My journey

How did I discover my passion for baking and all things sweet

When I was 11 years old, my mother taught me how to make Belgian chocolates. We made tons of chocolates to give away during a festive season. She said, we can buy anything from the market but if you can use your skill set and put in your time to make something yourself - it will always have a special meaning for the receiver and you will feel happier. That was my introduction to sweetness.

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Everyone loved and appreciated the various flavoured chocolates we had made. There was green tea infused chocolates, mango, paan flavour, coconut, fruit and nut and raspberry chocolates.

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After that, I started to make chocolates for birthday gifting and got better with each box! At the age of 12, my mother, who is also an entrepreneurship coach, asked me if I wanted to learn how to start my own company, run it like a professional and earn some money through making desserts. I've always admired my mother and looked upto her, and this was going to be amazing. I knew it.

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So she asked me to brainstorm on names that I felt identified with my business and resonated well with me. Thats how SweetToothByNia was founded. Then she asked me to create my own logo. So i drew the logo on a chalkboard and took chalk colour palette to design my colour theme. What you see as my logo on this website is hand sketched and designed by me.

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After we were done with the name and the logo, started my entrepreneurship bootcamp three weeks training. My mother taught me how to take out costing for each product, how to price it, packaging, marketing, branding, content writing, starting an instagram page, innovating in baking to make my products unique, training, accounting my costs and receivables and having a charity side to my small venture.

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Once all of that was done, my mother helped to get my brand materials, stickers, packaging printed. Everyday, I learnt something about running a business from her. YouTube trained me for my skills. I have learnt so much from there.

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I keep receiving orders for my cakes and muffins and chocolates. In 2020, I shipped out 70 boxes of Belgian chocolates for a corporate order and for personal orders.

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Baking is therapeutic for me. I lose my sense of tie when I am baking. I love to experiment with recipes and create something new of my own. I love the confidence my family has shown in me. For their 20th Anniversary party, my parents handed over the entire desserts counter to me. I baked 5 cakes. It included a lemon cake, Two tier fruit cocktail cake, oreo and hazlenut cream cupcakes, Double fudge chocolate cake, Frosted Vanilla cake. It meant so much to me that I was a part of their big celebration by contributing my skills and expressing my love and appreciation for them through my cakes.

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In my off days from school, vacation times, I take more orders. Baking helps me to stay focused and also stay away from television and technology overbearance. I spend my free time creatively, doing what makes me truly happy.

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My biggest champion is my brother. He loves to eat and I enjoy making the desserts and cakes for him.

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On my Thirteenth Birthday I received a private message card from Nigella Lawson. Thats my treasured gift! I hope that someday I am able to bake with her.

I hope to continue baking and filling people's lives with the awesomeness of sweetness. I want to pursue my studies in Business so someday I have teh right creative and business skills to open and run my own awesome bakery!

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Take a moment to check out my portfolio, and get in touch with any questions.