Well, not to worry: there are plenty of baking recipes that are suited for the beginner baker. In fact, in this article, we’ll give you five! Starting with these can help you become more confident—in no time, you’ll be confidently whipping up all kinds of delicious treats.

Put on your apron, preheat the oven, and let’s get baking!

Things To Remember Before Baking

Okay, wait. Before you make your easy first bakes, one of the things you need to do is read these basic rules of baking. Next, try as much as possible to absorb these common baking terms so that you won’t get lost while reading recipes.

Oh, and make sure you have the following: 

Essential Baking Tools

No matter what recipes for beginners you’re going to try, you’re going to need these tools: 

• Mixing Bowls: You’ll need a good set of these in various sizes for combining your ingredients. 
• Measuring Cups and Spoons: Baking is a precise art, so accurate measurements are key.
• Whisk and Spatula: These will help you mix your ingredients smoothly.
• Baking Sheets and Muffin Tins: Required for projects like cookies and muffins.
• Loaf Pan: You’ll use these for banana bread and other quick breads.
• Cooling Rack: This is where your hot, fresh-from-the-oven goodies will rest and cool before you sink your teeth into them.
• Parchment Paper: This prevents your baked goods from sticking to the pan. You’re going to be happy you placed them—that’s a guarantee!

No idea where to get these tools? Check out Buji.Ph or The TBA Shop!

Basic Baking Ingredients

And no matter what easy baking recipe you plan to make, you’ll thank yourself after you stock your pantry with these important ingredients:

• Flour
• Sugar (both white and brown)—check out the sugar of Penco for some of the best you’ll ever use 
• Baking powder and baking soda
• Salt
• Eggs—they’re great for breakfast and other things, too!
• Butter or margarine, but be prepared for changes in taste and volume
• Vanilla extract
• Chocolate chips or cocoa powder

Now, on to the easy stuff to bake for beginners!

Five Easiest Things To Bake For Beginners

Here are some incredibly easy and foolproof bakes that will help you build your skills. You can use recipes from the Internet (there are plenty for these items), but for the best quality, we encourage you to sign up at The Bailiwick Academy and try out our courses!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

There’s a reason why chocolate chip cookies are timeless and popular. Not only do these cookies taste great, but they’re also one of those easy things to bake! That makes them perfect for trying out as a beginner baker.

To make them, you’ll just need the basic baking ingredients mentioned above, plus chocolate chips. And making them will help you hone baking techniques—you’ll learn how to cream butter and sugar together, mix dry and wet ingredients, and portion dough onto a baking sheet. 

Thankfully, there won’t be complicated steps involved. Just shape the cookies and let your oven do the rest. And before long, you’ll be enjoying crunchy or chewy chocolate chip cookies, depending on the recipe you used. Wouldn’t you love that?

For surefire delicious cookies, check out our Gourmet Cookies or Best Ever Cookies class.

Fudgy Brownies

For those with an irresistible chocolate craving, brownies are your best choice of dessert recipes. Not only are they straightforward to do and very delicious, they also offer a chance to learn key baking techniques. You’ll learn how to melt chocolate, mix it with other ingredients, pour the batter into a pan, and bake.

It also helps that after the process, you only have to do minimal cleanup! Oh, and brownies are extremely versatile and customizable. Feel free to enhance them with your choice of extras, like nuts, chocolate chips, or marshmallows, to truly make them your own. 

Need ideas for different brownie variants? Try our Fudge Brownie Extravaganza class.

Banana Bread

Banana bread is a very forgiving dessert recipe—it’s very hard to get wrong. That makes it a great option for beginner bakers. All you need are your pantry staples plus overripe bananas, and you’ll be able to create a moist and flavorful loaf that the whole family will enjoy.

You’ll also get to master mixing wet and dry ingredients separately before putting them together. This is an essential bakery skill.

