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Baking is a science and art. But above all, baking is fun. These guides provide baking tips and techniques for bakers like you to create in your kitchens successfully.

You can read about the 10 Baking Ingredients You Should Stock in Your Kitchen and Essential Baking Tools. And for easy prep and storing, you'll find tips on Freezing Cookie Dough and Storing Cake (because nobody likes dry cake!).

  • Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe (4-Ingredients)
  • Overhead shot of brown butter in a sauce pan set on a flat surface.
    How to Brown Butter (Easy Step-By-Step Tutorial)
  • Six essential baking ingredients that you should stock in your kitchen in bowls with a linen set on a flat marble surface.
    The Essential Baking Ingredients You Should Stock
  • Bunch of three bananas on a flat surface.
    Two Easy Ways to Quickly Ripen Bananas for Baking
  • Homemade Marshmallows-2
    Baking 101: How to make Homemade Marshmallows
  • Bowl of homemade whipped cream
    Baking 101: How to make Homemade Whipped Cream
  • Funfetti snack cake squares
    The Best Way to Store Cake
  • Tray of browned butter chocolate chip cookie dough balls.
    How to Freeze Cookie Dough
  • Baking with kids-1
    Baking with kids: the tips to making it a success
  • Essential Guide to Baking Substitutions
    Your Essential Guide to Baking Substitutions
  • Butter
    Baking 101: Baking with Butter
  • Baker's Tools-1
    15 Essential Kitchen Tools for the Baker

Hello! I'm Maria, 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.

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Holiday Cookies

  • Overhead shot of toffee cookies layered on a black wire cooling rack.
    Brown Butter Toffee Cookies
  • Chocolate Sugar Cookies-3
    Chocolate Sugar Cookies
  • Close up of Snickerdoodle cookies arranged on top of a blue and white striped napkin.
    Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cookies
  • Close up overhead shot of chocolate chip pecan cookies set on a grey flat surface.
    Thick & Chewy Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies (30 minutes)

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