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45 Times People Took Baking To Another Level, As Shared In This Online Group (New Pics)
For most of us, few things are as comforting as taking a bite out of a tasty home-baked treat. That’s certainly one reason we spend hours looking for the perfect recipes and secretly binge baking shows on Netflix, all to cultivate this fulfilling activity. So if you’re feeling like today’s the day to whip up something spectacular in the kitchen, we’ve got you covered.
Let us offer you a dose of inspiration and introduce you to a warm and cozy corner on the internet, the r/Baking subreddit. This online community of over 735k members is dedicated to everything baking-related and offers mouth-watering and stomach-rumbling pictures of dreamy bites.
From pastry recipes people snuck out of their grandma’s secret box to the most mind-boggling creations, these bakers prove their skills are on a whole other level. So grab a spoon and get ready for delicious delights for your eyes because we collected some of the best pictures from this online group. Continue scrolling, upvote the images you enjoyed most, and be sure to check out Part 1 of this post for even more appetizing goodness.
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#1
Sculpted Cake My Sister Asked That I Make For Her Birthday This Year Of Her Kitty Named Tacocat! It's A Vanilla Bean Cake, No Fondant Was Used, All Decorated With Buttercream!
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#2
I Baked A Cherry Pomegranate Pie To Celebrate The Year Of The Tiger
#3
I’m A Newly Divorced Dad Trying To Impress My Kids! How Am I Doing?
#4
Pooh Cake
#5
Cupcake Bouquet For A Customer Who Requested Something That Looks Like A Cake But Wouldn't Require Cutting And Would Be Easy To Serve At A Birthday Picnic
#6
My Gingerbread House This Year Is A Fisherman Seeking Shelter From The Storm Inside A Lighthouse Haunted By The Ghost Of Its First Lighthouse Keeper
#7
20 Tries At Making Croissants! Lots Of Advice From 2 Experts And Voila! Feels Good
#8
A Thai Tea Birthday Cake I Made For The Owner Of A Thai Restaurant Who Fed Me Years Ago When I Was Struggling
#9
My Son's Wish Was An Erebor Cake For His 12th Birthday. So I Tried My Best And This Is The Result. 7 Hours, 7 Cakes, 40 Eggs Later I Did It And I Am Really Proud Of This Mountain
It is filled with chocolate gold money, sweets, gems, of course, Smaug and the Arkenstone. My son was happy
muffin kid 4 years ago
as a huge lotr/the hobbit nerd wow. really brings me back to the first time i watched it!! so beautiful
#10
Fat Rat Birthday Cake That I Made For My 11-Year-Old
#11
My Stained Glass Cake. Anyone Else Miss Summer?
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I am in Florida, so all we have is summer, but I LOVE the cake, especially the little bee … we have to save the bees!
#12
Not Too Happy With It, But Here's The Cake I Made Myself For My 17th Birthday
#13
I Made Some Little Cinnamon-Blueberry Tarts, Inspired By Monet’s “Lilac Irises”
#14
I Made Turning Red Macarons Because I Absolutely Love The New Movie! I Hope You Like Them! They Are Filled With Thai Milk Tea Anglaise Buttercream!
#15
Does Sugar-Work Count? I Made Swans Out Of Isomalt Today In Pastry Class
#16
My Mom Is So Brilliant At Buttercream Roses, I’m So Proud
#17
This Is My First Post, I Made Marshmallows Recently. They Are Not Beautiful Enough, But They Are Very Tasty. Much Better Than Store-Bought Ones
#18
My Mom Is Going Through Chemotherapy And Never Knows What To Eat. This Morning She Asked For A Homemade Apple Pie. After Asking If I Could Buy Her One, I Made My First Pie
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
Absolutely scrumptious! I hope your mom enjoyed it, and is feeling better soon.
#19
This Year My Wife Made A Gingerbread Windmill! Almost 3 Feet Tall
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
This is just incredible. I can't imagine possessing the talent (and patience) to do this incredibly detailed icing. Gorgeous.
#20
I'm Not A Pro But I Want To Share Something I Did For My Mom Who's A Beekeeper
#21
My Grandfather Was In The Hospital So I Made Some Thematically Relevant Cookies For His Nurses
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
What a clever idea! The packaging is terrific, and I bet the nursing staff loved them.
#22
I Called It Strawberry Splash
#23
Birthday Cupcakes For A Purple-Loving Friend
Darla Taylor 4 years ago
I know several people who would fight over these being purple and all.
#24
Not Happy About My Coworker Quitting
#25
Attempted A Purple Palette Knife Cake For My Mom’s Birthday
#27
Spent 2 Days On This But I Think It Was Worth It! Left Side Is Victoria Sponge, Right Side Is Carrot Cake!
#28
Mahjong Chocolates
#29
Maybe We Took The Sparkles Too Far. Customer Was Over The Moon So That’s All That Matters Right?!
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I don't believe it's possible to take sparkles too far... and of course they were over the moon...look at this beauty!