Muffins

If you’re looking for a simple cake recipe, go for muffins! They’re small, versatile, and give you an avenue to experiment with all kinds of flavors: chocolate, cinnamon sugar, orange zest, salted caramel, you name it! Muffins can accommodate it all.

Plus, you’ll get to practice portioning batter evenly and watching for doneness.

Check out one of our newest class releases, Glorious Cafe-Style Chunky Muffins Master Class, for surefire muffin goodness.

Pancakes

If asked what’s the easiest thing to bake for beginners, pancakes is also a possible answer because it’s one of the easy recipes you can start with. Yes, it’s not a traditional baked good, but making soft and chewy pancakes is an excellent entry point into the world of baking. You’ll get to practice mixing batter (not dough) and controlling a heat source, skills that are required when you get further in your baking journey.

It also helps that pancakes are a surefire crowd-pleaser!

Our Easy Recipe Recommendation: Brownies

Among the five beginner-friendly baking projects we’ve suggested, we highly recommend starting with brownies. Learning to bake a perfectly moist and fudgy brownie is an achievable goal for any novice baker and serves as a great introduction to the wider world of baking. Plus, they’re made of chocolate—and that means more people will appreciate them!

And you know what’s awesome? Here at The Bailiwick Academy, we have a fantastic learning resource to guide you on this chocolaty endeavor. Renowned baker and educator Chef Jimbo de Panadero offers a comprehensive brownie baking tutorial perfect for beginners.

Why this class? Well, with over 20 years of experience in the baking industry working with top food brands, Chef Jimbo brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this class. That means that in this class, you won’t just learn how to make brownies; you’ll also gain practical knowledge of baking techniques, including preparing the pan, mixing ingredients, portioning batter, and determining when your brownies are perfectly done.

The result? You’ll confidently whip up a batch of easy chocolate brownies that will impress not just yourself but also your friends, family, or neighbors. Nothing quite matches the satisfaction of successfully baking from scratch—that’s a guarantee!

Want to start your baking journey on a high note with this brownie baking class? Sign up here today—all for FREE!

Additional Baking Tips

While you’re in the middle of making some of the easiest things to bake, here are some essential tips that beginners should keep in mind:

• Measure accurately: Baking is a science, and accurate measurements are crucial for success. Use measuring cups and spoons to ensure your ingredients are proportioned correctly.
• Follow instructions for room temperature: When a recipe calls for ingredients at room temperature, make sure to let them sit out for a while. Room-temperature ingredients blend better and create smoother textures.
• Preheat your oven: Always preheat your oven as directed in the recipe. This ensures even baking and consistent results.
• Don’t overmix: Overmixing may give you tough baked goods. Mix only until everything is incorporated.
• Keep an eye on what you’re baking: Different ovens may vary in temperature, so it’s essential to monitor your baked goods as they cook. Even if you’re familiar with your oven already, do this anyway.
• Don’t forget to use parchment paper: We mentioned this above, and we’ll mention it again. This is an essential step. It also makes cleanup a breeze!
• Patience is key in baking: Allow your baked goods to cool before digging in to achieve the best texture and flavor.

Final Thoughts

Getting started with baking might feel tough, but it’s all part of the fun. With these five easy recipes, you’ll learn the basics, and soon, you’ll feel like you have a baking addiction—and that’s a good thing!

Don’t worry about making mistakes, either. That’s how everyone learns along the way. Before long, you’ll be signing up for a baking daily newsletter and using cake recipes to make a strawberry shortcake or carrot cake, even while just using an air fryer. 

Yes—the possibilities are endless as long as you keep going! 

So what are you waiting for? Fill your home with the great smell of homemade treats—get to baking!

Oh, and again, if you’re still considering what’s the easiest thing to bake for beginners, don’t forget to sign up for Chef Jimbo’s free brownies class. Sign up here today!

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Anyway, if you’ve read our blog about the basic rules of baking for beginners, you’d know that one of our rules involves having the right tools. And if you’re looking for the right tools, there’s none better than the ones Buji.Ph carries!

