Cate BlanchettCate BlanchettOh, the life of a Hollywood A-lister.

You would think it's all red carpets, premieres and swanky restaurants...

But one Australian actress is loving her down time, and has come over all domesti-Cate-d.

Yes, it seems Cate Blanchett prefers to be in her kitchen, cooking up a storm for her family, rather than out in Tinseltown.

The Academy Award-winning actress told The Sunday Telegraph: "I really, really love baking. I love making gingerbread - men and women - and I have jars of it all over the kitchen. I just get a real kick out of it."

The 38 year old, named one of the world's most influential people by Time Magazine last month, is mum to two sons aged three and five.

She lives in Sydney with her tiddlypeeps and hubby Andrew Upton, artistic director of Sydney Theatre company.

Cate is about to begin shooting for the next Indiana Jones film alongside Harrison Ford, directed by Steven Spielberg.