About Melina & Regnier Cakes

More Than 27 Years of Baking, Pastry & Cake Experience

Hi, I'm Melina Regnier, pastry chef, baker, cake decorator and owner of Regnier Cakes in Braeside, Melbourne.

For me, baking isn't something I simply decided to turn into a business. It's a craft I've spent most of my life learning.

I started baking when I was around five years old, took my first cake decorating class at thirteen and began my professional apprenticeship at just sixteen.

More than 27 years later, I'm still here creating.

Throughout my career, I've trained and worked across baking, pastry, cake decorating, chocolate and bread making. I've worked in high-volume professional kitchens, created thousands of birthday and celebration cakes and spent years creating wedding cakes for couples across Melbourne.

I've represented Victoria in national competitions and received industry recognition throughout my career, including Apprentice/Trainee of the Year.

But the experience behind Regnier Cakes isn't just about awards or how many cakes I've made.

It's about knowing my ingredients.

Understanding how a cake should be baked, filled, decorated, stored and served.

Knowing how flavours and textures work together.

And having the experience to create something that tastes every bit as good as it looks.

Regnier Cakes

I started Regnier Cakes in September 2011 with the goal of building something of my own around the craft I'd spent years learning.

On 9 September 2026, Regnier Cakes celebrates 15 years in business.

Over those 15 years, the business has changed enormously, and so have I.

I've created cakes for birthdays, weddings, baby showers, bridal showers, milestone celebrations and countless special moments throughout Melbourne.

Regnier Cakes has grown alongside my career, but one thing has never changed:

Quality matters to me.

I believe in real ingredients, recipes developed and refined through years of experience, traditional skills and making things properly.

I'm an old-school baker at heart.

I respect my ingredients. I understand the science behind what I'm creating. And I still believe there is something incredibly special about a cake being made by someone who genuinely knows their craft.

A New Chapter for Regnier Cakes

After 15 years, Regnier Cakes is entering a new chapter.

Rather than operating as a high-volume retail-style cake business, I'm returning the focus to what Regnier Cakes does best: a limited number of handcrafted cakes for people who specifically want a Regnier Cakes cake.

All general cake orders are now available by pre-order with a minimum of 3 weeks' notice, limited weekend availability and scheduled Saturday and Sunday collections from our Braeside studio.

This allows me to plan each week's production properly and give every cake the time and attention it deserves.

It also allows Regnier Cakes to work alongside my other business, Events on Citrus, where my background as a pastry chef, chef and event professional now comes together to create complete celebrations.

For Events on Citrus clients and catering bookings, a Regnier Cakes cake can become part of the complete event experience.

For my general cake customers, Regnier Cakes remains here for the people who plan ahead, appreciate handcrafted work and want something created with genuine experience behind it.

When You Order From Regnier Cakes

Regnier Cakes is an independent, owner-operated small business.

There isn't a production line or a large team hidden behind the website.

When you order a Regnier Cakes cake, you're ordering from a pastry chef who has spent more than 27 years learning, refining and practising her craft.

Every cake is created in our registered commercial kitchen in Braeside using premium ingredients, tried and trusted recipes and the knowledge that comes from decades in the industry.

My philosophy remains the same as it was when I started:

A beautiful cake should never just look good. It should taste incredible too.

Thank you to everyone who has trusted me with their celebrations over the past 15 years.

I'm incredibly proud of what Regnier Cakes has become, and I'm excited about this next chapter.

Plan ahead. Book your date. Make it a Regnier Cakes cake.

Melina Regnier
Pastry Chef & Owner
Regnier Cakes | Braeside, Melbourne