#30
Blueberry Cheesecake Bonbons! Technically Not A Baked Good But I Hope That’s Okay
#31
Wifey Made Me A Birthday Cake Of My Favorite Simpsons Moment. Let's Get In A Quick Nine Down At The Pitch 'N' Putt!
#32
My Holiday Cookies This Year! I Made Around 175 Of These All Together!
#33
After Closing My Business Because Of Depression I Am Finally Feeling Better And Reopening! Here Is Some Of My Fudge
#34
Made This Cake For Holi Festival! Raspberry Cake With Raspberry And Lemon Curd Fillings
#35
Made My First Wedding Cake. Won’t Do It Again
#36
The Bride Requested Cookies For Her Engagement Party. She Said “Star Wars, But Cute”
#37
Wintery Knitted Sweater Cake!
#38
I Made A Succulent Cake For My Mom's 75th Birthday. It's A Yellow Cake, Filled With Strawberry Mousse, And Frosted With Almond Buttercream
#39
The Making Of My Raspberry & Poppyseed Tart, Inspired By The Wizard Of Oz
#40
I Made A Gingerbread Tudor Cottage This Year!
#41
Strawberry Tart Design For A Recipient Who Likes Mushrooms And Butterflies
#42
Mini Cranberry Orange Tarts!
#43
The Making Of My Recent Vikings-Themed Swiss Roll Cake. Vanilla Cake Filled With Apple Compote And Walnuts, Decorated With Cream Cheese Frosting And Cinnamon-Almond Cookies
#44
Chocolate Hazelnut Garden Themed Cake
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
My mom, rest her soul, would love this cake... she was an avid gardener her entire life. What a great cake!
#45
Tried The Panty Hose Trick To Tidy Up Icing And It Worked! Christmas Cookies Done
cj(she/her) 4 years ago
I googled it: the trick is to take a pantyhose (or preferably a food-safe cheese cloth) and put the icing through that before it goes in the piping bag. It will come out even with a good flow, no clumps.
#46
I Was Asked To Make A Dessert For A Murder Mystery Party Tonight.. Did I Go Too Overboard!?
#47
A Year Ago I Almost Gave Up Baking For Others Because Someone Was Rude About The Cake I Made For My Sister’s Birthday But You Gave Me Back My Confidence. I Just Made My First Tiered Cake For That Same Sister’s Bridal Shower
#48
Needed To Spark Joy; Made Cupcakes
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
You made beautiful cupcakes... and they look deliciously chocolately too!
#49
I Was Low On Cash This Christmas So I Made Brownie Boxes For Family
GoddessOdd 4 years ago (edited)
What a wonderful gift idea... I always appreciate gifts like this the most. As I've gotten older, I have enough perfume and bath stuff and all the rest... enough for two lifetimes, but the thoughtful homemade gifts, that show me that my friend cares enough about me to spend the time... those are the gifts I remember.
#50
My First Lemon Tart. Fantastic Fresh Treat For Summer Here In New Zealand!
#51
Apple And Vanilla Custard Tarte
#52
An Untraditional Beach Themed Wedding Cake I Made Today!
#53
Christmas Cake I Made For A Holiday Baking Competition At My Office!
#54
My Daughter Is Obsessed With Chickens So I Made A Chicken Cake For Her Birthday Party!
#55
Calico Cat Sugar Cookies
#56
My Leche Flan Bear!
#57
My Attempt Of Starry Night For My Mums Birthday
#58
It Was My Husband's 30th Birthday Last Week So I Wanted To Make Him Exactly What He Fancied. This Was A Lot Easier Before There Was A Baby Crawling Around Everywhere!
#59
Scary Pie- Before And After Baking
#60
I Ran Out Of Time During The Holidays To Make A Gingerbread House, So I Decided To Make A Valentine/Spring Sugar Cookie House
#61
My GF's Vegan And Gluten Free Lemon Tarte. She Doesn't Have Reddit But I Felt That It Really Needed To Be Seen
#62
My Attempt At A Cupcake Wreath For My Son's Preschool Staff
#63
Made Ukrainian Pampushky To Celebrate A Beautiful Culture And Good Garlic
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I don't know what this is, but with this much garlic, i KNOW it's outrageously delicious. I am off to find a recipe... Glory to Ukraine!
#64
Birthday Cake For My Girlfriend
#65
This Is The First Time I’ve Been Proud Of Anything Enough To Post It Here! Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes With Lemon Buttercream
#66
I Made This Vintage Style Cake The Other Day And I'm Very Proud Of The Design!
#67
My Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Didn’t Ripple For The First Time! Yay!
Tonya Wallace 4 years ago
I love a good carrot cake! I'd just hate to cut this one! Beautiful!
#68
Axolotl Cake I Made For My Boyfriends Mom
#69
My Grans 77th Birthday Cake And My Nephews 3rd Birthday Cake Made In The Same Weekend... Let's Not Do That Again
#70
Buttercream Flowers On A Vanilla And Lavender Cake!
#71
My 8 Year Old Got Her Own Set Of Cooking Tools And Cookbooks For The Holidays. She Made Monkey Bread All By Herself!
