COCAKERY cart is more than a place to sell desserts — it is a classroom, a testing ground, and a symbol of our journey.
Discover the story behind COCAKERY Cart, how a passionate home baker in Malaysia turned a humble cart into a symbol of learning and resilience.
Why COCAKERY cart started
A mix of curiosity and purpose
The COCAKERY cart was started on 26th August 2024 and when there was no fancy item, just the portable cart, a small fridge and a garden umbrella that my mother bought for me. It was a humble beginning.
We weren’t looking to build a legacy or empire, rather searching for something that can be sold with knowledge of what makes the product.
I personally, want to create something that combines knowledge of art and science together which makes baking cakes look interesting for me.
Blending science, baking and passion
However, coming from a science background which is medicine and biomedical engineering and no formal culinary background, things weren’t easy.
I had to do a lot of homework, trials, research and testing to find the right recipes.
That’s one of the reasons why this cart was born, not just to sell but to learn and grow.
Support from family as the starting flame
I am very fortunate to have positive support from family members, especially my elder sister and mama. They are always supportive towards this action of mine. My sister encouraged me to take a cake decoration class which for her skills needs to be learned with a teacher.
That one step gave me confidence and pushed me forward.
Mama, on the other hand, has always been my solid ground.
She contributed not only financially but also emotionally and practically — even covering the cart whenever I needed to pray.
Everyone in the family has contributions in their own way of supporting me and COCAKERY cart wouldn’t exist without them.
Starting small from home
A cart, a fridge, and a garden umbrella
We began from our own kitchen. with limited skills, no full time staff and no delivery rider. Just a humble cart, a few basic flavours of cupcakes and lots of learning.
No perfect plan, just execution and faith
We don’t have a proper business plan nor proposal. We just started with basic ideas, planning and straight away to execution.
My roles: from baker to marketer to seller
I handled most of the marketing, baking, selling and planning, wearing many hats every single day. While my mother supports me with financial, encouragement and baking wisdom. She always reminded me that sincerity is what matters most.
The challenges
Rainy days and failed batches
There were times I cried from exhaustion, times when products went bad and times when no one came to buy anything.
During those days when I was selling cupcakes close to the evening, only God knows how challenging the situation was with heavy rain.
Almost every day I drenched in the rain. I stood at the cart — soaked, tired, and wondering if I was doing the right thing.
It was physically and emotionally draining.
Adapting the schedule
Now it has been a month passed since we rescheduled the operating hours for the cart.
I decided to bake in the evening towards night, packed in the morning and opened the cart at 8 am every Tuesday to Sunday.
This allows me to manage my energy during the start of the day and have ample time for baking in the evening.
Ingredient prices are rising
Price of ingredients keeps rising – butter, milk, even lemon and sometimes, customers ask
“Why this RM6? Without understanding the cost behind every cupcake.
Business isn’t a science
Coming from a science background, I used to believe that every problem has a formula, a method, a fixed solution. But I learned quickly that business doesn’t work that way.
There’s no fixed formula, no predictable outcome.
Each business is like a blank canvas and we have to draw our own story.
Where COCAKERY stands now
Still surviving, still showing up
We are still in the early survival stage. Every cent that we earned matters.
Every compliment from a stranger feels like fuel. There is much more learning to come. It is a matter of time.
Building our identity, step by step
But we’re also in a phase of evolving, improving what works, adjusting what doesn’t, and slowly shaping the identity of COCAKERY — not just as a home bakery, but as a brand with a soul.
This journey isn’t perfect.
But it’s real.
And for me — that’s more than enough.
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