I am Maria, the smiley girl behind Smilbite. I grew up in a little town in Venezuela and I have been baking cakes since I was 15 years old. I studied Architecture for 2.5 years but my passion for dessert was bigger than anything else so I changed from designs buildings to cakes haha.

I moved to Australia 6 years ago. I have been learning a lot from different people in the industry and I had the opportunity to run a cake business in South Melbourne.

(Yes, I decided to quit my job and follow my dreams after that. I am a bit loca).

I am beyond grateful, not just my latin community but many other people from different backgrounds have been supporting my business since day one and making this dream come to life. It is a pleasure for me to keep spreading the love of our latin flavors and sharing my passion in many places.