On May 18, 2025 the World Baking Day is celebrated, the world day dedicated to homemade desserts. Born in 2011, this anniversary is the perfect opportunity to spend time in the kitchen preparing delicious desserts to share with loved ones.
The fourteenth edition of the “World Baking Day” is celebrated on May 18, the international day dedicated to oven desserts and homemade leavened. Established in 2011 by a group of American boys who wanted to celebrate the joy of preparing desserts, the day falls every year on the third Sunday of May.
Cakes and biscuits in company
To celebrate, you meet with friends and family for cooking cakes and biscuits and then consume them in company.
The essence of this day is to celebrate the joy of preparing homemade desserts and sharing them with people dear to us. That you cook for friends, family or colleagues, will certainly be a delicious celebration of the most important relationships.
In the Instagram and Pinterest pages of the World Baking Day you can see the desserts made over the years around the world to celebrate the event.
Online there is the hazelnut cake stuffed with the English chocolate Eric Lanlard, the plum cake made in Portugal by the writer Patricia Nascimiento or Cup cake of Morgan, a vegetarian American runner.
Take part too!
To see your creations published on the official page of World Baking Day, just cook a dessert, photograph it and share it on social media with the hashtag #worldbakingday2025.
This year’s celebration is particularly special, since it marks the fourteenth anniversary of this sweet anniversary. It is a perfect opportunity to rediscover ancient family recipes or experimenting with new creations, perhaps using seasonal and sustainable ingredients.
Recipes to prepare for World Baking Day 2025
Lemon and yogurt cake
Ingredients:
Preparation:
Preheat the oven at 180 ° C, mix the eggs with the sugar until a frothy mixture is obtained, add the yogurt, oil, juice and lemon zest, incorporates the flour sifted with the yeast and salt, pour the dough into a buttered mold and cook for about 35 minutes.
Cookies with chocolate chips 
Ingredients:
Preparation:
Mix the butter with both types of sugar, add the eggs and vanilla and continue mixing, incorporate the flour, baking soda and salt, add the chocolate chips, shape of the balls and arrange them on a pan, cook at 180 ° C for 10-12 minutes
Blueberry muffins
Ingredients:
Preparation:
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, in another bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, add milk, oil and vanilla, add the dry ingredients and mix briefly, gently incorporate the blueberries, fill the baking baking cups and cook at 180 ° C for 20-25 minutes.
What are you waiting for? Preheat the oven, wear an apron and let yourself be inspired by the sweetness of this world day!
