This year, our team wanted to have a party for the public to celebrate Jessica and this awesome five- year milestone. The party took place on October 1, 2023 and included games, crafts, a photo booth, and yummy snacks made by our teachers and youth helpers. It also included a Celebration Cupcake Bake Off Contest for kids ages 5-14!

This year we will not be having a Christmas Cookie Bake Off. Instead, we'll be having a new and different bake off - a cupcake bake off! Why, you may ask? Because we are celebrating our 5th anniversary of Itty Bitty Bakers here in Alabama! We invite all kids to make a celebration-themed cupcake and present it to our judges at the Galleria Mall. There we will also have all the food, decorations, fun, and games for celebrating our huge milestone.

These mini funfetti cakes would be perfect for a bake sale!

Summer-fy your basic chocolate chip cookie recipe by making is s'mores!

Behind the scenes with Itty Bitty Bakers where bright young teenagers like Ellie Underwood help with recipe testing.

Celebrating spring and enjoying all the wonderful flowers in bloom doesn't have to be limited to the garden. At Itty Bitty Bakers, we love bringing the outdoors indoors with flower-themed recipes.

For your family or to take to others, this Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe is the perfect dessert.

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson is a favorite at my house; and Mouse’s favorite food (Gruffalo crumble) was begging to be made.

All the kids brought their A-game and the competition was tougher than ever! Here are the winners of this year's bake off.🥁

Coaches, babysitters, neighbors, and friends will all love these little jars of hot cocoa mix made by YOU! Add mix to these jars, along with a tag and ribbon and you're all set for an adorable gift to give.

We have four amazing judges for this year's Kids Christmas Cookie Bake Off. They are so excited to meet the contestants and taste their creations.

Best holiday dessert recipes from a baking teacher near you!

It's Bake Off time! Many things are the same from previous years but a few things are different. Get all the details here!

Resist the urge to dump the Halloween candy haul in the trash! Use it in constructive ways instead. Recipes and donation options included!

Learn more about this great board book for little foodies. And tell grandma, too - it would make a great Christmas present!

Food is food. Let me say it again - food is food. Food is fuel. We need fuel to live, whatever that source may be. It’s that simple. Explain to kids that some foods are more nutrient-dense that others. Some foods are less nutrient-dense than others. Our role as adults is to help kids choose wisely. That is the key.

These hearty, mildly-sweet muffins made with whole wheat flour are a muffin you can feel good about.

Part of parenting is letting kids know it's okay to make mistakes. It's okay for things to not be perfect. That's hard for a lot of us to accept. Baking is a great opportunity for imperfections to be acceptable. Flaws to be forgiven. Mistakes to be overlooked.

"Who goes to your baking classes?" "What is a typical student profile?" I love these questions because they allow me to explain who our baking classes appeal to and why. There are several common characteristics of our Itty Bitty Bakers students. If you'll allow the generalizations, I'll explain the types of kids we see in class and maybe you can determine if our classes are right for your child.

This year, I taught my first ever three-day, three-hour baking camp. With that length of time spent in the kitchen, I chose older kids, ages 8-12 as my students. What I thought would be long and hard, turned out to be so fun and rewarding. Keep reading to see all the things we made this week. Maybe you'll find something you can make, too.

Some people call these baked pancakes, or pancake bowls, or Dutch babies. I'm calling them Baked Pancake Bowls because that fits well with our If You Give a Mouse a Cookie baking camp. No matter what you call it, the end product is simple and delicious. You can eat it as a breakfast, snack, or dessert.