The Ultimate Red Velvet Layer Cake with Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
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Sweet Thangs are desserts in any form. From sauces and compotes, to cakes, pies, donuts, bread puddings, muffins, and more–you’ll find a bit of everything sweet here.
Honey Riesling Pear Sorbet
This year has put many more Black-owned brands on people's radars and I'm here for it. One that I've personally…
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Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding with Red Wine Chocolate Sauce
If you've been reading here for a while, you may have noticed that there are very few chocolate recipes on…
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Holiday Cookie Boxes with Mini Chocolate Gingerbread Cakes
This Mini Chocolate Gingerbread Cakes recipe is sponsored by Wilton. All opinions and selections are my own. This year has…
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Bourbon Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole
Thanksgiving is just about three weeks away, which means it's time for all the Thanksgiving dessert recipes. Or is this…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pound Cake
It's been less than two weeks since the last time I shared a pound cake recipe with you, which means…
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Texas Pecan Pound Cake with Praline Frosting
It seems like the closer we get to the holidays, the more southern desserts I want to make. Interesting how…
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Bourbon Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Thank you Karo® Syrup for sponsoring this post. Celebrate sweet moments together with Karo®! It's not even close to Halloween…
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Praline Baked Brie Dip
I might have promised not to post anything cheesy :) for a while a few posts back but I think the hiatus…
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Key Lime Pineapple Upside Down Cake
From looking at this cake, you'd think it's an unsuspecting pineapple upside down cake, right? But it's more than that.…
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Pumpkin Kitchen Sink Cookies
The first recipe of this September is a pumpkin one. Is anybody surprised? While it isn't officially fall for a…
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Strawberry Honey Nice Cream (Dairy-Free)
I've been hitting y'all over the head with desserts lately and, as a heads up, have a few more up…
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Bourbon Plum Upside Down Cake
Summer is my favorite season for a few reasons. First and foremost is my birthday. I'm a true summer baby--born…
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Peach Honey Pound Cake with Glaze
Recipe development is a funny process. As a food blogger, I'm constantly taking note of inspiration, whether it be something…
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Golden Pineapple Pound Cake
I'm sharing my golden pineapple pound cake as part of the 2020 Juneteenth Cookout Takeover. This initiative was established to…
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Best of Summer Fruit Salad
I feel strange sharing a fruit salad recipe with y'all when Black people have recently been found hanging from trees…
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Watermelon Rosé Granita AKA Boozy Snow Cones (with Video)
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and the weather has already been giving us patio season vibes for…
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Cookie Butter Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
About a week ago, I went to Trader Joe's for my groceries and was so delighted to find every single…
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Banana Rum Pecan Bread
It seems like everybody and their mama has been making banana bread lately, myself included. Extra time around the house…
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Jumbo Lemon Blueberry Poppy Seed Muffins
Right now is a good time for some comfort baking, yes? Well, just about any time seems right for that…
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Red Wine Sorbet (Easy No-Churn Method)
You should know that I scoured every last corner of the internet in researching this recipe. And while you might…
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Chewy Gingerbread Cocoa Cookies
Do you have any holiday baking traditions? In my family, cookies are the big thing. Specifically, these candy cane cookies.…
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Neapolitan Layered Pound Cake
My mom cooked a lot of different things during our childhood years. But she was known for a few dishes,…
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Loaded Harvest Banana Bread (Easy Vegan Recipe)
This post is sponsored by Savings.com. I apologize in advance for you and everyone you love getting hooked on harvest…
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How to Make a Valentine’s Dessert Board
Dessert boards have been having a long moment over the past year. As the owner of a big sweet tooth,…
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Vanilla Peppermint Pound Cake
Tis the season for holiday baking, right? I haven't actually been doing a whole lot of that this December because…
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Mini Apple Cranberry Crisps for Two (Single Serve Desserts)
Someone asked me about single serve desserts recently and I realized that, aside from this boozy chocolate cake for two and…
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Jumbo Sweet Potato Gingerbread Muffins
Hey, y'all! It's that time in between Thanksgiving and Christmas when the holiday season is completely popping. You're probably visiting…
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Southern-Style Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie (Inspired by Patti LaBelle)
