Dessert Desire

Khoja Lane is a bit of a tucked-away spot in the middle of Andheri West. We are located at Sonia Apartments, right at number 1. It is where we do all our baking and prep for Dessert Desire. It is a small space, really, and we never wanted a huge shop because this feels more personal. Most mornings start very early with the oven going. The smell of sugar and butter hits you right as you walk into the building corridor. It is a lot of work keeping track of all the different orders. Sometimes we forget to eat our own lunch because we are too busy finishing up cakes for a party. We have flour on our aprons half the time, and the kitchen always feels a bit small when we have a big order. Sonia Apartments is an older building, so all the neighbors know us by now. Some of them sometimes mention the noise of the mixers, but they are generally nice about it. We just keep our heads down and get the work done as fast as we can. It is not a corporate bakery with uniform boxes and perfect decorations. We just use what we have and make sure everything tastes okay. People come to Khoja Lane specifically looking for us now, which is a nice feeling. We are not trying to be the biggest place in Mumbai. We just want to stay in our corner and keep the ovens running every day.