed her interest in baking and designing cakes.
A fan of good food, Grace never stopped trying to make flavour and artistry work. What interests her the most about baking is the endless possibilities it offers. Imagination is the only limit when it comes to the designs and creating surprising flavours. Her two sons inspired her to start baking and her very supportive husband guides her with the cake designs, helps her in developing and experimenting with new flavours, and does all the running about. Dr Linoshka D'Silva has also been a great source of moral support to Grace in running her venture.
Grace is very thankful for the client base she has developed over the years. Their patronage keeps her going and inspired every day. As a baker with a lot of clients, some of the challenges she has encountered, though minimal, were valid. There are clients who want the impossible, in terms of value.
Grace finds it very challenging to explain the value ofthe work she does and the prices she charges whenclients only see it as eggs and flour. There are someclients that want their orders rushed because theyforgot to book ahead, but beautiful and deliciouscakes take time .. Grace values quality over money inevery instance, and these are things that make herproducts more appreciated over time. She hopes tocontinue creating unique flavours of cakes ..All the products at Yellow Van Cakery can becustomised to clients' whims and fancies. With thethreat of the pandemic still looming, they still takeorders exclusively online. As of now. they don't offerhome delivery but they do have a pick-up spot inGogol, Margao at Chau Marya Canteen located atFerreira Garden Building.People interested in placing an order for cakes andother pastries with Yellow Van Cakery may contactthem through WhatsApp on 7798990276.Follow Yellow Van Cakery on:Facebook: www.facebook.com/yellowvancakeryInstagram: www.instagram.com/yellowvancakery
