Hi! I'm Nicole
Owner and head baker at Lowe's Donuts and Bakery!
Our Story
At Lowe's Donuts and Bakery, we are passionate about creating delicious treats that are safe for everyone to enjoy. Our journey began when Nicole's son Theo was born with many food allergies. Her lifestyle and food intake did a complete 180 when he was just two weeks old. He was so sensitive to his allergens that he was reacting to food through her breast milk. She cut all of the foods out of her own diet to help Theo reduce the severe eczema and rashes he was experiencing. She repeated this when her youngest son, Otto, was born shortly later. Today, Theo has over 25 food allergies alone. Until Nicole opened her bakery, neither had ever been able to walk in somewhere and pick something out safely.
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While Nicole is a self-taught baker, she has advanced degrees in Nutrition, Education, and Public Health. She previously taught nutrition and cooking classes to children as young as 3! Nicole has always loved being in the kitchen, and since she was a young girl, had dreams of opening a coffee shop and bakery! She knows that her grandfather, who was her biggest supporter, and the biggest donut fan (!), is watching down so proud.
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Lowe's specializes in donuts, cupcakes, cookies and brownies and bring out specials such as coffee cake and cinnamon rolls during the holidays. We can accommodate custom orders including donut cakes, cupcakes, cookie cakes, sheet cakes, and more! EVERYTHING we make is gluten free, top 9+ allergen free, and vegan. We also do not use any oats, legumes (pea included), flax seed, chia seed, artifical dyes, or coconut either.
ingredients
Supernatural sprinkles (bulk boxes only, separate facility)
(Cane Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Palm Oil*, Palm Kernel Oil*, Sunflower Lecithin, Carnauba Wax, Coloring (Vegetable Juices, Spirulina, Annatto and Turmeric).
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Kates safe and sweet sprinkles
(Sugar*, corn starch, palm oil and palm kernel oil, sunflower lecithin; colored with turmeric, annatto, beet juice, vegetable juices, and beta carotene; maltodextrin, sodium bicarbonate and carnauba wax.)
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Rice Dream Rice milk (*and/or statement for sunflower oil)
(ORGANIC RICEMILK (WATER, ORGANIC HYDROLYZED RICE), ORGANIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT.)
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Domino white | brown | powdered sugar
(Cane sugar | brown cane sugar | cane sugar and cornstarch)
Hersheys cocoa
(cocoa)
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Mccormick spices
(cinnamon, apple pie, pumpkin pie, nutmeg, ginger)
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Mccormick vanilla extract
(vanilla bean extractives, alcohol, and water)
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Clabber girl baking soda
(sodium bicarbonate)
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Rumford Baking Powder
(monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, and corn starch)
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Canola Oil
(canola oil)
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Non GMO, Sustainably Sourced Spectrum Shortening
(Expeller-pressed organic palm fruit oil)
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Motts Unsweetened, blueberry, strawberry Applesauce
( apples, water, and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C))
(apples, water, apple puree concentrate, vegetable and/or fruit juice for color, blueberry puree, natural flavors, and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).
apples, water, apple puree concentrate, vegetable and/or fruit juice for color, strawberry puree, natural flavors, and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).
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King Arthur 1:1 Flour
(Rice Flour, Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour, Whole Sorghum Flour, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Cellulose, Xanthan Gum, Vitamin and Mineral Blend [Calcium Carbonate, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Reduced Iron, Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)].
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Bobs Red Mill Sorghum, Millet, Rice flours (cinnamon rolls only)
Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast (cinnamon rolls only)​
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Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips and White Chocolate Chips
(ingredients: cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter.)
(Cane Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Brown Rice Syrup Solids, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla Extract.)
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Libby's Pumpkin (pumpkin muffins only)
(pumpkin)
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​We are a dedicated gluten free, vegan, and top 9+ allergen free facility. All equipment was new when we opened the bakery including the oven. We have strict policies and no top 9 allergens (the others we are free from), or gluten ever comes into the bakery. All staff are fully trained in food safety and allergen awareness. We have chosen products that are free from the top 9+ allergens and companies that have high quality food safety, testing, and sanitation programs. With that, please research the brands and ingredients we use on your own and make mindful choices based on your allergens and comfort.
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We do regularly use: strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, apples.
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Applesauce is in everything except: brownies, vanilla cupcakes, chocolate cookies, bis-scones.