About

Hi! I'm Andréa Marchese, an Italian-American home baker from New York City. I've been baking since I was a kid, and I'd say it is in my genes. Many of my family members are or were professional bakers, and we even had an Italian bakery in the family for a while.

andrea holding a big bag of protein powder in the kitchen of a bakery. — me in a commercial bakery kitchen with a large bag of protein powder

I went to school for mathematics and became a math professor, a career that I loved. While I was teaching, most of my baking was with protein powder and lower carb ingredients. I very much enjoyed creating recipes, and I set up proteincakery.com to share those high protein recipes. For a time, I even made protein treats in a local bakery (the pic above) and had my own product line of protein baking mixes (the pic below).

tv anchors behind a large table full of protein cakery baked treats. — My protein baking mixes were on TV! An exciting moment for me.

But more recently I've been enjoying baking more traditional recipes (hello sugar and flour!) and I've created this blog, Marchese Bakes, to share the deliciousness with you.

In my free time, I love traveling, photography, and outdoor adventures.

andrea crouching down next to an iguana on the Galapagos islands. — I was apparently VERY excited to be getting a pic with an iguana during my trip to the Galapagos islands. 🙂

old buildings reflecting in a mirrored modern building with people walking by in Malmö, Sweden. — One of my favorite photos from a trip to Malmö, Sweden.

I hope you enjoy the recipes here! Please feel free to reach out to me at andrea{at}marchesebakes{dot}com.

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