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Always Eat Dessert - Scratch Recipes for Busy Bakers

Allison Ferraro

I'm Allison, the cookie-obsessed baker, recipe creator, and food photographer behind Always Eat Dessert. I share simple, made-from-scratch dessert recipes designed for busy people who love to bake.

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🎉 Simple Celebration Cakes

If you spend hours scrolling Pinterest for ideas every time you need to bake a birthday cake or make a cake for a party, I'm about to make your life So. Much. Easier! You don't need more recipes. You just need a few reliable cake recipes and a handful of flavorful frosting recipes that you can mix and match to create endless cake combinations! My new celebration cake guide is exactly that! One easy spot to find trusted cake recipes that everyone will love and loads of delicious frostings to...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Close-up of several square-shaped chocolate brownies arranged on a light surface. One brownie is slightly lifted, showcasing its moist and dense interior. The tops of the brownies appear slightly crispy.

As a baker, there's no greater compliment than becoming known among your friends and family for one of your irresistible treats! When a dinner party invite comes through the group text thread, my friends know that I'm going to offer to bring dessert, and the requests start coming through. "Oh yay, I've been craving Allison's brownies!" my friend texted in response to a recent invite. 😁 And guess what... this can totally be YOUR brownie recipe, too! The one that your friends and family request...

5 months ago • 1 min read

I spent years perfecting my own chocolate chip cookie recipe, and in the process I accidentally created the perfect cookie dough. My goal was to create a chocolate chip cookie that's soft and chewy with edges that are just ever so slightly crispy. When I did finally perfect the recipe I was blown away, not just because the recipe is flavorful with the exact texture I wanted, but because it's so easy to make and doesn't even require a stand mixer or chilling the dough! And that's when I...

5 months ago • 1 min read