Alexa Flores, 17, lives in Aransas Pass but attends high school in Rockport where she will graduate in May. In January she launched a home-based business, Alexa Marie (her middle name) Baking, using social media to raise awareness of her sumptuous products that she will deliver or arrange for pick-up. Her customer base stretches as far as Victoria where she has many relatives. It’s also where she _rst found inspiration to start baking as a young girl. (Aransas Pass Progress)
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Churro cheesecake is one of Alexa’s specialties. So are red velvet cookies, Cortadillo cake bites and giant chocolate chip cookies nearly 5-inches around, among others.( Courtesy: Alexa Flores )
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Small Business Corner: Alexa Marie Baking, Aransas Pass
Regular trips to see relatives in Victoria spurred a young Alexa Marie Flores to take up baking. Each time her family made the journey north, there was the requisite stop at the Rosita Bakery, 206 W. Water St. Not much to look at from the outside, the legendary business still serves a predominantly Latino clientele, most with direct lineage to their Mexican heritage. The aromas, the looks and the tastes of cultural favorites created lasting memories for Alexa, enough that one day she decided she could do that, too.