Brooke Bellamy’s bake empire is crumbling faster than a defrosted lamington after plagiarism claims over her cookbook. She swears they’re “original”—like every cheater in a group assignment ever.
Brooke Bellamy’s cake empire is collapsing faster than an over-ambitious soufflé, and no, it’s not because she forgot the baking powder—it’s because she might’ve “borrowed” the whole cookbook. The self-declared “Queen of Cakes” is now Australia’s most overcooked scandal after being accused of plagiarising recipes in her best-selling baking bible.
Original? Only if you’ve never seen a pavlova before. The woman who once graced morning TV like a butter-smeared deity is now dodging sharper questions than a MasterChef final. Her response? Denials baked to perfection: vague, defensive, and just slightly burnt. Bellamy insists the recipes are “her own twist,” but side-by-siders online show her “twist” is sometimes a missing comma and a cheeky rebrand.
One fan even found a “word-for-word” copy of a lemon tart from a 2012 blog post by someone named GlutenFreeGeraldine. Yikes. Let’s get real—this isn’t just some baker’s tiff. It’s the influencer-to-empire pipeline gone wrong. Bellamy built a brand on aesthetic aprons, “family secrets,” and butter-soaked nostalgia, but now the apron’s slipping and the secret might be Google.
The cookbook market is already stuffed with recycled content disguised as “tradition,” and Brooke might be the first to get caught with icing on her fingers. Business-as-usual continues at her bakery—doors open, cupcakes frosted, awkward silence piped on top. But the internet’s baking army isn’t buying it.
The plagiarism claims are being whisked around Reddit faster than meringue, and unless Bellamy brings receipts or actual originality, she’s one piping bag away from full cancellation. As of today, she’s still posting baking tips like nothing happened—because denial, dear readers, is also a dish best served warm.
Sources: News.com.au – “Controversial find at Brooke Bellamy’s bakery as it’s business as usual for the under-fire author” (01/05/2025) https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/controversial-find-at-brooke-bellamys-bakery-as-its-business-as-usual-for-the-underfire-author/news-story/eb47e8bc4bf3ec0d726db25fe25a4cc8
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