Join me as we take a deeper look at Buji.Ph and what you can buy from them. And read until the end, because The Bailiwick Academy and Buji.Ph have a special treat for you!

What is Buji.Ph?

Buji.Ph, as I mentioned earlier, is THE exclusive Philippine distributor of USA PAN. The word “buji” is Japanese, which can mean safety, security, peace, or quietness. Buji’s logo also carries the phrase “Cook and Bake with Love”.

This is just my own interpretation, but I’m guessing that when you buy from Buji.Ph, you can rest assured that your products will arrive safe and sound; that your products are original and of high quality; and you can cook and bake with love as a result.

I can definitely say I’m pretty happy with my tools from Buji.Ph!

What products does Buji.Ph carry?

Buji.Ph gives you access to only THE BEST brands for baking and cooking, including:

USA PAN

According to their About Page, USA PAN was founded in 1959 by brothers John Sr. and Russell. Having been in the commercial baking industry for five decades, they decided to make bakeware even for home bakers with the same high-quality and heavy-duty features as that of commercial bakeware. 

And in 2009, the USA PAN brand was introduced. And they guarantee that whether you’re an avid baker or one who is just starting out, their bakeware can help you with kitchen success stories. They last a long time and are also very easy to clean.

How good are the products? Well, NYTimes tested a bunch of cake pans, and they found out that USA PANS came out on top. And that pretty much represents the rest of their products, wouldn’t you agree?

Buji.Ph carries the following items from USA PAN:

Cuisipro

Cuisipro is a Canadian brand that was started in the late 1970s by Peter Browne (of Browne & Co). For Peter, his vision to revolutionize the food service industry was to craft the best cooking tools so that you get only the best possible cooking experience.

The brand promises innovation and products that will give you years of use and joy. I personally love this brand because not only do their tools look amazing and pleasing to the eye, they really work! Google reviews for this brand, and you’d be happy to see that all of them pretty positive.

Buji.Ph carries the following items from Cuisipro:

Thermopro

Thermopro is a home appliance company that claims to be the number 1 best-selling brand of affordable thermometers. Well, they also do have over 3 million users of their products, so that is definitely not something to look down on.

Of course, it also helps that the brand has already been featured on CNN, USA Today, and CNBC. You can take the guesswork out of grilling and cooking with one of their products!

Buji.Ph carries the following Thermopro products:

Others

Aside from these three, Buji.Ph also carries the AccuWeight 201W Digital Kitchen Scale, various books, and homecare products. I bet more selections are added as time goes on!

Why should I buy from Buji.Ph?

Well, for one thing, if you want to buy from, say, USA Pan, you’ll see that they only ship to areas in the USA also. 

Same with Cuisipro, but this time, they ship only to Canada.

And sure you can buy from Amazon, but Amazon is more expensive! Check this comparison out. Buji.Ph sells the ThermoPro TP03B Digital Instant-Read Thermometer for only Php880 (as of this posting, at least).

Now compare that to the price of the same product on Amazon:

That’s a lot more expensive, especially with the Philippine peso currently weakening against the dollar. Plus, Amazon will also charge you for shipping, making what you’re paying for almost double!

So Buji.Ph is definitely a better choice! 

Another thing to consider is that Buji will give you free shipping for orders over Php5000. That’s an awesome discount! 

And speaking of shipping, Buji promises “Next Business Day Shipping” on their Instagram account. So at least you’ll know when your item is on the way.

But wait, here’s the best part! Remember the gift I mentioned that The Bailiwick Academy and Buji.Ph have for you? It’s a coupon code that gives you a discount!

That’s right! The coupon code is BAILIWICK. Make sure you type it in all capital letters. Simply enter it at the checkout screen, where you’re asked to enter your code:

Click the “CLICK HERE TO ENTER YOUR CODE” part and type in BAILIWICK.

