Maria Bonita

01/05/2026

Happy May Day 🌼

To everyone working hard, chasing something, building something….. I see you 🤍

This Lemon & Blueberry Cake is my little way of celebrating that 🍋🫐
Fresh, bright, and made with so much love.

You deserve something sweet, the taste of the summer is around the corner!

30/04/2026

May, you taste so good 🌿✨
Our summer flavours have arrived…

Which one are you trying first?

🍒 Chocolate & cherry
🍯 Salted caramel (forever obsessed)
🍫 Black Forest (of course)
🥕 Carrot, pecan & fresh orange
🍋 Lemon drizzle with thyme
🫐 Chocolate, beetroot & berries
🍊 Orange polenta upside-down

Forever favourites, freshly made for summer 🤍

29/04/2026

Today’s mood:
Lemon and raspberry cake 🎂

27/04/2026

I disappeared for a couple of months… and here’s the truth 🤍

I was burnt out. Completely.
Overstimulated, exhausted, and running on autopilot for far too long.

Being a mum and running a business meant my brain never switched off — and with ADHD, that “go go go” feeling can be addictive. I was creating constantly, chasing that dopamine rush…

Until one day, I realised I wasn’t enjoying baking anymore.

And that broke my heart.

The thing I loved the most started to feel like a routine. No creativity, no excitement… just work, work, work. Barely eating, barely sleeping, just existing to keep up.

So I paused.

I chose to focus on my mental health, my body, and being present for my son. I stepped away from socials, reduced my workload, and gave myself space to breathe again.

And honestly? It’s been one of the most powerful decisions I’ve ever made.

This is me now — choosing balance, choosing peace, choosing joy again ✨

To everyone who’s been part of my Maria Bonita journey, thank you for being here 🤍
I’m still here… just doing things a little differently now. Sometimes more, sometimes less — but always real 🤍

25/10/2025

✨ Honoring Tradition: Día de Mu***os and the Art of Pan de Mu**to ✨

Every year, as we approach November 2nd, the aroma of freshly baked Pan de Mu**to fills the air — a beloved Mexican tradition that brings families together to remember and celebrate those who are no longer with us. 🇲🇽💛

This bread, with its delicate sweetness and symbolic shape, represents the circle of life and the eternal connection between the living and the departed.

On the ofrenda (altar), it holds a special place among other meaningful elements:
🌼 Marigolds to guide spirits home with their scent.
🕯️ Candles to light their path.
💀 Sugar skulls as symbols of remembrance and joy.

This year, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit my son’s school to share the story behind this beautiful celebration and to bake Pan de Mu**to a little earlier than usual.

In the photo, I’m dressed as La Catrina, the graceful symbol of Día de Mu***os — a reminder to embrace life with beauty, humor, and love, even in the face of mortality. ✨

At this time of year, baking this bread is more than tradition, it’s a heartfelt way to honor memory, love, and culture.

💛 Keeping traditions alive, one loaf at a time.

***os **to ***os

21/10/2025

A Memory of Roasted Streetside Sweet Potatoes

When I was little in Mexico City, a man used to walk the streets pushing an iron oven filled with roasted sweet potatoes.
You’d hear his whistle — sharp and long, like a train echoing through the blocks — calling everyone to come outside.

The smell of burning wood drifted before him, and when he opened the oven door, steam poured out carrying the scent of caramelized sweet potato and smoke.
He’d drizzle condensed milk, sprinkle cinnamon or pecans, and hand them over on a plate — simple, sweet, unforgettable.

This Sweet Potato Upside-Down Cake is my way of bringing that memory back — roasted sweet potato, brown butter, cinnamon sugar, and pecans.
Vegan and also Vegetarian, nostalgic, and filled with the warmth of those Mexico City afternoons. 🧡

09/09/2025

It’s rich, it’s bold, and it’s full of Oreo.
Do you think one slice would be enough? 😉

08/09/2025

There are cakes you eat… and then there are cakes you remember. ✨
Our lemon & poppy seed cake is light, zesty, and dressed to belong at any table — from weddings to intimate birthdays.

Freshly baked here in Oxford, available only for private events. 🌿
Because every celebration deserves a little magic — vegan or not. 🍋 ❤️

08/09/2025

07/09/2025

✨ A cake that feels like home ✨

This golden beauty is one of my favourites to bake — a wheat-free orange & polenta cake with almonds, layered with silky dark chocolate buttercream. The kind of cake that fills the air with the scent of citrus and feels just as perfect at a birthday table as it does on a café counter.

Based here in Oxford, I love creating bakes that can be shared — whether that’s a whole cake for your celebration, or something special for your customers to enjoy by the slice.

If you’d like to bring a little of this goodness to your event, party, or business, I’d love to bake for you. 💛

📍 Oxford + surrounding areas
🎂 Whole cakes for events & wholesale orders welcome

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