Limpopo Mechanical Engineer Excels With Baking Business After Developing a Love for Cooking at Age 10

• One entrepreneur in Limpopo is grinding hard selling scones, biscuits, and more made with a ton of love
• Enica Mahlako is a qualified mechanical engineer and initially baked as a hobby before starting her business, with her passion for cooking ignited at the age of 10
• Talking to Briefly News, the young woman shared what her biggest dreams and ambitions are regarding her enterprise

A dedicated businesswoman in Mafefe, Limpopo, is doing the most with her business, selling scones, biscuits, cakes, mini-loaves, and more from her enterprise, which is based in Seshego.

Enica Mahlako tells Briefly News that she is a qualified mechanical engineer with three years worth of experience. However, baking has always been a passion of hers that she later pursued as a business called Pastry Hun.

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Limpopo businesswoman opens up about love of baking scones

The 28-year-old initially enjoyed making scones mainly as a hobby, which she later developed into a lucrative business:

“I’ve been messing around in the kitchen with flour since I was 10. I baked for my family during the festive season and when we had family gatherings.

“Then they advised me to turn my hobby into a business. Since I started my enterprise in 2020, I’ve never looked back.”

The young woman runs her baking business alone

The entrepreneur may run her business by herself in a rented space, but her dreams go far beyond the confines of where she currently is in life.

Enica, who is currently studying for a Bachelor of Education at the University of South Africa, is highly ambitious and wants to grow her business:

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“My future aspiration is to own a big bakery that produces anything pastry-related to create jobs in my surrounding areas. Also, I want to have a coffee shop in the near future.”

After struggling to find work, KZN BA graduate thrives with catering business, making the most delicious foods

In another inspiring story, Briefly News wrote about a 27-year-old lady in KZN, who has struggled to find work in her field of study, and is grinding hard with her catering business.

The Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies graduate makes lovely food, catering for various events.

Source: Briefly News