I started a lifestyle blog in 2017 as a creative outlet after college. I was working as a nurse at the University of Michigan on a stroke unit and I had four days off a week. My lifestyle blog quickly transitioned into me sharing dessert recipes so I changed the name to Baran Bakery (Baran is my last name).

I realize Baran Bakery sounds like an actual bakery that sells desserts. I have sold a handful of custom cakes years ago but I no longer sell any dessert. I develop recipes and post them on here for you to make.

I am a self taught baker. I grew up my mom being a home-baker and I learned some things from her but most of what I’ve learned is through my good friends google and trial and error.

You’ll see a combination of European and American style desserts on Baran Bakery. My mom is Romanian Hungarian and I’ve shared some of her recipes on here and in my cookbook, Frosted.

I worked part-time on the blog for a couple years while I was still a nurse. When I had my son I stayed him with him full-time and worked on the blog full-time.

My son was easy going and a great sleeper and it’s easy to work around one kid’s schedule. After having two kids things got a little tougher. I worked at night and on weekends until my daughter was about 8 months. Now I have a babysitter twice a week all day and I still work at night, during nap times and some weekends. It’s not easy but it’s worth it.

I don’t teach any food photography but I do teach some cake decorating classes in Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you’re interested, you can check out our workshops. Hopefully soon I’ll have some online baking/decorating classes as well.