Alice Kelly
Alice Kelly | |
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| Born | 2004 (age 21–22) |
| Alma mater | TU Dublin[1] |
| Occupations | Baker, social media personality |
| Years active | 2022–present |
| TikTok information | |
| Page | |
| Years active | 2022–present |
| Followers | 1.7 million |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2022–present |
| Subscribers | 1.37 million |
| Last updated: February 2026 | |
Alice Kelly, also known as the From Scratch Baker, is an Irish Kildare-based[2] baker and social media personality.[3] She is known for producing comedy videos on TikTok and YouTube.[4] She is also known for converting a horse box into a bakery truck.
Biography
In 2022, Kelly was gifted a horse box from the 1960s for her 18th birthday[5] which she converted into a bakery truck. Kelly posted her plan to convert the horse box on TikTok where she gained roughly 100,000 followers in the same week.[5] The conversion took 5 months and which was documented on her TikTok page.[6][7] Kelly learned how to renovate the horse box by watching tutorials on YouTube.[8][9] Following this, Kelly continued posting videos to TikTok where she gained over 1 million followers.[4]
In May 2025, Kelly was a judge for Gala Retail and Virgin Media Television's National Best Baker Competition.[10][11] In August, Kelly was diagnosed with haemochromatosis and talked about it on an interview with RTÉ Radio 1.[4] Later that month, Kelly became an ambassador for Breast Cancer Ireland's Bake It Pink initiative after a benign tumor was removed from her breast 2 years prior.[12][13][14]
References
- ^ Kelly, Alice (18 April 2025). "What bakery school ACTUALLY looks like #bakery #bakeryschool #shorts". YouTube. FromScratchBakery. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Clarke, Naomi (6 December 2023). "Cork doctor, a Kildare baker and Centra staff in Clare among Irish TikTok's 2023 heroes". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Nolan, Daragh (27 Aug 2022). "18-year-old Kildare baker gains a million followers sharing new business journey". KildareNow.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ a b c Callan, Oliver (6 August 2025). "Tik Tok Baker's Haemochromatosis battle". RTÉ Radio 1. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ a b Wilson, Jade (20 June 2022). "Leaving Cert student uses downtime to renovate pony box into new food truck business". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Ryan, Charlotte (27 February 2024). "How an 18-year-old turned a 60s pony box into a portable bakery". RTÉ. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Black, Leo; Montague, Natasha; Tesia, Ria (9 September 2022). "Baking mad teen transforms old pony box into pop-up bakery stand using 18th birthday money". BelfastLive. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Saleem, Zesha (10 September 2022). "Teenager turns vintage pony box into a bakery using her birthday money". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Traynor, Clodagh (11 November 2022). "Kildare's Alice Kelly, 18, renovated a vintage pony box into the portable bakery of her dreams". RSVPLive. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Sarah (26 May 2025). "Gala Retail Crowns Winners Of National Best Baker Competition". Checkout.ie.
- ^ Campbell, Amy (21 May 2025). "Cork woman named Ireland's best baker". EchoLive.ie. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Dr Oetker and SuperValu get behind 'Bake It Pink' Initiative to Support Breast Cancer Awareness". Retail News. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Costigan, Emma (26 September 2025). "'It was terrifying' Bake It Pink ambassador Alice Kelly was 19 when she accidentally found a lump in her breast". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Tobin, Sarah-Jayne (16 September 2025). "Calories don't count when it's for a cure! Eat all the cake as Bake It Pink is back to support Breast Cancer Awareness". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 2 March 2026.