Mali Bakes

Patti Chimkire is a pastry chef who runs Mali Bakes, the much-loved bakeshop and cake studio in Melbourne, Australia, that brings together her twin loves: color and baking. Inspired by the vintage cake decorating books of the 1970s and started as a lockdown side hustle, her business features modern interpretations of classic vintage-inspired decorating aesthetics with bold flavors and contemporary colors.