Darla Taylor 4 years ago
It’s pull apart gooey little pieces of baked rolls. I believe there is cinnamon and brown sugar in the glaze. You don’t cut it, you just pull the little balls off. It can be used for anytime of the day.
#72
Galette Des Rois. Reverse Puff Pastry, Handmade Lamination
#74
Co-Workers Last Day
#75
My Mum Is Coming Today, Today!!! Haven't Seen Her For Almost 2 Years. Im All Over The Place So I Do What I Do Best - Vanilla Cake With Fresh Berries
#76
My Daughter Wanted A Hamster Cake For Her Birthday. So I Did Cake And Cake Balls
#77
My Mom Passed Away 6 Weeks Ago And Whenever I Bake Something My First Reaction Has Always Been To Send A Picture To Her. Finished Up These Ginger Cookies And Now I’m Making My First Baking Post To Fill The Void. Not As Depressing As It Sounds I Promise!
#78
Key Lime Cream Tart!
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
Yay! You got the color perfect! Too many green key lime pies out there, but this one looks perfectly scrumptious!
#79
I Baked My Son An Appa Cake From Avatar The Last Airbender
#80
Baked A Cake For My Nans 80th Birthday With All Handmade Edible Flowers. She’s Had A Tough Year As Her Husband Of 60 Years Had To Go Into A Home So Wanted To Surprise Her As Flowers Are Her Favourite Thing
#81
A Hand Painted Cake I Made For A Friend's Baby Shower
#82
Finished My Chocolates Class Today! We Put Together A Buffet Display And It Was Really Fulfilling To See All My Work Over The Class Come Together And Pay Off
#83
When It’s My Birthday Around Here, I Make My Own Cake! Meet Pete, He’s A Hoot!
#84
A Friend Asked Me To Make A Birch Tree Cake
#85
My Wife Was Going To Buy A Unicorn Cake For My Daughter's Birthday. I Figured I Would Bake One Myself For Twice The Money
#86
Simple Blues Clues Cake For My New Years Eve Baby
#87
Horror Themed Birthday Cake! The Necronomicon Ex-Mortis From Evil Dead. All Buttercream
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
Very cool! I have a friend who is a huge Harry Potter fan... I might try my hand at Tom Marvolo's Riddle book... which would be a lot easier for me than this one. Great work.
#88
I’m A Pastry Student And My First Lab In A Cakes Class Was Last Night! I Was So Proud When I Saw That She Put My Cake In The Front Center When We Took Pictures For The Schools Instagram
#90
Wreath Cake I Made For My Kids Music Department Bake Sale
#91
Handmade Easter Chocolates. Swipe For Cut-Through And Flavours (Don't Have Cut Pics Of The Xl Eggs But They're Like Filled Chocolate Bars In Egg Shape). Really Proud Of My Flavour Picks For This Set
#92
My Husband And I Had A No Recipe Cupcake Baking Competition Today
#93
Homemade Doughnuts
#94
Dinosaur Cookies!
Lora Pugliese-Deltufo 4 years ago
They are so cute! I know how hard these type of cookies are to bake just right! Great job!
#95
My Partner, Standing In Line At The Store: I Want That Cake For My Birthday. Me: Challenge Accepted!
#96
I Made My Husband Medovik(Russian Honey Cake) For His Birthday. 12 Layers! What Do You Think?
#97
Feeling Under The Weather And Can't Sit Still So Made Lemon Shaped Lemon Cakes With Lemon Icing, Now I'm Feeling Better!
#98
I Made A Spinning Bb8 Birthday Cake For My Friend’s Son
#100
Homemade ‘Reese’s Cups’ Shaped Like Hearts For My Friend’s 18th!
#101
I Made Strawberry Cheesecake For My Grandma For Her Birthday
#102
(Follow Up) I Posted About My First Time Making A Pie Yesterday. I Had To Wait Overnight For It To Set Up And…. It Set!!! I’m So Happy!
#103
I Made Some Lemon Squares For My Favourite Human Being
#104
My So Doesn’t Post On Reddit And I Keep Telling Him That You All Deserve To See His Beautiful Pies
#105
My Second And First Attempt At Macarons, Look At The Difference!
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
Practice makes perfect! You are a very quick learner... that's quite a difference.
#106
My Girlfriend And I Made This Baked Beans Cake For Our Housemates Birthday
#107
Two Years Into The Pandemic, I Think I’m Finally Getting A Hang Of This Bread Thing
#108
Excited That I Finally Made A Swiss Roll With A Defined Swirl!
#109
I Didn’t Make This, My Husband Did. It Took Him All Day
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Charles Chamiux 4 years ago
I agree-anyone can cook, but baking is a skill that needs more recognition!
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karl briggs 4 years ago
Anyone else feeling hungry after that? And how can you actually dare to eat them, when they look so good?!
Charles Chamiux 4 years ago
I agree-anyone can cook, but baking is a skill that needs more recognition!
Load More Replies... karl briggs 4 years ago
Anyone else feeling hungry after that? And how can you actually dare to eat them, when they look so good?!
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