r/Baking

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About r/Baking

For all your baking needs! Recipes, pictures, ideas, questions and all things baking related. Cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, muffins, scones, breads, rolls, biscuits, cheesecakes, snack bars, etc are all welcome!

The community at a glance

r/Baking is a Subreddit for Chefs with roughly 4.5M members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Cooking topic page.

Roughly 419K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Baking, Recipe, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention pavlova recipe, cookie dough, and white chocolate.

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Established 2009
4.5M Members

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Yearly: +419K members
Growth: +10.2% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 21K members
  • 2014: 18K members
  • 2015: 11K members
  • 2016: 21K members
  • 2017: 44K members
  • 2018: 82K members
  • 2019: 114K members
  • 2020: 179K members
  • 2021: 138K members
  • 2023: 1.5M members
  • 2024: 1.4M members
  • 2025: 711K members
  • 2026: 294K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 40K members
  • Sep: 14K members
  • Oct: 13K members
  • Nov: 20K members
  • Dec: 21K members
  • Jan: 29K members
  • Feb: 23K members
  • Mar: 34K members
  • Apr: 44K members
  • May: 46K members
  • Jun: 79K members
  • Jul: 39K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Which flour is best?
    2. Recipe ideas for this flour? I only found sourdough bread ideas
    3. I’m in an AirBNB in a small town in Mexico. What can I bake with ingredients from the markets/tiendas?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Which flour is best? · Recipe ideas for this flour? I only found sourdough bread ideas · I’m in an AirBNB in a small town in Mexico. What can I bake with ingredients from the markets/tiendas?
    10
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. Tiramisu from scratch-never again 😫😫
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Tiramisu from scratch-never again 😫😫
    1

Topics

  • Baking
    51 posts in the past month
    #1
    Baking
    51
  • Recipe
    47 posts in the past month
    #2
    Recipe
    47
  • Struggling
    26 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    26
  • Cake
    19 posts in the past month
    #4
    Cake
    19
  • Chocolate
    9 posts in the past month
    #5
    Chocolate
    9

Flair

  • Showcase (No-Recipe)
    79 posts in the past month
    1. My daughter requested a pineapple "pudding (her hamster" cake for her birthday.
    2. I tried making macarons
    3. Lemon cake for a lemon/blue themed party!🍋💙🍰
    #1
    Showcase (No-Recipe)
    My daughter requested a pineapple "pudding (her hamster" cake for her birthday. · I tried making macarons · Lemon cake for a lemon/blue themed party!🍋💙🍰
    79
  • Recipe Included
    29 posts in the past month
    1. I made peach-jasmine cheesecake entremets with lychee-yuzu gelée
    2. Apple pie cheese cake attempt.
    3. Strawberry & Bourbon Vanilla Bean Tartlet
    #2
    Recipe Included
    I made peach-jasmine cheesecake entremets with lychee-yuzu gelée · Apple pie cheese cake attempt. · Strawberry & Bourbon Vanilla Bean Tartlet
    29
  • Baking Advice Needed
    27 posts in the past month
    1. Tried baking cookies 🍪
    2. I made apple pie bars!!
    3. my first time at baking cookies!
    #3
    Baking Advice Needed
    Tried baking cookies 🍪 · I made apple pie bars!! · my first time at baking cookies!
    27
  • Recipe to be posted soon. No guarantees.
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Homemade cosmic brownies
    2. Cinnamon Swirl Focaccia
    3. Oven Rise Neopolitan Pizza🇮🇹
    #4
    Recipe to be posted soon. No guarantees.
    Homemade cosmic brownies · Cinnamon Swirl Focaccia · Oven Rise Neopolitan Pizza🇮🇹
    8
  • General Baking Discussion
    8 posts in the past month
    1. jacque torres chocolate chip cookie recipe is the most perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe ever
    2. I baked the flan for the second time, but this time the caramel turned out different.
    3. Yo I made an orange olive oil cake
    #5
    General Baking Discussion
    jacque torres chocolate chip cookie recipe is the most perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe ever · I baked the flan for the second time, but this time the caramel turned out different. · Yo I made an orange olive oil cake
    8

Product recommendations

  • pavlova recipe
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best pavlova recipe!
    2. Best pavlova recipe!
    3. best Pavlova recipe
    #1
    pavlova recipe
    Best pavlova recipe! · Best pavlova recipe! · best Pavlova recipe
    3
  • cookie dough
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best way to freeze cookie dough?
    2. Best way to freeze cookie dough?
    #2
    cookie dough
    Best way to freeze cookie dough? · Best way to freeze cookie dough?
    2
  • white chocolate
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best white chocolate
    2. Best white chocolate
    #3
    white chocolate
    Best white chocolate · Best white chocolate
    2
  • aluminium bakeware
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best aluminium bakeware available in Australia?
    2. Best aluminium bakeware available in Australia?
    #4
    aluminium bakeware
    Best aluminium bakeware available in Australia? · Best aluminium bakeware available in Australia?
    2
  • brownies
    2 posts in the past month
    1. THROW OUT THE BROWNIE BOX MIX. FR I MADE THE BEST BROWNIES
    2. THROW OUT THE BROWNIE BOX MIX. FR I MADE THE BEST BROWNIES
    #5
    brownies
    THROW OUT THE BROWNIE BOX MIX. FR I MADE THE BEST BROWNIES · THROW OUT THE BROWNIE BOX MIX. FR I MADE THE BEST BROWNIES
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/Baking for?
Best for Chefs enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/Baking free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/Baking have?
Roughly 4.5M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/Baking on?
r/Baking runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/Baking cover?
On the Hive Index, r/Baking is organized under Chefs.
How do I join r/Baking?
You can join r/Baking by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Cooking communities like?
Communities for home cooks to share recipes, ask technique questions, and improve their skills. Reddit has some of the most active cooking communities, from beginner-friendly advice threads to challenge-based cooking groups where members cook through specific cuisines or cook-book projects.
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