A Dessert & Baking Blog Focused on From-Scratch Dessert Recipes: Sugar Spun Run

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

After a series of trial and error, I finally am ready to present to you the best easy pineapple upside-down cake from scratch! Made with a soft, fluffy, and simple vanilla cake recipe that uses only the most basic ingredients and a pretty topping of caramelized pineapple and maraschino cherries, this classic recipe is slated to be a staple in your baking repertoire.

If you follow my Instagram stories, you might be tired of seeing this cake already. That’s because it took me so many times to get it right, and every time I thought I nailed it, it turned out that I hadn’t, after all.

Key Lime Pie Bars

Key Lime Pie Bars are a little sweet, very tart, and smooth and creamy over a crumbly golden (homemade) graham cracker crust. Can you believe these take only minutes to prep and bake? Key … [Read More...]

Dirty Brownies — Peanut Butter Cup Oreo Brownies

Chewy, chocolaty brownies layered with Reese's peanut butter cups and loaded with crushed Oreos, these "Dirty Brownies" are utterly irresistible and 100% not bikini-friendly! Be sure to check out … [Read More...]

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

A simple homemade strawberry cream cheese pie made with an easy graham cracker crust, a sweet cream cheese layer, and topped with fresh strawberries. This pie uses no Jello, gelatin, or artificial … [Read More...]

Double Chocolate Muffins

Better-than-bakery chocolate muffins! These richly chocolate muffins are made entirely from scratch using cocoa powder and chocolate chips. Read on for tips on how to get soft, fluffy muffins every … [Read More...]

No-Bake Cheesecake

An easy, no-bake cheesecake made without gelatin and with sour cream. Simple with only a few ingredients, skip the oven and make yourself an easy, authentic-tasting cheesecake from scratch. I … [Read More...]

Star-Spangled Cookies

Festive red white and blue star-spangled cookies that are perfect as a patriotic Memorial Day or 4th of July celebration dessert. I made these pretty, red white and blue marbled cookies over … [Read More...]