Press APPLY COUPON and this should appear:

And if you scroll down, you’ll see the discount applied. It’s that easy!

So what are you waiting for? Don’t let 2022 pass by without upgrading your baking and cooking tools. Buy from Buji.Ph today!

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People thought that baking is just flour, eggs and sugar all mixed together and that’s it. They don’t know how much effort we put in to make a cake. Most often than not, we really can’t find all of the ingredients/tools that we need under 1 roof so we still have to go to different branches, shops, and online shops just to please our clients.

Students have been asking me privately where to buy this and where to buy that, so I decided to put up this list as a reference to answer where to buy baking supplies near me. I personally scout to these places when I’m looking for supplies. If you know a place where we can find other items or if you’re looking for something, just let us know in the comments section and we’ll add it to our list. It would be better too if you will comment shops that you personally go to even if you’re in the provinces or overseas so we could help other people find what they’re looking for.

Click on the supplier’s respective links to check the other items that they have in store.

Where to buy…

Acrylic toppers – Danica Choi (Facebook), TopStar Cake Toppers, Acrylic Promo Modules

Acrylic cake stands / Acrylic Chandelier stand (customized) – Acrylic Promo Modules

Baking tools and equipment (low prices) – Sto Cristo St. , Divisoria, Carlos Palanca St. Quiapo, Orosco St. Quiapo

Boxes – RM Boxes, Chocolate Lovers, All About Baking,  Wonderbake

Cake Cloth and books of Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes – Gourdo’s

Cake Stencils (customized) – Name Your Cookies 

Candies for your candy bar – Joshua Gummies

Candy jars for your candy / dessert buffet – Japan Home, Daiso, Dapitan Arcade (Manila)

Chandelier stand (steel) – CraftyCrafts Ph

Cello sheet (pre-cut) – All About Baking, Carla’s Bakery Supply

Cookie / fondant  cutters (customized) – Name Your Cookies

Fondant mat (quality) – MK Kitchen

Food color (oil-based) – All About Baking, Wonderbake (Brands: Cross, Chefmaster Candy Color, Collata Choco Art food color)

Flower cutters (Hibiscus / Magnolia / Sweet Pea / Peony) – Bake et Al, Sam’s Confectionery Corner

Hip and chic decorating party supplies – Celebrations Party Central

Jars / Bottles (brand new) – Tiktilaok Philippines

Kitchen tools and equipment – MK Kitchen

Oven, good quality – Achiever’s Food and Bakery Ingredients Corporation and DCM Oven Inc.

Pasteurized egg whites – Quick Egg Philippines

Styrofoam (customized) – Fil-Styro Craft Inc.

Styrofoam cutter  – Antonio Agtoto (Invented his own styro cutter)

Wood slices – Dapitan Arcade

Physical Shops

All About Baking

What you will find:

Baking ingredients, boxes, cello sheet, packaging options, baking pans and trays, foil balloons, birthday candles, local and important fondant tools like PME and Silikomart silicone moulds. Redman ready made fondant, Callebaut couverture chocolates.

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Address:

                   Congressional Branch:  (MAIN)

                   41 Congressional Avenue Brgy. Bahay Toro Quezon City                   Contact#: TEL: 920-3087

                   Quezon Ave. Branch

                   2 Kitanlad St. cor Quezon Avenue Brgy. Dona Josefa Quezon City                    Contact#: TEL: 731-2404

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                   257 Aguirre Ave. Brgy. BF Homes Paranaque City

                   Contact#: TEL: 738-7046

                 BGC Uptown Mall Branch

                 Lower Ground Floor, Uptown Mall Bonifacio Global City                 Contact#:  946-3843

                  SM North (The Block)

Website: https://www.allaboutbaking.ph

Bake Et Al Philippines (Makati / Cainta)

Some items that you will find:

Sugarflair food colors and dusts, imported and hard to find fondant tools, hard to find flower cutters like sweet pea and magnolia fondant cutter, hard to find baking and cake decorating books like Carlos Lischetti’s Animation in Sugar. They ship their products too!

