Thanks for visiting! We're Susan & Saman.
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We had the time of our lives appearing on Hallmark’s baking competition series, Baked with Love: Holiday, which premiered October 27, 2025!
This baking journey was even better with my husband Saman at my side as baker, teammate, and supporter.
Tune in Mondays at 9/8c to see the holiday magic unfold! 🎄
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- Thanks for visiting! We're Susan & Saman.
- 🔖 Our Recipes from the Show
- Our Winning Recipe 🥇
- 3D Christmas Tree Cake
- 👋🏻 Get to Know Us
- 🎄 Fun Facts About Our Christmastime Wedding
- 🍯 🌙 A Holiday Honeymoon
- 👩🏻🍳 Baking Backstory
- Welcome to Susan Brings Dessert
- Favorite Christmas Recipes
- Looking for a specific recipe?
- Say hello!
🔖 Our Recipes from the Show
As the episodes air this holiday season, we’ll be sharing recipes related to our time on Baked with Love: Holiday!
We've got festive bakes, re-makes, and helpful tutorials to recreate our desserts for your Christmas dinners and gatherings. 🎄
Our Winning Recipe 🥇
For the premiere of Baked with Love: Holiday, our "Dark Bark & Snow Yule Log" was the winning recipe from episode 1!
3D Christmas Tree Cake
We stacked many, many layers in episode ✌🏻 for our "Pretty in Pink" Christmas tree cake!
It's a tribute to the dozens of beautiful and colorfully decorated Christmas trees at the Omni Homestead in Hot Springs, VA.
👋🏻 Get to Know Us
We began dating in college at the University of Virginia. And from the beginning, he's known my family and I absolutely love the holiday season and its traditions. He even designed us a cartoon of our house at Christmas shortly after we met. 🙂
Fast-forward a few years to our wedding in 2022, when we got married at Christmastime! Now the season is that much more special, as we celebrate Christmas and our anniversary all in the same month.
Whether it’s taste-testing recipe experiments (his preference would be for all the experiments to include chocolate 😉), helping wash dishes after a long shoot day, or brainstorming new dessert ideas with me, Saman has always encouraged me to keep creating.
🎄 Fun Facts About Our Christmastime Wedding
I made our wedding cake, and Saman was there every step of the way. From taste-testing assistance to transportation, logistics, and moral support, it wouldn't have been possible without him.
📸 Wedding photography by Whole Heart Studios
Together, Saman and I also decorated festive macarons that we served on our dessert table.
🍯 🌙 A Holiday Honeymoon
For our honeymoon, we leaned into the season by visiting Christmas markets in Munich, Austria, and Budapest.
The architecture, food, cozy winter drinks, and endless supply of ornaments all made for an epic experience during the Christmas season!
👩🏻🍳 Baking Backstory
My early baking days included a play kitchen and a Watch-it Bake Oven from Betty Crocker
Under my parents' roof, we always had dessert, courtesy of my mom's own sweet tooth and love for baking.
She'd often let me "help" in the kitchen by taste-testing; I can still hear her calling upstairs to me from the kitchen, asking if I'd like to lick the beaters after she'd made something. And you know I never turned that down!
Welcome to Susan Brings Dessert
Hi, I’m Susan Gravatt — a Washington, D.C.–based baker, food blogger, and dessert enthusiast.
Here on my blog, you’ll find approachable recipes that blend creativity with comfort. From seasonal bakes to playful twists on classics, my goal is to help home bakers feel confident and inspired in the kitchen.
Favorite Christmas Recipes
- Christmas Wreath Sugar Cookies with Buttercream
- Dirty Chai Cake with Spiced Frosting
- Big Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies with Brown Butter
- Cranberry Sour Cream Bundt Cake
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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!