who i am ?
Meet Dipti Vartak
From IT professional to baking mentor – featured by BBC, Facebook & WhatsApp, Dipti is on a mission to help 100,000 people become financially independent by starting their own home bakeries through the joy of baking.
My Journey: From First Cake to 3,700+ Home Bakeries
“Behind every perfect cake is a story of failure, faith, and a mother’s promise.”
– Dipti Harshad Vartak
– Dipti Harshad Vartak
🎂 2011
Where It All Truly Began
(First Cake for My Husband)
I still remember the day vividly. It was Harshad’s birthday—our first after marriage. I wanted to do something special, something handmade, from the heart. With no oven, no mixer, and no prior baking experience, I decided to bake a simple heart shaped cake in a pressure cooker.
I had no idea whether it would rise, sink, or even be edible. But when he cut into it and when I saw that smile on Harshad’s face, I realized something beautiful: baking was love made visible.
That day, something more than just a cake was born. A new passion. A quiet dream. A flicker of purpose.
👶 2014
The Cracked Cake That Broke Me (and Built Me)
(Yuvraj’s First Birthday)
Two years later, I was now a mother. My little boy, Yuvraj, was turning one. And I knew—I had to bake his first birthday cake myself.
I poured my heart into it. I tried to make it look special—filled with color, joy, and cream. But the cake that I made sank in the middle, the icing started melting. The cake had cracks, the structure wasn’t right, and it just looked... broken.
I still served it. But inside, I was shattered. I felt like a failed mother. I remember whispering to myself that night:
“Next year, I’ll make him a perfect cake. I’ll learn. I’ll try harder.”
That cracked cake may have looked like a failure, but it planted the deepest seed of transformation in me.
💡 2015–2016
Quiet Practice, Hidden Passion
Something shifted after that birthday. I started baking again—and again. For friends, for family, for office potlucks. I was still working in a top IT firm, managing a toddler, and juggling life. But in those late-night bakes, I was finding something deeper: myself.
Each cake was better than the last. I started understanding textures, temperatures, the science behind softness, the magic of precision. My confidence grew in teaspoons and tablespoons.
People began saying, “Dipti, your cakes are so good! Why don’t you take orders?”
But I still wasn’t ready to call myself a baker.
Yet… a part of me was waking up.
🧁 2017
The Birth of 'The Doughy Delights'
By 2017, I couldn’t deny it anymore. This wasn’t just a hobby—it was a spiritual calling. I officially launched my home bakery, The Doughy Delights. My first orders came from my housing society—birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers. And soon, I was flooded with requests.
I didn’t just sell cakes. I delivered joy, comfort, and celebrations.
My ragi cookies and chocolate boxes flew to Singapore, Germany, Australia, and Italy—packed by hand, sealed with love. I began handling bulk orders for corporates, and event planners started calling me.
My tiny kitchen became my business headquarters. My heart, once cracked like that birthday cake, was now full—and rising.
2018
Featured by WhatsApp & Facebook
In December 2018, WhatsApp India recognized how I was using digital payments to grow my business. Facebook heard my story and it resonated. So much so, that I was chosen as one of only three entrepreneurs in India to be featured in a documentary by People’s Television.
They came home. Shot my work. Heard my story. And suddenly, the same woman who had once cried over a cracked cake was now on a screen, inspiring thousands of other women.
It wasn’t about fame.
It was about finally knowing:
“This journey matters. This story has power.”
🌍 2019
From Mumbai to BBC: Going Global
January brought new light. My journey was published in the London Financial Times. Then in April, I was interviewed live on BBC Business Briefing, sharing how women were using digital tools to run businesses from home.
But the real magic happened later that year—when I was chosen to be part of a core team for India’s largest cake event. Alongside Ms. Subhashini, I helped create a life-size dinosaur cake—6 feet tall, 15 feet long, 300 kg of materials, and 850+ man hours of teamwork.
That cake wasn’t just a showstopper. It was a symbol: Of how far one home baker could go—with courage, community, and creativity.
🎓 2021
From Kitchen to Classroom: DVA Was Born
In March 2021, I launched the Dipti Vartak Baking Academy to guide beginners step-by-step in baking and entrepreneurship. In August, I started my YouTube channel, Bake Like a Pro with Dipti, to share simplified recipes and easy decorating tips I had learned over the years. Since then, I’ve trained 3,000+ students — many of whom have gone on to launch their own home bakeries. Watching them grow brings me more joy than any cake ever could.
💎 2022–2023
The Rise of the Super Bakers & My Voice as a Coach
I created the Super Baker Program, a guided system to help women launch and grow their baking businesses in just 90 days. The response was overwhelming—thousands joined.
Women started earning their own money—some ₹10,000/month, others ₹1 lakh/month.
But the most beautiful part?
They started believing in themselves again.
I started doing more webinars, masterclasses, and sessions that reached thousands of women across 14 different countries.
The girl who once cried over a melting cake was now holding the mic—transforming lives with her voice.
📚 2024
Book. Retreat. Certification. A Movement Is Born.
In 2024, I launched my first book, “You Can Bake”—a tribute to the journey, the struggles, and the sweet success of every woman who dared to dream. It became a bestseller and a reference for home bakers across India.
We also hosted our first Bakery Business Retreat at Novotel Mumbai, And my journey as a Public Speaker began. In a bakery business retreat, 100+ women walked the stage to receive awards in front of their families. I cried. They cried. It was magic.
This was also the year we launched the Diamond Certification Program, where women built ₹10 Lakh+ businesses individually with advanced baking, branding, packaging, mindset, and mentorship.
🌠 2025 & Beyond
A Mission Bigger Than Me
Today, we’re a global family of:
✅ 15,000+ students across 14+ countries
✅ 3,700+ home bakeries launched
✅ 100+ bakers earning ₹1 lakh/month
✅ 1 clear mission: To help 1,00,000 women become Happy & Financially Independent Bakers
And we’re just getting started.
Because I believe:
“When one woman rises, she lifts an entire generation with her.”
Meet Your Bakery Business Coach
Dipti Harshad Vartak
Bakery Business Coach | Author | Entrepreneur
I’m Dipti Harshad Vartak — an engineer and MBA turned award-winning Bakery Business Coach, bestselling author of the book You Can Bake , and the founder of India’s fastest-growing online baking academy DVA. With over 11 years of experience and a mission to help women turn their kitchens into money making machines, I’ve empowered 15,000+ women across 14 countries to launch their own profitable home bakery businesses. I’m here to help you transform your passion for baking into a purposeful, thriving business — so you can find your identity, earn from home, and become financially independent doing what you love.