With only 10 days until T-Day, we're continuing with Thanksgiving foods around these parts. Last week, I shared how easy it…
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Easy Caramel Apple Pie with All Butter Crust
Thanksgiving is coming, y'all. Don't be the person serving Patti Pies at your table or the guest bringing a sad,…
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Dark Chocolate Skillet S’Mores Dip
This Dark Chocolate Skillet S'Mores Dip has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine…
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Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding with Icing Glaze
I originally shared this recipe in February of 2016 when everyone was all "New Year New Me!" I figured there's…
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Perfect Pumpkin Cheesecake
It's November, y'all! Some may say "Where did the year go?!" and, while I agree that it has flown by,…
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Bourbon Vanilla Birthday Layer Cake
I'm another year older and another year deeper in love with desserts, y'all. This Sunday, I celebrated my 29th birthday…
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Lemon Ginger Cherry Pie
I love making pies but don't often do so during the summer because cranking up my oven in this heat…
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5-Minute Tropical Pineapple Nice Cream (Vegan & No Added Sugar)
I'm not lactose-intolerant or anything but have been off dairy milk for years now and was excited to find that…
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Easy Classic Key Lime Pie
I have lots of fanciful recipe ideas and keep a running list of new things I want to try out.…
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Sheet Cake
This strawberry cream cheese sheet cake is the fully-evolved (aka glowed up) version of a cake I used to make…
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Life-Changing Baked Mimosa Donuts
I know you probably can't even believe it but today, I'm sharing another donut recipe. :) This one is for…
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Lemon Berry Quick Bread
Does anybody know who invented quick breads? I really need to know so I can thank that person! Quick breads…
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Red Wine Chocolate Cake for Two
Since Valentine's Day is in less than a week, I thought now would be the best time to share a…
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Strawberries & Champagne Donuts
When you think of romance a few things quickly come to mind: red roses, mood music, and strawberries & champagne.…
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Nutty Apple Cranberry Bread Pudding with Maple Vanilla Cream Sauce
So, I may have created something to rival my famous sweet potato praline bread pudding, y'all. I like to try…
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Gingerbread Christmas Donuts
If you've been reading here for a while then you know I love making donuts. First, there were these pumpkin…
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Tahini Sugar Cookies
This is a simple and straightforward sugar cookie recipe with the addition of tahini (ground sesame paste), which adds a…
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Simple Spiced Pear Cobbler (with Video)
I mentioned this family favorite recipe over the summer when I shared my spiced cherry almond cobbler. Well, we're in…
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Sweet Potato Cheesecake with Spiced Crust
Around this time of year, it's pumpkin, pumpkin everywhere! While I've grown fond of incorporating it into dishes like my…
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Fall Home Finds + Salted Caramel Sweet Potato Blondies Recipe
Last Fall, I shared a post about some of my favorite things about the season, including this pumpkin donuts with cream…
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Pumpkin Apple Spice Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Since my college days, I've noticed there are a lot of people who despise the word "moist". If you are…
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Easy Classic Apple Pie with All-Butter Crust
Pies seem like a must around this time of year. I've shared a few pies with y'all over the years…
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Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
Fall officially starts in a few days but real Fall weather won't reach us Houstonians for a while longer. Despite…
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Funfetti Birthday Cake Donuts
Ever eat cake for breakfast? It's ok--this is a judgement-free zone and I have, too (many times)! August is my…
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Slow Cooker Cherry Apple Crisp
It's official--cherry season 2017 will soon be over, folks. Prices will soon creep back up and the pickings are getting…
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Easy Sweet Cherry Jam
Another summer week, another cherry recipe! For this one, I referred to the method Chocolate Moosey shared here, which is…
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No-Churn Black Sesame & Cherry Ice Cream
Thank you to Simply Organic for sponsoring this post. As always, all opinions are my own. I came here today…
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Spiced Cherry Almond Cobbler
I don't know why but cherry and almond flavors are so complimentary, in my opinion. It was a no-brainer to…
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Tipsy Pineapple Upside-Down Rum Cake
Pineapple upside-down cake is one of my favorite kinds of cake. I have fond memories of enjoying the box-mix version…
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Fruit Salad with Sweet Orange Mint Dressing
Fruit salad is kind of an afterthought in most spreads. At least, it often seems like one. The same old combinations…
