👋🏻 Nice meeting you. I'm Susan!
I live in Washington, D.C., and I’m the friend who always brings dessert!
Whether I'm coating cake in a delicious buttercream or prepping a chocolate mascarpone mousse, “dessert provider” has been my unofficial role for years.
If you want to join in on the fun, you've come to the right place!
What to Expect from Susan Brings Dessert
- 🎉 Impressive but Doable Desserts – All my recipes are designed to look bakery-worthy but use simple techniques and accessible ingredients.
- 🎨 Step-by-Step Tutorials – Check out my dessert decorating guides with photos and pro tips to make your bakes look bakery-ready.
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- 📷 Step-by-Step Photos – Each recipe post includes visuals to help you succeed, even if you’re a beginner.
- 🔗 Inspiration & Community – Follow along on Instagram for more behind-the-scenes baking and decorating ideas.
How It All Began
I had a play kitchen and Easy-Bake Oven as a kid (maybe you did, too!), but my love for baking really blossomed during the pandemic.
In April 2020, I dove into cake decorating. In a hard season, baking for friends and family became a way to connect and celebrate. I wanted to make cakes that looked bakery-professional—and set out to learn how.
Your New Favorite Cake
This chocolate cake with strawberry filling is a go-to recipe all year long — and it’s easy to see why.
➡️ How It Started vs. How It's Going
The photo of the glazed chocolate cake comes from the spring of 2020, while the chocolate raspberry Bundt cake is from spring 2024!
Since the spring of 2020, I've gone down a rabbit hole of all-things dessert-- and have no plans of returning!
I've invested in many a dessert cookbook and spent hours watching cake-decorating videos. I've also taken online courses in food blogging, cake decorating, and food photography in order to make this blog the best resource that it can be for you.
Hopefully my deep dive into baking gives you recipes and ideas to make your mealtimes a sweeter experience.
Where to Begin
While I have so much fun with all the recipes here, there are some that bring me extra joy to make. They're also beginner-friendly.
Cakes
- My 4-inch mini birthday cake is my go-to recipe for the birthdays and celebrations of family and friends. The batter comes together without a mixer and is full of sprinkles!
- The cake above got me ISO a chocolate counterpart, which is how my chocolate sprinkle cake came to be.
Cupcakes
- If I'm looking for a classic, easy recipe to make for a small group, I go for my small batch vanilla cupcakes. It uses pantry staples you likely already have on hand.
- For a slightly more involved recipe that's still not too difficult, my raspberry almond cupcakes are a must. They bring a fun burst of color and flavor.
Cookies
- I have so many cookie recipes that it's hard to choose. But my Oreo funfetti cookies are so cheery, they're an easy favorite. Can you tell I love sprinkles? 😂
- My big batch chocolate chip cookie recipe has been a family favorite for over a decade. It's the cookie I make whenever I can't decide what to make. It's reliable and makes nearly 40 cookies! Love me some leftovers.
Frostings
- I love my almond buttercream frosting for decorating all kinds of cookies (like wreath sugar cookies at Christmas or bunny cookies during spring). It's also great for stacking between cake layers are on top of cupcakes.
- This small batch chocolate buttercream frosting is a current favorite; I amped up the cream to give it a ganache-like texture. It is insanely good so prepare yourself to want to eat it solo!
Fun Facts About Me
I made my own wedding cake! It was challenging but so fun and rewarding to serve it on our wedding day.
Photo by Whole Heart Studios.
When I was first exploring cake decorating, I took it upon myself to make a cake shaped like the White House. 😅
I love dessert-themed aprons, dresses, jewelry kitchen tools, and anything along those lines that I can get my hands on!
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Say hello!
I love meeting new folks and talking all-things desserts. Please say hi in the comments of these posts or on my Instagram (@susanbringsdessert). Thank you for being here!
