Brooki Bakehouse, the Brisbane bakery that became a social media sensation for its oversized cookies, is expanding beyond Queensland for the first time – with a six-month pop-up inside Sydney Airport’s busy T2 Domestic terminal.
Founder Brooke Bellamy confirmed the move after polling her followers.
‘We asked our community where to open our first shop outside Queensland – and Sydney came out on top!’ she said.
‘Now passengers can grab a Brooki cookie and take it with them wherever they’re headed around Australia.’
The store, which opens in November, will give travellers the chance to grab fan-favourite options like classic choc-chip to indulgent Dubai Chocolate and gooey brownie-style creations.
The pop-up will also stock limited-edition seasonal specials and pink-branded merch, including hoodies and tote bags.
But the announcement comes only months after Bellamy found herself at the centre of one of the biggest foodie feuds of the year.
In April, RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi accused the baker of plagiarising her caramel slice and baklava recipes for use in her best-selling cookbook Bake With Brooki.
Brooki Bakehouse is expanding beyond Queensland for the first time – with a six-month pop-up inside Sydney Airport’s busy T2 Domestic terminal
The claims sparked weeks of online scrutiny, with Bellamy forced to issue a series of statements defending her work.
In a video posted to her followers, Bellamy admitted her recipes were not wholly original but insisted that they were still personal.
‘While all of these recipes are personal to me, I cannot say that I have invented the cookies, cupcakes, brownies or cakes in the recipe book. They are all inspired from somewhere and someone before me,’ she said.
She also revealed her biggest inspiration had always been close to home.
‘I have been so inspired by bakeries and bakers the world over but the biggest inspiration in my life is my mum, because I learnt to cook and bake with her in the kitchen growing up.’
Bellamy rejected the suggestion that her work was stolen, pointing out that many recipes inevitably share similarities.
‘While baking has leeway for creativity, much of it is a precise science and is necessarily formulaic.
‘Many recipes are bound to share common steps and measures: if they don’t, they simply don’t work.’
In April, RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi accused the baker of plagiarising her caramel slice and baklava recipes for use in her best-selling cookbook Bake With Brooki
Bellamy rejected the suggestion that her work was stolen from Maehashi, pointing out that many recipes inevitably share similarities
The controversy drew further attention when American baker Sally McKenny added her voice, claiming her vanilla cake recipe had also been used without permission.
Bellamy, however, pushed back against what she described as a narrative ‘pitting women against each other,’ saying, ‘I think there’s room for everyone, especially more women in business.’
Despite the uproar, her Fortitude Valley bakery in Brisbane continues to thrive, with queues snaking down the street on weekends and her online community rallying in support.
The Sydney Airport store will be the ultimate test of whether Brooki Bakehouse can keep its momentum after the storm.
As one loyal fan told the Daily Mail: ‘Scandal or not, I’ll still be lining up for a Dubai Chocolate cookie.’
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