Easy Dessert Recipes & Baking Tutorials for Home Bakers

👋🏻 Welcome! Here you’ll find my approachable dessert recipes and tutorials designed for home bakers—from cakes and no-bake sweets to cookies, frostings, and more. I use these techniques in my own kitchen and have shared them as a contestant on Hallmark Channel’s Baked with Love: Holiday.

No matter your experience level, these recipes with step-by-step photos are written to be clear, reliable, and fun!

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Mascarpone Chocolate Mousse

This recipe is decadent and creamy with a rich chocolate flavor. It uses only four ingredients and no raw eggs or gelatin.

This no-bake mousse sets in the refrigerator and comes together within an hour.

Mascarpone Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate mascarpone mousse in a small crystal glass, topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and fresh berries.

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📺 As Seen on the Hallmark Channel!

My husband Saman and I were part of Hallmark Channel’s baking competition, Baked with Love: Holiday, which premiered October 27, 2025!

We joined nine other pairs of home bakers for the adventure of a lifetime.

Susan and Saman in the holiday baking barn for Hallmark Channe's Baked with Love: Holiday — *Credit: © 2025 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Ali Painter*

More about Baked with Love: Holiday

Hero shot of saffron orange trifle with some of the ingredients scattered in the foreground and background (pistachios, rose petals, pomegranates, etc.)

Our Second Winning Recipe 🥇

For Episode 3 of Baked with Love: Holiday, we took home another win with our trifle!

We used flavors from Iranian cuisine, featuring the orange cake recipe of Saman's grandmother, Sidi Joon.

Saffron Orange Trifle Recipe

Thanks for visiting. I'm Susan!

I'm a self-taught baker and love creating straightforward, easy-to-follow dessert recipes for the home baker.

My favorite part about this site is sharing all these ideas with you, especially when it comes to fun and unique ways to decorate cakes, cupcakes, and cookies with buttercream!