Address:

         2nd Fl Filmore corner calatagan St. Makati City (outside Cash and Carry mall)  

         Contact #: 0917 675 3977 (Globe), 0907 967 3900 (Smart), 994 2159 (Landline)

         2nd floor the Avenue, Felix Avenue Cainta, Rizal  (After Brickroad, going to junction side)

        Contact#s: 0915 891 1680 (Globe), 0946 918 5070 (Smart), (02) 721 99 09, (02) 232 3447 (Landline)

Facebook: Bake Et Al Philippines

Baker’s Hub, Bulacan

Some items that you will find:

Baking ingredients, cake decorating tools, baking pans, packaging supply.

Address:

         Malolos Branch

         2nd floor Graceland Mall Mac Arthur Highway, Malolos, Bulacan

        Contact#: (044) 931 1678

         Meycauayan Branch

         2nd floor, Licaros Bldg.Mac Arthur Highway, Calvario Meycauayan, Bulacan

         (044) 244 0821

         Contact #: (044) 931 1678

Facebook: Baker’s Hub

Baking Buddies, Parañaque

Some items that you will find:

Carries CK brand of food color, fondant tools, flower cutters and silicone veiners, silicone moulds. They also ship nationwide!

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Address:

        2B Saturn St. Bricktown Subd. Brgy. Moonwalk Parañaque City

Store Hours:

        Monday to Saturday – 10:30 am to 7pm, Sunday – Closed

        Contact#: (02) 550 – 1362 / 0906 394 6427 / 0925 555 5184

email: bb@baking-buddies.com

Facebook: Buddies Baking

Baking and Home Depot

Some items that you will find:

They are a direct importer from China. Supplier of baking / fondant tools and ingredients so expect low prices from this store. Carefully inspect the item first before purchasing.

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Address:

         59 E. Rodriguez Ave., TSL Building, Brgy Doña Josefa Quezon City

         Contact#:  0933 861 2206

Facebook: Baking and Home Depot

Celebrations Party Central

Some items that you will find:

Trendy balloons, cake stands, wooden pastry stand, acrylic shot glass, acrylic margarita glasses, wooden bench cupcake stand, souvenir pails.

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Branches:

• Glorietta I
• Rockwell
• SM Mega Fashion Hall
• Festival Mall
• SM North The Block
• Showroom Store, Mandaluyong

Facebook: Celebrations Party Central

Dapitan Arcade, Manila

Some items that you will find:

Wooden slices for rustic themed events. Plates for your dessert bar and catering. Decorative items as  for your themed styling needs such as nautical, rustic and vintage theme. Christmas decors for the holiday season are  OUT as early as September. Don’t forget to check out the other stalls around the area and nearby streets you’ll find great deals there too specially if you’re the first one to buy from their store (buena mano).

Address: 37 Dapitan cor Kanlaon St. Laurges, Quezon City

Fil-Styro Craft Inc.

What you will find:

Everything styro! Cake dummies, pillow shaped cakes, buds for your flowers, and even for a set of your kid’s solar system science project! They have sizes but they can also customize according to your needs. Just give them the dimensions with drawing if it’s an irregular shape.

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Address: #10 Leonora St., Ramax Subd., Mapayapa Village , Quezon City

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Contact #s: (0949) 392 4966, (02) 9325377

MK Kitchen

What you will find:

All the kitchen utensils for your catering, carinderia and baking needs! Fabricated kitchen equipment, Cafe and Bakery Hotel and Restaurant, cooking appliances. They have equipment like deep fryers, chillers,  espresso machines etc.

