So many new website features to introduce today! What you see has been 2 years in the making and my team and I could not be more excited to finally show it to you. We’ve been taking in feedback from readers to improve the website’s functionality and overall experience. So many people came together to make these wonderful updates including my entire team, designer Lindsay Humes, and the development team at WP Site Care.
You will find all of the same recipes you’ve grown to trust, now in a more user-friendly format. There are many more ways to narrow down your search to find exactly what you’re looking for – no small feat with over 1,200 recipes to sort! You will find the complete menus at the top of the page on a computer screen and as a drop-down when you tap the 3 lines on the left at the top on a mobile or tablet device.
So, What’s New?
Beyond the pretty aesthetic changes, here are just a few of the exciting, more impactful updates the team and I have made for you:
- New logo: My business is constantly growing and evolving, and the updated logo Sally’s Baking Recipes reflects that. After all, if you search for “baking recipes”, I hope you’ll find this site and I hope you’ll find it useful! (Note that the URL is not changing at this time!)
- Start Here page: If you’re completely new to my website, start right here!
- New recipe catalog: Introducing my full catalog of recipes where you can find my most popular recipe categories and top-rated recipes. On this page, you can also browse different sections based on dietary restrictions, ingredients, season, occasion, and skill level. And my team and I have created more categories so you can narrow down your recipe search including subcategories under Cakes, Cookies, and Pies. (Visit each page and see the new options such as Layer Cakes and Cut-Out Cookies!)
- Filter recipes by skill level, ingredient, special diet, and more: It’s now easier than ever to find your next recipe on the improved recipe index filter page. Looking for a single layer cake for Valentine’s Day? A bread perfect for winter? A cookie that has chocolate and is also dairy free? Narrow down my extensive recipe catalog to find the perfect options for your next kitchen adventure.
- Ingredients index: Enjoy a refreshed look on the Ingredients Index page. If you want to bake with a certain ingredient, you can click on the ingredient on this page to find all of the recipes using that ingredient.
- Search bars all over the place: And the search function has been massively improved! Simply type in exactly what you’re looking for in any of the multiple search bars.
- More user-friendly Sally’s Baking Challenge page: Everything you need to know about Sally’s Baking Challenge is now on one Sally’s Baking Challenge landing page including how my fun monthly challenges work, Sally’s Baking Challenge FAQ, and every single previous baking challenge recipe. It’s all right there!
- Updated baking tips page:. Over the years I’ve published many helpful baking tips/tutorials for bakers of all skill levels. Now you can find them all in one place in the growing Baking Tips section. My graphic design expert, Trina, is working on new graphics and free printables including Cake Pan Size Charts, Measurement/Weight Equivalent Charts, and more. Stay tuned!
- In-depth FAQ page: Have a question about a recipe? Check out the new frequently asked questions page for detailed answers to your most commonly asked baking questions.
- Video section: While I always include detailed step-by-step directions and photos for every recipe I publish, my team and I know how helpful it can be to actually watch a recipe come together on video. Now you can find our wide selection of baking videos easily in one spot. My video crew will be filming me cooking-show style this spring, so stay tuned for lots of fun new video content!
- Cookbooks page: Find information on my published cookbooks on the new Cookbooks page. (Note that my publisher informed me that Candy is no longer in print, but hopefully will come back!) And guess what? I’m hopeful to add 1 more published cookbook to this page in the future!
We’re still working out a few kinks, so if you see anything odd– know that it will be sorted out ASAP! We are also adding a few more little design elements in the days and weeks to come.
Welcome and have fun browsing for your next bake!
Happy Baking,
Sally and Team
Great job on this new website….it’s so user-friendly, colorful, and yet detailed. Thanks for Ll 5he hard work!
The new update looks greta. I use your site so often for recipes and will have to do a bit more browsing to get acquainted but I do love the new features on first glance. I am looking forward to all the new recipes you have in store for 2022.
Your website looks great! I’ve used so many of your recipes; they’re so detailed and easy to follow.
Nailed it and ditto to all of the comments from your dedicated followers/bakers. Thank you for making the awesome changes❣
The website looks fantastic! Congratulations, I know it’s a big job! Looking forward to continue baking your recipes, Sally!
Love the new pretty look! You have given me the confidence to bake!! Now I have so my favorites of your recipes that I refer to regularly. I wish I could mark my favorites so I could find them quickly and all in one place. I love to put recipes in a list to make later. Is that somewhere and I’m missing it or may be something to consider?
Great feedback and something we may implement in the future! For now, if you use Pinterest, you can easily pin your favorites to your Pinterest boards.
Great job on the new site! I know it was a ton of work and it really looks great. You can change your name, but I will always be addicted to your recipes and monthly challenges. I have been a fan of your site for years, but I have really relied on your site to fuel and inspire my daily baking addiction during these crazy covid times. Well done, Sally and Team!
Love the new site!
On your “About me” page I saw one thing that still needs tweaking, the names of your video team are in the wrong order. So exited by the way that we finally get to see the entire team!
Congratulations Sally a wonderful new site, we are so lucky to have you, I just wish to say thank you very much.
