Friends bake up a storm

WHEN 13-year-old Alwande Hlongwane is not crunching numbers, his passion for baking comes through strongly with the delicious scones he creates.

Turning his interest in baking into a source of income is how Alwande spent his time when schools closed unexpectedly recently.

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After the president announced that the country would be placed on a level 4 lockdown, Alwande was not impressed that he was not going to write his second term tests which he was looking forward to.

The Grade 8 learner at Westville Boys’ High School is obsessed with numbers and aspires to be a chartered accountant for the largest firm in the world.

He said he developed his passion for baking while helping his mother bake from the age of seven.

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“I joked about creating an income by baking and selling scones,” he said.

When his mother posted a picture of him neck deep in flour, orders began flooding in. This also caught the attention of the management at the Seaview BP Garage.

“A meet and greet was set up with a box of his delicious scones. He was immediately asked to bake for the garage’s morning tea/coffee and scones client,” said his mother, Charmaine.

Alwande said he had to teach his friends and hired them to help complete the large orders.

His mother said it has been difficult since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

“We supported his idea provided his school work did not lack.

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“Majority of the parents had to work from home while their children had to attend home schooling. It has not been easy as parents do not have the same skill as trained teachers do. Entertaining kids has been intense, yet all parents did all they could to keep themselves and their children occupied.

“Olden days games sufficed, exercises were now an everyday thing, cooking and baking was the new fun thing to do with kids participating in what they found to be tickling their fancy,” said Charmaine.

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