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Passion for baking killed appetite for law career

Grace Githinji, a baker (Pius Cheruiyot)

NAIROBI, KENYA: There is something therapeutic about the aroma of freshly baked cake. It could be because many of us remember the scents from our childhood, either in our kitchens or that favourite bakery that we walked past on the way to school.

For Grace Githinji, cake has been her life. The 36-year-old founder of Cooks, Bakes and Cakes left her job as a corporate legal attorney to concentrate on her passion for baking.

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