About

Hi, I’m Elana!

I’m a food and bakery scientist, recipe developer, food photographer, and all-around food nerd. I studied Food Science at Ohio State and then went on to study Bakery Science at The American Institute of Baking. I’ve studied all the rules of baking so I can teach you which ones can be broken in the pursuit of confidently creating more original desserts. I’m glad you’re here!

Kitchen Recommendations

Ingredients

Gel food coloring

Jimmies

Nonpareils

Flavors

Colorful fruit/flower powders

Tools

Offset spatula

Cake turntable

Cookie scoops

Rolling pin

Parchment sheets

Resources

King Arthur Baking

Serious Eats

ChefSteps

Food Science Babe

Things I’m Loving (And you will too)

River Road sprinkle Co, a queer-owned business selling gorgeous hand-dyed sprinkles! Plus their sprinkle mixes have the best names.
Kitchen Projects by Nicola Lamb is a food scientist’s dream – she does all the recipe deep dives for us!
My favorite aprons! Mega-durable, mega-cute.
The Radici Studio print hanging in my kitchen, reminding me to keep a community mindset as I think about food.