Popular Bake Offs and Reliable Baking Recipes
Ever wondered which of the millions of chocolate chip cookie recipes is TRULY the best? Me too.
That’s what inspired the bake offs: I test popular internet recipes head-to-head, collect data from tasters and analyze the crowd favorites. I’ll also share some of my favorite, most reliable baking recipes that I love!
The Latest Bake Offs
See popular recipes compared and analyzed side-by-side in the bake off posts so you know exactly which recipe is right for you.

Hi, I’m Erika.
Baking recipe curator and tester.
I’m here to give you confidence that you are finding the recipe that’s right for you.
I test recipes side-by-side and use a data-driven approach to analyze and rank the “best” recipes and put it all together for you.
I also love to travel and share my experiences to help you plan your trips with ease!

The Latest Recipes
Thanksgiving Tri Pie
This is a Thanksgiving version of this mosaic pie featuring mini apple, pecan and pumpkin hand pies that get baked together in one dish and can be pulled apart for serving. Perfect for a party or holiday gathering, no blind baking of the crust required! After making a berry and salty honey mosaic pie this…
Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
These chewy pumpkin cookies have chewy edges with moist and gooey centers. Bursting with pumpkin flavor, they taste like pumpkin pie thanks to reduced pumpkin puree and lots of fall spices! I love pumpkin cookies–so much that I did a pumpkin cookie bake off where I baked 9 different pumpkin cookie recipes in one day…
Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Thick and soft pumpkin pancakes have cottage cheese and Greek yogurt for protein and use a special technique to get the fluffiest texture! Why you’ll love these pancakes Steaming for a thick, moist and almost custardy texture: These pumpkin pancakes are adapted my original cottage cheese pancakes (a copycat version of the pancakes from Arthurs…
Sweet Corn Layer Cake
All the sweet flavors of fresh corn captured in a gorgeous corn layer cake with a soft cornmeal cake, sweet corn pastry cream and a flavorful corn buttercream! Bake this in a 9×13 pan for a sheet cake that’s easy to serve to a crowd, perfect for parties. Why you’ll love this cake It actually…




















