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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- Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Filling
- Big Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies with Brown Butter
- 4-Inch Mini Birthday Cake
- Mini Strawberry Bundt Cakes with Strawberry Icing
- Biscoff Pie Crust (No-Bake Cookie Crust)
- Raspberry Almond Cupcakes with Filling
- Black Cocoa Cookies
- Basil Buttercream
- Lemon Blueberry Mascarpone Cake
- Funfetti Oreo Cookies
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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.
Chocolate Chip Cut Out Sugar Cookies
These chocolate chip cut out cookies roll easily, hold their shape, and don’t spread while baking.
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!
Most Popular Recipes
Frosting Recipes
- Small Batch Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Chai Buttercream Frosting with Cream Cheese
- Almond Buttercream Frosting
- Mango Buttercream for Cake and Cupcakes
- Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Cake Recipes
- Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes
- Mini Carrot Bundt Cakes
- Chocolate Sprinkle Cake
- Mascarpone Chocolate Mousse
- Old Fashioned Carrot Cake with Pineapple (Moist, Classic Layer Cake)
- Mini Carrot Cakes
No-Bake Recipes
- Saffron Phirni – Persian Milk Custard
- Easy No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie with Simple Ingredients
- No Bake Cheesecake with Mascarpone
- Strawberry Mascarpone Cheesecake
Cupcake Recipes
- Hot Air Balloon Cupcakes Tutorial
- Mango Cupcakes with Filling and Buttercream
- Small Batch Vanilla Cupcakes
- Strawberry Filled Vanilla Cupcakes
Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
- Snowball Cookies by Aunt Susie
- Orange Cake by Sidi Joon
- White Chocolate and Strawberry Muffins
- Apple Pear Bread with Cinnamon Spice
- Blueberry and Pear Crumble
- Funfetti Muffins
