Sallys baking

Welcome to my kitchen! My name is Sally. I’m a baker, blogger, cookbook author, and food photographer. I live in Maryland with my little family of four and our rescue dogs.

After many cake fails, I found the perfect vanilla cake recipe. With its pillowy soft crumb and creamy vanilla buttercream, this is the best vanilla cake!

Here is my reader favorite recipe for soft and thick snickerdoodles. These soft-baked snickerdoodle cookies only take about 25 minutes start to finish.

Nothing compares to fresh bread and this simple recipe for homemade cinnamon swirl bread is a family favorite! The recipe makes just 1 loaf.

Using my perfected scone recipe, build your own scones with a variety of add-ins like chocolate chips, berries, or make them savory with cheese and herbs!

This easy homemade bagel recipe proves that you can make deliciously chewy bagels in your own kitchen with only a few basic ingredients and baking tools!

These vanilla bean-speckled strawberry shortcake cupcakes combine homemade strawberry filling and real strawberry whipped cream.

These soft molasses cookies are the most tender and chewy gingersnap cookies around! A must-make recipe for your Christmas cookie platters.

These are my tender yet flaky drop-style zucchini biscuits. Savory flavors like parmesan cheese, basil, parsley, and garlic infuse each bite.

Have 3 bananas? Make banana muffins! Baked in 30 minutes, this banana muffin recipe is quick and easy. They're buttery, soft, and spiced with cinnamon.