Wendt,39,from McLaren Vale,said she and Dalston,38,loved chef Natalie Paull’s cookbook,also calledBeatrix Bakes,and seized their last chance to visit Paull’s shop.
Wendt and Dalston bought seven cake slices between them,including both sour cream and angel food chocolate cakes and lamingtons.
They vowed to ration the cakes over their two-day Melbourne stay,but Wendt said the caramel slice had already lived up to expectations,with “amazing salted caramel,a thick biscuit base and crisp chocolate.”
The queue formed at Beatrix Bakes from 7.30am,despite the shop opening at 9am.
Goodies on offer included chocolate Bavarian cake,vanilla slice,carrot and pecan layer cake and chunky almond cookies.
But a stream of visitors went home empty-handed after the shop sold out at 11.30am.