Raymond Tan
Raymond Tan is a Melbourne baker, cookbook author and artist whose cakes, kueh and playful desserts draw on his Malaysian upbringing.
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Overview
- Based in
- Melbourne, Australia
- Grew up in
- Selangor, Malaysia
- Work
- Baker, cookbook author and fine artist
- Breakout
- Decorated cake popsicles and fortune cookies on Instagram
Mini bio
How it started.
Raymond grew up in Selangor and moved to Australia in 2006. While completing a master’s degree in accounting, he found a creative outlet in baking. In a later interview, he traced his experiments with macarons to watching a MasterChef challenge in 2014.
Finding his audience.
He began sharing his bakes on Instagram, developing decorated fortune cookies, cake popsicles and celebration cakes. Features by Vogue and reposts from MoMA helped his work reach more people, followed by invitations to teach cake decorating overseas.
A taste of home.
Raya became a place to explore the Southeast Asian flavours he grew up with. He later opened Dua in 2025, combining Malaysian traditions with Nordic influences, and also co-owns dessert café Nimbo. His work extends beyond the kitchen: Tolarno Galleries presented his cake sculptures in A piece of … in 2024.
Recipes to share.
His 2026 cookbook You’re Welcome!, written with Audrey Payne, gathers recipes for everyday treats and occasions such as birthdays, weddings and Lunar New Year. In his Melbourne Food & Wine interview, he described the book as a way to reflect on his culture, relationships and growth as a baker.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books and recipes
- 2026You’re Welcome!Author with Audrey Payne
- 2025The Baker’s BookContributed pandan drømmekage recipe; edited by Ruby Goss
Bakeries
- 2025Dua BakehouseFounder
Art
- 2024A piece of …Exhibiting artist, Tolarno Galleries
Quotes
They’re vessels for culture, memory and connection.Raymond Tan, Melbourne Food & Wine
In a June 2026 interview about You’re Welcome!, Raymond explained what documenting recipes had taught him.
Trivia
- He says he had never turned on an oven before moving to Australia in 2006.
- A visit to Copenhagen’s Freetown Christiania introduced him to drømmekage, which he adapted with pandan and palm sugar.
- His cake-pop designs have included cacti, watermelon and fashion figures such as Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld.
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