Home baker accused of selling decorated Woolies mud cakes to customers for $180

A woman who runs a cake business in south-east Victoria has been accused of using Woolworths mud cakes in recipes for customers and then charging up to $180 for them.

Nadine Walters, based in Morwell, sells elaborate and eye-catching cakes, running her business from home for five years.

However, some customers have accused her of purchasing mud cakes from Woolworths before icing them at home and selling them for a huge markup.

The alleged cake concealment was uncovered when a customer shared a cake they had purchased from Walters, peeling back the icing and instead seeing the famous swirl that is known to come from the Woolworths cakes.

“The biggest shock is she didn’t even wipe the icing off,” the customer, Sarah, told A Current Affair.

Sarah claims she has had problems with Walters’ business before, alleging that a cake she previously bought was covered in cat hair.

“I went full out for the birthday, so for this big extravagant cake that I was expecting, to come covered in cat hair ... I was disappointed,” she said.

Walters was approached by A Current Affair and she claimed that she had no choice but to resort to Woolworths mud cakes on one occasion.

“My oven had a malfunction,” she said.

“I bought layers for a few cakes, that was the end of it.”

The Woolworths mud cakes sell for about $7 to $10 across the country. Walters charged customers as much as $180 for the cakes that were supposedly homemade.

In a statement provided to A Current Affair, she said: “I am fully responsible for not being more forthcoming… It was never my intention to deceive anyone… I am fully registered... and have completed all relevant food safety.”

Walters also said she refunded some customers who received the supermarket mud cakes.