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Learn. Bake. Enjoy.

Welcome to The Sweet Occasion! Here you'll find approachable dessert recipes for any skill level. With simple, time-friendly recipes, you'll learn to bake with confidence while creating homemade desserts that are perfect for any occasion!

Celebrate Summer

Dive into the sweet taste of summer with easy desserts bursting with seasonal flavors.

  • Individual peach cherry crisps baked in white handled ramekins with an oat crumble topping and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Easy Peach Cherry Crisps
  • Close of up plum bars with oat crumble crust and topping cut into square on a round french cooling rack.
    Easy Plum Bars
  • Straight on shot of a one layer, square lemon berry mascarpone cake with mascarpone frosting and macerated berries on a flat surface with parchment paper.
    Lemon Berry Mascarpone Cake
  • Close of up cut lemon bars with graham cracker crust topped with a piping of whipped cream and a slice of lemon.
    Lemon Bars with Graham Cracker Crust
  • Whole blueberry apple pie with a lattice crust top.
    Blueberry Apple Pie
  • Close up of raspberry crumble bars cut into square and stacked on a white round plate.
    Raspberry Crumble Bars
  • Flat lay of no churn cherry chocolate chunk ice cream in waffle cones
    No Churn Cherry Chunk Ice Cream
  • Strawberry filled cupcakes on a plate over a napkin topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting and half strawberry for garnish.
    Strawberry Filled Cupcakes With Easy Strawberry Compote

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The Latest Recipes

  • Fresh Peach Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Crumble
  • Roasted strawberry hand pies on a parchment lined sheet pan.
    Roasted Strawberry Hand Pies with Creamy Mascarpone
  • Overhead shot of strawberry sugar cookies layered on cookie rack.
    Strawberry Sugar Cookies (Snickerdoodle Style)
  • Lemon cream cheese frosting in a glass mixing bowl set on a pink towel.
    5-Minute Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Baking basics and guides

Take the stress out of baking with these tips and techniques!

  • Tray of browned butter chocolate chip cookie dough balls.
    How to Freeze Cookie Dough
  • Bowl of homemade whipped cream
    Baking 101: How to make Homemade Whipped Cream
  • Funfetti snack cake squares
    The Best Way to Store Cake
  • Swiss Meringue Buttercream
    Swiss Meringue Buttercream

See More Baking Basics and Guides→

Close up of baked cinnamon rolls without the frosting.
in our kitchen:

SOFT & FLUFFY CINNAMON ROLLS

Start your weekend off with these homemade cinnamon rolls filled with a buttery, brown sugar cinnamon filling and smothered in cream cheese frosting.

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Reader favorites

These recipes have been a big hit lately! We're so happy you are enjoying them!

  • Whole blueberry apple pie with a lattice crust top.
    Blueberry Apple Pie
  • Square chocolate cake topped with silky chocolate fudge frosting.
    5-Ingredient Chocolate Fudge Frosting
  • Chocolate Brioche-10
    Chocolate Brioche
  • Vanilla Macaron-2
    Vanilla Macaron Recipe

Cookie Cravings

Cookies are our favorite and you'll love these recipes! These easy treats are perfect for the busy baker to satisfy a weekday craving!

  • Small batch sugar cookies on a flat white surface.
    Small Batch Sugar Cookies (No Chill)
  • Overhead shot of lemon white chocolate chip cookies set on white parchment paper with small white flowers scattered around.
    Brown Butter Lemon White Chocolate Cookies (No Chill)
  • Overhead shot of baked mini egg cookies set on a black wire rack.
    1-Bowl Mini Egg Cookies
  • Frosted Soft Vanilla Sugar Cookies (Lofthouse Cookies)

See More Cookie Recipes→

Maria, the pastry chef behind The Sweet Occasion.

Hello! I'm Maria.

I'm a professionally trained pastry chef, blogger, and photographer. Here at The Sweet Occasion, you'll find easy and impressive baking recipes for everyday occasions that save you time. My goal is to inspire home bakers to bake from scratch.

About Maria

Breakfast Cravings

Satisfy your breakfast cravings with these easy recipes you'll love!

  • Blackberry coffee cake with vanilla glaze cut into square arranged on white parchment paper.
    Blackberry Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Crumble
  • Overhead shot of a wild blueberry lemon poppy seeds muffins with a lemon glaze stacked on a round wire cooling rack with a striped linen on the side.
    Wild Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
  • Loaf of banana bread with 2 bananas half sliced on a parchment paper over a linen napkin.
    Easy Banana Bread with 2 Bananas (No Mixer!)
  • Square slices of blueberry sour cream coffee cake with vanilla glaze set on a round wire rack.
    Easy Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

See More Breakfast Recipes →

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