Banker to baker: 56-year-old KL man finds success as celebrity cake maker after ditching stable finance career | Malay Mail

, Zulkiflee told the Malay language portal it never crossed his mind to make cakes for a living because cooking wasn’t his forte.

The father of five enjoyed a comfortable career at Bank Negara before he decided to retire early, making the decision when he became bored and lost his motivation at the office. “Before I quit, I took a four year break to accompany my wife who was studying in the UK and when I returned, I felt I had no drive or motivation to continue working,” said the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia accounting graduate.Despite zero baking experience, he was drawn to cakes after seeing many cupcakes and cake businesses bloom on the internet.“I wanted to learn and improve my skills in a new area so I started giving out cakes to friends and family when I started becoming good at it.

“Thankfully many said my cakes were good so that’s how I mustered the courage to take orders and start selling them,” he said.

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