I like all the new features you have added to the website and it looks great.
Love the new format. Congratulations on all your success.
The new site looks lovely. I did put this in a comment on the shortbread site as I was in there before I got this email update. But I do miss the date on the comments I think it’s fun to see when someone made something or how many people made it yesterday etc. Also loved the previous name of addiction, because I suppose it matches my own feeling about MY baking addiction!! But your site is the one I go to first and your recipes are tried, true and trusted every time as far I’m concerned. Can’t wait to play around the new site!
Congratulation to you and your entire hard working team!!
Hi Katriona! Thank you so much and thank you for this feedback too– the dates on comments are a pending update, so you will see those again soon! I like having them too.
The site looks amazing. You are always my go to baking site. Thank you and your team for all their hard work.
I found your website a few weeks ago and I have made several of your recipes so far. I love to bake and try new recipes. The muffins i have made are delicious and freeze well. I also made the Mini Key Lime Pies to take to a friend and they were a big hit! Love your updated website!
Thank you for all your hard work, photos and descriptions for recipes. Makes for foolproof baking.
Your new site looks GREAT, Sally! So happy for you. I love your recipes and whenever I’m ready to bake, I head to your site or a favorite “Sally” recipe. Your instructions are always thorough, with great pictures and videos too. My favorite is the Notes section – helpful tips and options for add-ins, pan sizes, etc. You think of everything! Thank you!!
Your new website looks wonderful congratulations on all the hard work!
Wow, the new website is so beautiful!!!! I love your recipes so much – not only how they end up tasting, but also your descriptiveness, responsiveness, and consideration towards people of all baking levels. You make baking so approachable and fun. Thank you so, so much for all that you do! I will be returning to your recipes again and again.
Congratulations & great work on the revised website. Your website is my number 1 go to for perfect recipe every time!
The new site is so beautiful! Congrats on all your hard work coming together!
The site looks great! Cannot wait to look around more. I really enjoy your recipes and challenge’s. Thank you for everything you do for us all.
This looks great! I’m fairly new to your website, and have only tried four of your recipes so far, but I keep hearing about ones that others are making, that I want to try also. This redesigned website will make it so much easier to find all of your great recipes. I’m excited to look through the list. I recently borrowed your candy cookbook through the library and enjoyed seeing all of those great ideas too.
The new layout is great! I love all the different ways to find exactly what you’re looking for. Next up on my list- berry turnovers!
What a pretty new website! I browsed all the categories and saw so many recipes I can’t wait to try! Great job Sally and team!
It looks amazing! I’ve been part of projects like this before and know how much time, effort and thought go into it. Love it and can’t wait to dive in more!
Everything looks great. The one feature I use more often is the “ingredient” section- if I have extra of something I always go to your site and look at all recipes containing that item.
It looks like now, there are a handful of ingredients instead of the entire catalog. Not sure if that’s on purpose, or just because I’m on mobile- but I would definitely miss it!
Even on the backend of the website, I use that Ingredients Index often! Here is that exact Ingredients page for you with a fresh new (and easier to browse) look. You can find it on desktop, but we are working on adding it to the mobile menu as well. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/ingredient-index/
Congratulations on your updated website, it is lovely. You are one of the only food bloggers that I trust completely, I know your recipes are amazing and well tested and I really appreciate that.
Ooo…looks great! I love it! Love your recipes! Thanks for all you do.
The new website looks fabulous!! I love the updates you and your team made. I look forward to the new videos you will be releasing!! Your videos are so helpful and your recipes are fantastic!! Thank you for everything that you do! Baking recipes from your website has really changed my life in ways I could not have imagined. 🙂
Beautiful! It was already my most trusted website for baking recipes and now it’s even better! I love the new name as well, good work!
It looks so good! I can’t wait to poke around more but just in general it looks fantastic already!
Looking forward to everything your new site has to offer! Can’t wait for your next cookbook. My husband bought me your cookie one this Christmas. It’s wonderful! Congratulations to you and your team!!!
Looks great!!! Thanks for all the hard work that has gone into your recipes AND your site! You are one of my go-to’s for recipes. I was so excited to get your 1st cookbook this christmas! Love it. MANY THANKS.
I love the new look. Your website is first in my bookmarks because I go to it so much. I love the sleeker and more organized look and feel. I also genuinely appreciate the multiple ways of searching because I have found in the past that it can be hard to search for the specific recipe you’re looking for unless you copy the exact name of the recipe. Especially for the donut holes versus doughnuts. Depending on how you spell it, you might not find your recipe. BTW for anyone who has a cake pop maker, all of the donut hole recipes work extremely well in a cake pop maker.
Thank you for many years of great recipes, many of them have become my friends and families favorites. Your sweet potato and pumpkin pie recipes are always the favorite at any holiday get together. I can’t wait for this year’s recipes.
I still love the new site! But I wondered if the comment dates could come back? When I read through comments, it is sometimes helpful to see when someone posted/asked a question. Especially as it relates to when the recipe was published.
Maybe I’m the only one?
You are not the only one because I think so too! That change/update is being processed and you will begin to see the comment dates in the next couple days. 🙂