DOUGH RISING
HIMANSHU SACHDEVA 35 RANJANA SINGH 32
BEYOND CAKES, PATIALA How it Began
It was while assisting his wife bake a cake that Sachdeva realised his true calling lay outside the office. That's how Beyond Cakes was born in 2013 in the city famous for its Patiala Peg. “My wife Ranjana Singh loved baking and would gift a cake wherever we went. She had done her basic baking course from the US a few years ago,” he says.
Present Perfect
A BA in History, Political Science and English in 2004 from Modi College, Patiala, Sachdeva undertook an advanced wedding cake certification course from Polka Dots Cakes Academy, Mumbai in 2015. Beyond Cakes is now focusing on healthy baking. He says, “Lately, our sugar free desserts and breads without improvers have been doing well as people have become very aware."
Looking Ahead
Apart from preservative free fresh breads, Beyond Cakes is selling focaccia, rye bread, and handmade sour dough crisps, a full-bodied whole-wheat bread and pav. "The range will be expanded from there soon,” says Sachdeva.
Gift Away
Going by the trend, Beyond Cakes is offering a range of healthy hampers for this season. “Clients can expect goodies including cakes, macaroons, truffles, sugar free cakes, healthy breads, cakes with wheat flour and natural sugar extraction from fruits and gluten free goodies,” he says. Contact himanshusway@gmail.com