Inspiration: Baking Blogs

There are a multitude of great resources on the net available to the amateur baker such as: Youtube, blogs, websites, etc. How did anyone ever bake before? Ok, ok, I exaggerate. But you have to admit that in this ‘age of information’ so much in the kitchen has been simplified. I know that whenever I’m attempting something difficult for the first time I often read up on it or watch demos first. It helps avoid (some) botched kitchen disasters and provides a much clearer idea of what to expect in a recipe then print alone.

So for this inspiration post, I decided to touch on some of the blogs that I frequent for ideas or recipes. There are many others that I sporadically check out, but I figured I would stick to my top three for now.

Annie’s Eats, I love this blog so much that it’s actually my home page whenever I log onto the internet. Firstly: the design is beautiful. The photography and layout definitely give me something to aspire to one day once I master this whole blog thing (And update my apparently ‘archaic’ camera). Annie does a mix of cooking and baking fare and will have you drooling in no time.

Bakerella, the author of this blog is credited with starting the Cake Pop craze which is no small feat! She is an amazing photographer whose blog is always filled with creative ideas.

Brown Eyed Baker, also offers a mix of cooking and baking recipes. As with the previous blogs: beautiful photography. Reliable recipes, which are always important to me, and very drool worthy.

I must be honest and admit that the first thing that comes to mind when seeing these exemplary blogs: where do they find the time?? Please don’t take that as an overly critical comment, it’s just honestly the first thought that pops into my head. From the stunning photography, frequency of posts, design of the blogs themselves, range of ideas, and presentations of products. I guess these are some of the defining features of the amateur blogs versus professional!

Do you have any baking blogs that you enjoy following?