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Summer's officially here in the tropics, and we've decided to give Baking is Hot a much needed vacation. After featuring almost 2000 beautiful baked goods, we need a little break from running the site, so we're not accepting submissions right now. We're definitely going to be doing some hot summer baking and visiting Baking is Hot for inspiration however - and we hope you will too!

We're also planning to update the site over the summer to make it fresher, more fun, and more interactive. We're really excited about the changes and we think they'll make the site even better.

Still we'll miss you, and if you miss us too feel free to contact us, say hi or send us a suggestion.

See you in the fall. :)

xo Patty and Crispin

Hooray for fall and winter baking! As the seasons changed, we noticed the colors in the featured photos shift from light fruity summer hues to rich oranges and chocolaty browns. YUM! We're loving all of the wonderful spicy and seasonal goods everyone's submitting and sharing with us - thank you! Keep them coming!

We're super-excited to annouce that we just invited 4 new super-talented baking bloggers to be a part of the Baking is Hot team. A big warm welcome to Matt from Muffin Tin Mania, Nancy from Like Mother Like Daughters, Nicole from A dash of compassion, and Shanon from The Curvy Carrot. We're all so fortunate to have them on the team, sharing their fantastic baking and delicious writing with us all!

Happy baking everyone!

♥ Patty and Crispin

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Update: We removed the bit about submissions from this post. For now we will be emailing everyone to let them know if they will be featured or not. :)

We had a really HOT summer here in Mexico. It was a such a treat to bake with the bananas, limes, and coconuts that grew in our yard (well technically it was our friends' yard as we were housesitting their awesome place for 3 months - lucky us!). A few weeks ago we moved into a new place that has orange and mandarin trees. That's got us excited with citrus season fast approaching. Speaking of seasons, this is the first time we've experienced the storm season down here and we recently had Tropical Storm Karl - which went on to become a hurricane - pay us a visit. That was, um, exciting! Fortunately we only had to deal with power and internet outages, and everything is back to normal now. :)

We have been drooling over all of your lovely summer baking pics - cherries, blueberries, peaches - YUM! Thank you for all your delicious submissions - please keep them coming! Now that fall's here, we're excited to see what you're baking up with this season's bounty.

In case you missed it, we recently held our first giveaway, and it was a blast! Thanks to all who participated and a big thanks to Bake it Pretty for the sweet booty. (Any cool baking companies want to sponsor our next giveaway? Please check out our opportunities page.)

We also picked up some very talented hot baking bloggers recently - more than just a summer fling we hope! ;) A warm welcome to Amanda, Ellen, Michelle, Ria, Sara - as well as our newest hot baker Deeba of Passionate about Baking, who is officially the hottest baker on this site - who else bakes when it's over +40C?!?

We're so happy to have these talented bakers blogging with us! Be sure to let them know how much you love them by leaving a nice comment on their blog. 

On that note, you may have noticed we recently turned off commenting (though we'll still have commenting on for news and giveaways). We did this because the best way you can support us, and our contributors, is to click through and leave a sweet comment on their blog. If you want to be really nice, mention that you found them via Baking is Hot. ;) 

Have a great fall (or spring for you folks downunder!) and feel free to drop us a line here, on Twitter, or on Facebook. Stay tuned for our next great giveaway and more stellar recipes!

xo Patty & Crispin

The winner of our very first giveaway, a $25 Bake it Pretty gift card, is comment #58! 

Congratulations Maria!

We'll contact you today regarding your prize.

The prettiest thing she ever baked: "Probably a lemon raspberry cake!" 

Thank you to everyone who entered! We especially want to thank everyone for their sweet comments and for sharing their stories. It was such a joy hearing about all the pretty things you baked (even the ones that didn't quite work out). Thank you all for "liking" us, tweeting about the contest, subscribing to our RSS feed, and generally spreading the word. And finally, another big "Thank you!" to Amber at Bake It Pretty for sponsoring the giveaway and mentioning it on their blog. We are so happy with how things went and we can't wait to do another giveaway soon!

xo Patty and Crispin

It's definitely summer here in Southern Mexico. That means the weather has gone from hot and dry, to hotter and wet. The plants love it, and there are pretty flowers blooming everywhere. We recently moved to a property with bananas, papayas and guanabana fruit trees. It's sooo lovely. When we're really hot and thirsty I can just go out and pick a coconut to make a delicious rum cocktail for Patty and me to share. :)

There's been lots going on around here at Baking is Hot too - like our new submission page - woo! We love the submissions we've been getting. Keep them coming!

We also want to wish Hanna from Honey and Jam, and Patricia from Technicolor Kitchen a super warm welcome. They recently joined our team of contributing bloggers and we're totally thrilled.

That's it for now. Enjoy the change of season wherever you are, and happy baking!

Things are heating up here at Baking is Hot, and not just because it's already summer where we live. We've just invited a handful of super-talented baking bloggers to be a part of the growing Baking is Hot team. We're thrilled to now have a diverse mix of talent from around the world posting fresh pics to the site. Everyday I'm delighted to see the beautiful and delicious baked goods that they share with us all - I think we're all very fortunate to have them here. Welcome and thank you Celine, Heather, Steph and Tessa!

Celine
"Biking and baking fool who writes cookbooks and has a penchant for all things vegan."
Her blog: Have Cake, Will Travel

Heather
"Inspired baker, vintage cookbook collector and dessert artist."
Her blog: Sprinkle Bakes

Steph
"Engineer by day, dessert obsessed baker by night on a constant sugar high, loves whipping up sugary treats that are sometimes cute & sometimes crazy but always tasty."
Her blog: Raspberri Cupcakes

Tessa
"College student turned culinary student with a love of mostly healthy but sometimes indulgent baked treats."
Her blog: Handle the Heat

Less than a month away, the 2nd annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale is being held April 24 - May 2 this year. The concept is simple: groups or individuals around the world hold vegan bake sales during that time. Participants can do whatever they want with the proceeds - a fun way to raise funds for your favorite charity or cause.

Much more info, including signup form, tons of bake sale tips, vegan baking tips, links to recipes, and more at www.veganbakesale.org.

Need more inspiration? Here are some sweet sites with amazing vegan baked-good recipes:

Have Cake, will Travel
Vegan Yum Yum
Bitter Sweet
The Post Punk Kitchen

Thanks to Gary Loewenthal for giving us the scoop on this great event. Let us know if you'll be participating in the comments!