Khadija Mallick’s journey started four years ago with a cake made with a cake mix. “After getting great feedback I turned to YouTube as my guide and while doing my Bachelors in 2015, Sweet Escape was born. With my mother being the strongest pillar of support, we wanted to make our presence felt. We started taking up stalls at various youth-based festivals and flea markets. Our main aim was to make dessert fun, portable and easy to eat and cupcakes became our canvas of art. In 2017 I booked my seat for a nine-month Advanced Diploma Course at Academy of Pastry Arts, Bangalore, and then took a three-month internship with The Westin. Sweet Escape is now coming back into the groove and at the Kolkata Arts Lane Festival, I sold three-fourth of my sweet treats,” said Khadija.

Pabitra Das