India, May 18 -- For Divya Dutta, her passion for baking took shape in the Covid times. And while that time is long gone, what stayed was her love for whipping up goodies in the kitchen. On World Baking Day today on May 18, she spills the beans.

"It all comes from childhood... my mother used to prepare this pineapple cake on special days. Uss time pe toh do hi cake hote the- pineapple and chocolate. The whole thing used to become a fun activity when I was small... one of us children would be asked to make the batter, one would break the eggs... you feel very inclusive doing something like this. Inn sab cheezon ke baad kya nikalke aata tha oven se, we all used to laugh. Maza aata tha lekin," recalls the 47-year-old.

Then as she grew up, ...