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Strawberries and Cream Prosecco Cake

This Strawberries and Cream Prosecco Cake is your next excuse to celebrate! Layers of prosecco soaked sponge are topped with homemade strawberry filling and covered in whipped cream frosting. I really love baking with bubbly…

Conversation Heart Sugar Cookies

This Conversation Heart Sugar Cookies recipe takes classic buttery sugar cookie dough and turns it into oversized conversation hearts, complete with stenciled royal icing messages. Sometimes you need to bake something cute just for fun.…

Salted Pistachio Chocolate Cupcakes

These Salted Pistachio Chocolate Cupcakes are a celebration of nutty pistachio flavor. Moist chocolate cupcakes are filled with luscious pistachio-chocolate ganache and crowned with a swirl of salted pistachio buttercream. Pistachios are having a moment.…

Easiest Ever Focaccia Bread Recipe

Fluffy on the inside and crusty on the outside, this no-knead Focaccia Bread Recipe is fast and easy to make with simple pantry staples. It’s quick enough to make for a weeknight dinner! Hello, friends!…

Champagne Cream Puffs

Toast the New Year with Champagne Cream Puffs! These bite-size pastries are filled with champagne pastry cream and dipped in rich chocolate ganache. I’m squeezing in one last post for 2024 – because I can…

Red Velvet Cake Truffles

These Red Velvet Cake Truffles take the classic Southern cake and turn it into a bite-sized, gift-worthy candy that’s perfect for Christmas! The holidays are all about tradition, and in the South, one dessert that…

Christmas Sprinkle Sugar Cookies (Soft Baked)

Looking for an easy treat that’s perfect for Santa and simple enough to whip up during the busy holiday season? These Christmas Sprinkle Sugar Cookies check all the boxes! Filled with fun sprinkles, they have…

Cherry Snowball Cookies

Cherry Snowball Cookies – a classic Christmas cookie recipe with a sweet cherry surprise inside! A flurry of flake coconut gives them their snowy appearance. A few months ago I found the recipe for these…

Classic Gingerbread Cut Out Cookies

Classic Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies are soft, spiced, and perfect for decorating. Use the royal icing recipe provided to embellish the cookies and attach candy decors. If you’ve been searching for an authentic gingerbread recipe that…

Classic Red Velvet Cake

Learn how to make my family’s recipe for Classic Red Velvet Cake. It’s truly a southern classic with homestyle pecan-cream cheese frosting. Get the step-by-step instructions complete with video tutorial. If you’re a regular visitor…