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    Home baked recipes for a sweet day!

    Whip up something sweet with these easy, home baker-approved recipes. Whether you're looking for cakes, cookies, pies, or breakfasts, you're sure to find something that tastes like home.

    Brownies with creme eggs on a wooden cutting board with bowls and a glass bottle of milk in the background.
    Norwegian gingerbread cookies on a silver cooling rack.
    Pineapple carrot cake garnished with small pink flowers and chopped nuts on a marble cake stand with a light wood base. Plates, silverware and a bouquet of white flowers are in the background.

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    The latest recipes and tutorials - fresh out the oven. Here you'll find everything from sweet treats to baking basics.

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      Hot Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow Buttercream
    • Collage of four different Norwegian cookies with the words "The best Norwegian Christmas cookies" across the center.
      The Best Norwegian Christmas Cookies (Julekaker)
    • Kokosmakroner in a silver cake pan with frosted fake trees, paper stars and a wreath in the background.
      Kokosmakroner (Norwegian Coconut Macaroons)
    • Close up of frosted three layer orange cranberry cake topped with fresh rosemary, slices of oranges and sugared cranberries.
      Orange Cranberry Cake

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    I'm Claire, the baker, blogger and all-around sprinkle enthusiast, behind The Simple, Sweet Life. I started this blog as a homesick twenty-something living abroad, looking for a (sweet) taste of home. Let me show you how to make some of my favorite treats, including a few I learned from working in a Norwegian bakery.

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    Baking Basics

    New to baking? Learn everything you need to know about common baking techniques and recipes in these in-depth articles.

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    • Halved lemon meringue cupcake with filling dripping out onto a white plate. Lemon curd, bowl of lemons and cupcakes in the background.
      How to Fill Cupcakes
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    Breakfasts Recipes

    Whether you need breakfast on the go or a recipe for an epic brunch, these breakfast recipes will get your day off to a delicious start.

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      Cinnamon Roll Brains
    • Risgrøt in a white bowl on a small round cutting board with a white napkin under it. A bowl of strawberries, another bowl of porridge, a glass of milk and a white casserole dish are in the background.
      Risgrøt (Norwegian Rice Porridge)
    • Hand pulling a skillingsboller out of a silver loaf pan with plates, a glass of milk and other skillingsboller around it.
      Skillingsboller (Norwegian Cinnamon Rolls)
    • Three blueberry doughnuts stacked with another doughnut leaning against them in front of a glass of milk.
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    I'm Claire, the baker, blogger, and general sprinkle enthusiast behind The Simple, Sweet Life. Whether you like simple sweets, comfort (baked) foods, or works of sugar art, you're sure to find something here to sweeten your day!

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