Marcel Paa Biography: Age, Net Worth, Career, Books, Nationality, Wife, Ethnicity

Marcel Paa is a Swiss baker-pastry chef, master craftsman and online content creator known especially for his baking videos and practical tutorials.

He became popular with the launch of his YouTube channel “Einfach Backen – Marcel Paa” in 2015, where he shares step-by-step recipes, tips, and tricks for baking bread, pastries, and desserts.

Profile

• Full name: Marcel Paa
• Date of birth: January 30, 1985
• Age: 40 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Interlaken, Switzerland
• Nationality: Swiss
• Profession: Baker-pastry chef, entrepreneur, web video producer, author
• Height: 1.75 m
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: One sibling
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: N/A
• Net worth: $1 million

Early Life and education

Marcel Paa was born on January 30, 1985 in Interlaken, Switzerland. He is now 40 years old. He grew up as one of two children in a family with a bakery background. He completed his apprenticeship as a baker-confectioner (Bäcker-Konditor) with qualification in 2003 in the bakery owned by his family.

In 2010 he passed his master craftsman’s exam (Meisterprüfung) as top of his class. In 2012 he represented Switzerland in the EuroSkills European championship in Amsterdam. In November 2023 he completed training as a certified bread sommelier at the Akademie Deutsches Bäckerhandwerk in Weinheim; his concluding work was a “30-day bread challenge,” studying effects of eating only bread and water for a month.

Personal Life

Marcel Paa’s appears to keep most aspects of his personal life private. There hasn’t been any record of him being in a relationship at this time.

Career

Marcel Paa began working in the family bakery early and trained as a baker-confectioner. After achieving his master title and participating in competitions, he expanded into digital content. In 2015 he started the YouTube channel “Einfach Backen – Marcel Paa” while still working in the family bakery.

Alongside the YouTube channel, he operates a free recipe blog (since about 2016) providing over a thousand recipes, as well as tips and tricks for baking. He set up an online shop selling baking utensils and ingredients, and later built a “Back Academy” offering both in-person and online courses.

He has authored multiple books: among them Einfach Backen (2018), Bessere Brote backen (2021), Die 100 besten Brote (2022), Backen mit weniger Zucker (2022), 1 Teig – 5 Brote (2024), and Die besten Brote der Welt (2025).

In 2020 he developed a sugar alternative product named “hello sweety,” which he launched after about one and a half years of development. In 2021 he appeared on the Swiss version of the show Die Höhle der Löwen, securing an investment of 100,000 Swiss francs for that product. He is a brand ambassador for the Norwegian kitchen appliances manufacturer Wilfa since 2023.

Net worth

Marcel Paa’s now has an estimated net worth of at least $1 million, derived through various ventures such as working as a Baker-pastry chef, entrepreneur, web video producer, author.

Social Media

• Instagram: @marcelpaa_einfachbacken
• YouTube: Einfach Backen – Marcel Paa

Books

• Einfach Backen (2018)
• Die besten Brote der Welt (2025)
• Bessere Brote backen (2021)
• Die 100 besten Brote (2022)
• Backen mit weniger Zucker (2022)
• 1 Teig – 5 Brote (2024)