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Main Branch Address: #4, E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave., C5, Bagong Ilog, Pasig City

Contact #s:  (02) 661 1931 / (02) 661 1932, Mobile #:  0917 554 5072 / 0925 880 4346

Email:  mkkitchenpasig@yahoo.com.ph

Facebook: MK Kitchen Pasig

Website: ​MK Kitchen

Other branches:

              Cartimar Branch: CMD-D3-4 / D9-10, Cartimar Shopping Center, Taft Avenue, Pasay City

             Tel # / Fax #:  (02) 833 5276

             Mobile #:  0917 502 5681             Email:  mkcartimar@yahoo.com

            MA012, Ground Floor, Farmers Market Arcade, Center Avenue

           Tel #:  (02) 709 2941

           Mobile #:  0917 304 1230           Email:  mk_cubao09@yahoo.com

           KM 17, Lot 2A-2B, Alabang Zapote Road, Talon Dos, Las Piñas City

           (Infont of Perpetual Help Hospital’s Parking Lot)

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          Level II Space 152-153 Robinsons Place, Quirino Hi-way, Nova Market, Pasing Putik 2, Quezon City

New Sin Kian Heng, Quiapo

Baking equipment at low prices

Address: #196 Carlos Palanca St. Quiapo, Manila [Right beside Quinta Market in Quiapo, Manila

Love2Bake Co. , Parañaque

Supplier of baking ingredients, tools and equipment at low prices. According to one of our students, their boxes have the same price as RM’s. I remember ordering from them years ago when there were no nearby baking supply in our area.

Aside from their physical shop in Parañaque, they also take orders online and ship their products directly. They do bus cargo which is very convenient for those in the provinces.

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Address: Units 6&7 Palanca St.,Fruition Bldg., BF Homes Parañaque

Facebook: Love2Bake Co.

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Paolitos Baking Supply, Cavite

What you will find:

Baking ingredients, cake decorating tools, baking pans, packaging supply.

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Address: Aguinaldo Highway, Bacoor Cavite

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Contact #s:  0925 555 6252

Facebook: Paolito’s Baking Supply

Tiktilaok Philippines

What you will find:

Brand new bottling needs for your cake in a jar, spanish sardines and preserved products. Foil / plastic pouches for repacking food, impulse sealer, heat gun, plastic jars, induction sealer, portable vacuum sealer etc.

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Address: #118 bulusan street Quezon City, Philippines

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Contact #s: 0925 338 3338

RM Boxes

What you will find:

Packaging needs! Boxes, ribbons, cupcake towers, cake pop stand, party utensils, cupcake liners. They also make customized boxes and ribbons with minimum order.

Address: 3132 First St., Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines

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Contact #s: Phone: +63(2)7138547 to 48, Mobile: +63(947)9976326, Fax: +63(2)7159181

Sam’s Confectionery Corner, Las Piñas

What you will find:

Hard to find flower cutters and veiners like gumamela, moth orchid, peonies. They carry Sugarflair products and conducts hands-on workshops. Ships their products nationwide.

Address: Marcos Alvarez Avenue Corner Delnor Subdivision Talon 5 Las Piñas

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Contact #: 0921 803 7920

Facebook: Sam’s Confectionery Corner

Online Shops / Sellers

Danica Choi – Customized Acrylic cake toppers

Top Star Cake Toppers – Customized acrylic and board toppers for your cute name cake toppers.

Name Your Cookies – Customized cookie cutters , customized fondant cutter, modeling tools, stencils, cake toppers.

Crafty Crafts Ph – customized steel works like steel chandelier stand and Tiffany Chairs

Joshua Gummies – Candy bar package, gummy candies, lollipops, marshmallows, imported and local chocolates, Trolli candies and they do customized home made swirl lollies too!

Antonio Agtoto – Filipino styro cutter inventor! Excellent in custom styro lettering works. His shop is located in Quezon City Circle in front of the playground. Contact#: 09432101117

Did you know that The Bailiwick Academy has an online shop too?​​​​​

Visit our site: shop.thebailiwickacademy.com 

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