1. Explain your relationship with baking. With my love for baking rooted in cherished childhood memories of Granny's flapjacks and treacle tarts being wheeled through on the tea trolley, my relationship with baking is one of warmth and nostalgia. 
2. How are you kind in your day-to-day life? I strive to be kind by following a simple mantra that I use in lots of areas of my life: "little things done well." Whether it's lending a helping hand, offering a listening ear, or spreading positivity, I believe that small acts of kindness can make a big difference.
3. Baking disaster / success story? As for my baking adventures, there have been both disasters and successes. From collapsed soufflés to perfectly risen cakes, each experience has taught me resilience and the importance of embracing imperfections in the pursuit of delicious creations (and life!).

1. Explain your relationship with baking. Complicated. I love it. I prefer to use 2-3 recipes at a time and usually decide I know better halfway through. Baking is an art not a science. I said what I said.
2. How are you kind in your day-to-day life? My general approach these days is to try to leave things better than I found them. It’s definitely a work in progress but small things are doable.
3. Baking disaster / success story? I made an amazing chocolate cherry caramel cheesecake for some friends. When I made the same cheesecake a few weeks later, it was not the same at all. WHY THOUGH?* 

*because I don’t follow the recipe.

1. Explain your relationship with baking. GBB loves my financial skills, not my baking skills – enough said...
2. How are you kind in your day-to-day life? My Mum instilled in me that kindness is incredibly important and so I try to remember that when engaging with people and aim to see both sides of the situation.
3. Baking disaster / success story? I made a (tried and true used many times fail-safe recipe) birthday cake once. Blew out the candles and served everyone. They all started politely eating the cake and then I took a bite only to realise I had used baking soda instead of baking powder – it was awful. My brother commented “not your best work”....

1. Explain your relationship with baking. I love baking. It feels like magic when a few mere ingredients transform into something delicious. I find the process cathartic and it’s a great creative outlet. I also love eating baking and giving it away to happy recipients.
2. How are you kind in your day-to-day life? I try and demonstrate kindness to my two daughters as much as possible whether it’s cooking meals for friends with new babies, baking for our neighbours, helping strangers, or donating to charity. 
3. Baking disaster / success story? I had a food blog in the 2010s and that led to me a regular cooking slot on the Good Morning show. I had a couple of disasters on live television - one was a leaking food processor which meant I made cauliflower purée instead of soup, and the other was trying to ice cakes that were still warm. Total chaos but very funny!

1. Explain your relationship with baking.My mum taught me how to bake from an early age. No store-bought in our house! Fresh baking is still my favourite thing to eat - and to share.
2. How are you kind in your day-to-day life? A friendly hello and an offer to help. 
3. Baking disaster / success story? My pies always have a soggy bottom. I’ve tried all the tricks and still, soggy bottom.

1. Explain your relationship with baking. My Grandmother was an avid baker and I spent a lot of my childhood in her kitchen baking treats with her and being able to lick the bowl! She seemed to whip things up and all of sudden there would be an amazing spread for afternoon tea on the table and I hope to be able to do that as easily one day!
2. How are you kind in your day-to-day life? I am a strong believer in you never know what others are going through and you never know what goes on behind closed doors, I try to treat everyone how I would like to be treated and I also try to give a compliment to someone at least once a day, as this could be the highlight of someone’s day.
3. Baking disaster / success story? I was baking a blueberry vanilla cake to take to an event, and everything was going well until it was time to take the cake out of the pan. The whole top cracked and basically crumbled and disintegrated and I had no time to bake something new, so I tied a ribbon around the middle, made sure the crumble was even and called it a 'Blueberry Vanilla Crumble Cake'.

1. Explain your relationship with baking. Since about the age of 4, I've been utterly obsessed with baking cakes and as I grew up the kitchen became my domain. In 2010 I took the leap to turn my passion into a career and started my company The Caker when I was 21. It started out as a bakery selling made-to-order home made style cakes, which at the time were very novel in Auckland and it quickly became a bustling little enterprise. A few years in, when my sister was also involved, I created a line of luxury cake kits so that more people around the world could experience my recipes. I've since expanded the business into the USA where I now live, and continue to grow the cake kits as well as make lots of celebrity event cakes. I'm still just as passionate about baking!
2. How are you kind in your day-to-day life? I love being able to help people who want to start their own cake business and I'm often asked for advice in this area. On a smaller scale, I cook for my boyfriend and my sister at least one meal a day because food is my love language.  
3. Baking disaster / success story? The three tier vegan cake I'm baking right now for a friend's birthday is a success! This far into my professional baking career the disasters are few and far between - thank goodness!