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Crave by Leena is a 100% plant-based patisserie in Bangalore — premium cakes, cupcakes and desserts, all made fresh to order. Here's how a home kitchen became the city's first PETA-awarded vegan patisserie.
Where it began — from Sydney to Bangalore
My love for baking started in childhood, but it became a craft in 2011. I trained at TAFE in Sydney, then decorated cakes at Planet Cake — one of Australia's most respected cake studios — under Paris Cutler. From there I worked with an Italian bakery, making fondant decorations and learning the precision that patisserie demands.
I brought that training home to Bangalore. Everything I make still runs on it.
Why every cake is 100% vegan
My vegan journey began in 2014, when my husband turned vegan as a wedding gift to me. When our first child was born, we chose to raise him vegan too — so I had no choice but to keep his tummy happy.
So I started experimenting: could a plant-based cake match the ones I'd trained on in Sydney? I got hooked. That same year, I was named first runner-up in PETA India's Great Vegan Desserts Challenge. What began as a way to feed my son became Crave by Leena.
How we bake — fresh to order, never frozen
Everything we make is baked fresh to order — no freezing, no premixes, no shortcuts. Every cake is made for one customer and one occasion.
Today a central kitchen supplies our dark stores across Bengaluru, and our own team hand-delivers every order — so a cake made with patisserie-grade care still arrives exactly when it should. Fully plant-based and free from dairy and eggs, with gluten-free and sugar-free collections so every guest at the table is looked after.
Trusted across Bengaluru
Today we bake for far more than birthdays and weddings. Boeing, the Taj, Azure Hospitality, Bangalore International School, Indus International School and Bohemians trust Crave for their events — and 75% of the people who order from us aren't vegan. They come for the cake first. We're PETA-approved and Sharan-certified, but those credentials are simply what happened next.
The team behind Crave
Crave isn't just me anymore. What started at my oven is now a team of bakers, decorators and delivery staff who hold the same standard I trained under — that a cake should taste as good as it looks, every single time. 200K+ cakes later, that hasn't changed.
Love & Cake,
Leena — Founder & Pastry Chef
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FSSAI Licence No. 11221334000231 · PETA-Approved Vegan Business · Sharan-Certified Plant-Based Bakery
