About Elara Bakery

 Hey there and welcome! 

I'm Nikole, the creator and home baker/chef behind Elara Bakery. Growing up, I was a very artistic and design loving kid. You could always catch me drawing clothing and home designs, painting, crafting, dancing and even baking when I got into high school. I was chosen (by myself hehe) to be the family party decorator. Now I know you’re probably thinking the same thing I thought growing up; I’d be in the art and design world as an adult but alas, I am not. I'm not mad though because I've always loved math, and I currently work in a payroll and HR company where I literally am surrounded by numbers every day!
 

Being an adult, with lots of responsibilities, I slowly started losing the artistic person that I was and all the things that made me happy. Don't get me wrong, I love how my job challenges me but it can be very stressful. So, I turned to baking and cooking to distress. I started making dishes and treats from scratch. Sometimes I just throw things together and it turns out great, other times I turn to my family for traditional recipes or Pinterest for some good recipes.
 

Then one day I was having a conversation with my husband on how some of the Pinterest recipe's need tweaking and maybe I should just post my own, especially that we are a European/Hispanic household. He not only agreed but started giving suggestions on what recipes to post and that is how Elara Bakery was born. In Greek mythology, Elara comes from Alara, which means hazelnut. How fitting is that? So, there you have it and I hope you stick around for all the delivery bake sales, recipe blogs and who knows what else the future has in store!

With Love, Nikole <3