Thanks for stopping by! My name is Rasa and I am a self-taught baker, recipe developer, and photographer for this website. My kitchen is my playground and my science lab, where I test and perfect dessert recipes before sharing them with the world.
I have loved baking since I was a teenager, but I have mostly tried simple recipes and avoided anything that sounded complicated. In 2015, I decided to challenge myself and learn how to bake layer cakes by making one for each birthday of a friend or family member. After making 15 layer cakes that year (which seemed like a lot at the time!), I already had a reputation as a baker among my friends, but for me, it was just the beginning. The more I baked, the more I failed, even when I followed the recipes precisely. It seemed that most recipes left out something important, something belonging to a mystical common sense that I obviously did not have at the time. I wanted to learn from my mistakes, but to do that I had to understand why I was failing.
I started reading a lot about the science of baking, but still felt I was only scratching the surface. The theory is just words without practice, so I rolled up my sleeves, took the scientific method with me, and went into the kitchen to test things myself.
I started this blog as part of my learning process because I believe that I truly understand things only when I can explain them to others. I wanted to share my experiments and experiment-based recipes with the world. Sometimes I just reinvent a bike and find out why it’s done exactly the way it’s done, but other times I find out that some wildly believed truth is a misconception or an exaggeration. And I think this knowledge can make life easier for every home baker!
Every recipe you find here has been tested many times in my kitchen, and I share everything I have learned along the way. Without relying on common sense or thinking that you’re born knowing all the techniques. I aim to create recipes that are easy to understand, follow, and replicate.
The baking tips I share are not just things I have copied from Google search or learned from my grandma (no offense to grannies!). Before I share anything, I dig deep into the topic, read scientific articles, and, most importantly, test things myself.
I have high standards when it comes to taste: I always look for balanced sweetness, new unexpected twists or combinations and, as one of my friends once said, try to make the taste receptors sing.
I hope this website will inspire your cozy baking evenings, bring sweet joy into your homes, and add some useful knowledge to your kitchen library.