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Simple Southern Praline Sauce
I don't know another way to put it. This simple southern praline sauce is just magical. Buttery, sweet, ooey, gooey, all…
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Vanilla Chai Donuts
I'll try to keep today's post short and sweet because these donuts pretty much speak for themselves. Also, it's been…
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How to Hack a Box of Brownie Mix
This is a recipe from my college days that I could pull together in a pinch for anything from a…
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DIY Romantic Fruit Arrangements
Each year my friends and family members hit me up to create homemade fruit arrangements for Valentine's Day. I like to…
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Aunt Georgia’s Peach Cobbler + Black History Month Virtual Potluck
This year, I thought I'd kick off Black History Month with a family heirloom: my Great Great Aunt Georgia's peach…
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Strawberry Cake Donuts
I made these strawberry cake donuts for a girls' night in a few weeks ago (full details on that here)…
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Berry Swirl Cake + 2 Year Bloggerversary
To be completely honest, I am always a little fuzzy on the exact anniversary of when Dash of Jazz began.…
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Naked Bourbon Carrot Cake
Have you ever been struck by an absolutely GENIUS idea then discovered that you weren't the first [or even the…
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PB&J Thumbprint Cookies
Cookies get so much love around Christmastime and I'm all for it so I couldn't stop at sharing just one cookie…
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Festive Fruit Centerpiece
Edible Arrangements has nothing on this girl here, y'all. I have been making and gifting fruit bouquets and centerpieces for…
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Bourbon Glazed Gingerbread
This year, I wanted to do a slightly different take on a Christmas classic--something grown folks might appreciate a bit more than…
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My Candy Cane Cookies (Adapted from the Betty Crocker Recipe)
I adapted my candy cane cookies recipe from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book back in high school. The book is a…
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Maple Cranberry Apple Pie – Ultimate Autumn Dessert
This pie wins Fall, y'all. It just does! Every other pie can pack up and go home now. The showstopper…
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Fall Favorites + Pumpkin Donuts Recipe
This is a roundup of my favorite things about Fall, which is finally upon us--things I like to see, make, and…
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Easy Puff Pastry Apple Tarts
I don't really get in to the swing of Fall desserts and foods until October because...Texas. Even though it's still hot…
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Lemon Zucchini Bread
In the words of the great Oprah Winfrey [one of my close, personal besties]: "I. LOVE. BREAD." I really do.…
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Brown Butter Vanilla Birthday Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting
Birthdays are some of my favorite holidays because...cake. It also doesn't hurt that on my birthday I get to be…
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Spiced Peanut Butter Cookies
My mom is the best mom ever. No, seriously, she is. Most everybody thinks that about their mom and you…
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Fresh Fruit Compotes
We've talked about fruit compotes a little bit before in my best ever blueberry pancakes post but really only scratched…
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Paleo/Gluten-Free Cupcakes [Recipe Swap]
This recipe is from my soror, Kirstyn Scott. She hails from Harlem, New York and writes about all sorts of fabulous…
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Rice Crispy Craving Bars
Have you ever been struck with a craving? Wait, that was a dumb question. Despite what our middle school teachers…
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Apple Pie with Brie
Barring any technical difficulties, this post should go up on March 14th, which is Pi Day. Did I plan ahead…
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Sweet Potato Praline Bread Pudding with Praline Sauce
In the world of Thanksgiving desserts there is a divide between those who eat pumpkin pie and those who eat…
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Applesauce Quick Bread
I have previously discussed my love of quick breads. This applesauce quick bread is the first one I ever made…
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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Caramel Glaze
No shade to Sandra Lee but I am not typically one for semi-homemade cooking and baking. I never say never,…
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Brûlée Peaches with Blue Bell
Blue Bell is back, y'all! Celebrate by pairing it with easy brûlée peaches. If you were raised [or spent any…
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Spiced Banana Nut Bread
Right now, the heat index here (in Houston) is 108 degrees. One-hundred and eight...degrees! On days like this, I dart…
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Slow Cooker Applesauce
I am nearing the end of my time in braces, and while I definitely partake in items from the "do…
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Sweet Tea Pound Cake
Did you know that pound cakes are called such because the recipe traditionally calls for a pound each of butter,…
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Easy Blackberry Spice Muffins
Muffins are not just for breakfast anymore, people. I know this because I ate the majority of these easy blackberry…
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