Regnier Cakes

Vendor Profile - Melina Regnier

• 1/21 Citrus Street, Braeside, VIC
• 0407 361 029
• regniercakes.com.au

Like all good stories mine starts way back, before I was even born.

My great grandma, President of the CWA, expert cake maker, winner of all CWA competitions (hence the reason for her becoming president, so someone else could win) a strong women and leader in the community.

I wish I had known her. But the her love for cakes and baking was passed down through the generations, skipping a few to get to me.

This explains me, full of strength, determination and an absolute love for baking.

As a child I was always help mum in the kitchen every chance I had. Grade 5 became the start of what would be my baking dreams, I entered my very first cake competition at my school fete. I selected the piggy cake from the famous Women’s Weekly cake book. To my surprise I won my first competition.

Once I reached high school, my parents sent me to a local cake decorating school to learn some exciting cake decorating techniques. From that day onwards every family members birthday and every public holiday gave me an excuse to bake and decorate.

At age 16 I decided it was time to take my love of baking to a new level. I left high school and started my baking and pastry apprenticeship. Thanks to my dad driving me to work at 3am I was able to follow my dream.

In 2001 and 2002 I represented Victoria in the National Bake Skills competition, where I won many awards including best chocolate base invention cake (which today is know as my wicked Belgian mud cake). There I was lucky enough to work and be mentored by some of the best pastry chefs and bakers in Australia. In 2002 I was awarded Victoria’s food apprentice of the year, and once again was lucky enough to represent my state again in the National LA Judge Baking Awards.