"And yet with a resourcefulness and tenacity that moved everyone around her, Al-Buhisi found ways to continue baking throughout the worst days of the shelling and starvation inflicted by the Israeli military. For this, she has become known in Gaza as the "Cake Girl": she is an embodiment of how so many of us in Gaza have risked death to watch our dreams breathe."
"I asked her the secret behind her creativity, and she told me it came from the alternatives she invented herself: She used vinegar instead of eggs, and replaced fruit and coloring with turmeric to give her cakes a beautiful yellow hue. "When I Work, I Feel Like I Can Breathe Again" Ten years ago, Al-Buhisi carried a small dream that grew within her: to have her own space in the world of desserts."
Dema Al-Buhisi faced extreme scarcity during the war, spending five days to find unspoiled flour amid famine and shortages of food and medicine. She persisted in baking through shelling and starvation by inventing ingredient alternatives, such as vinegar for eggs and turmeric for coloring. Her creativity and tenacity earned her the nickname "Cake Girl" and inspired people in Gaza. Baking provided emotional relief and a sense of breathing again. She nurtured a childhood passion for sweets and launched an online cake business in February 2022 to claim a space in the world of desserts.
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