Personal Archives - Sugar Spun Run https://sugarspunrun.com/category/personal/ Sweet, simple, and from-scratch dessert recipes Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:59:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://sugarspunrun.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/favicon-no-bg-96x96.png Personal Archives - Sugar Spun Run https://sugarspunrun.com/category/personal/ 32 32 10 Years (and a New Kitchen!) https://sugarspunrun.com/10-years-and-a-new-kitchen/ https://sugarspunrun.com/10-years-and-a-new-kitchen/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:58:58 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=77289 https://sugarspunrun.com/10-years-and-a-new-kitchen/feed/ 239 Funfetti Cake from Scratch https://sugarspunrun.com/funfetti-cake-scratch/ https://sugarspunrun.com/funfetti-cake-scratch/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:30:00 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=6230 This light and fluffy, completely from scratch funfetti cake recipe has over 600 five-star reviews! ⭐️ It's a soft white cake speckled with sprinkles and iced with buttercream frosting. Makes the perfect homemade birthday cake! Recipe includes a how-to video!


Slice of funfetti cake on a plate with the remaining cake in the background.

This fluffy funfetti cake (also known as confetti cake) has been one of my most popular recipes for years. Flecked with sprinkles, plush, super soft texture, and a buttery, caramelized vanilla flavor--what's not to love? Daphne Oz even uses it for all of her kids' birthdays and it's even been featured on TV!

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Sleeping baby with pink floral blanket
]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/something-sweet-third-edition/feed/ 296 Are AI Recipes Actually Any Good? I Put One to the Test. https://sugarspunrun.com/are-ai-recipes-actually-any-good-i-put-one-to-the-test/ https://sugarspunrun.com/are-ai-recipes-actually-any-good-i-put-one-to-the-test/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:38:00 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=53465
Image of the author with an unsure, distressed face holding up a gold tin of blueberry muffins. in front of her are 4 sets of 3 muffins, cut in half.


Today, I put Artificial Intelligence's "Best" blueberry muffin to the test against my own popular blueberry muffin. Click through to see how they stacked up!

Make sure to check out the video, too, where I filmed myself making this recipe and had my family members (including Luke) taste test.

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baby boy sleeping in lounger
]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/and-then-there-were-two/feed/ 74 Something Sweet https://sugarspunrun.com/something-sweet-2/ https://sugarspunrun.com/something-sweet-2/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:02:34 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=31304 There's something I've been meaning to tell you...



Felt board that reads: "See you in December" with an ultrasound photo in the center. Board is on white marble surrounded by cookies and sprinkles


Things are about to get a little bit crazier around here come December!]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/something-sweet-2/feed/ 90 Secret Family Recipe: REVEALED! (Peanut Butter & Jelly) https://sugarspunrun.com/secret-family-recipe/ https://sugarspunrun.com/secret-family-recipe/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:01:00 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=28987 Hold on to your hats! Today I'm sharing my family's prized secret recipe. 🤫 This recipe has been passed down for generations, and while it's admittedly a bit complicated, I've included a detailed video so that yours turns out perfectly every time!





I might get in trouble for this one. While I've shared family recipes before, this one has always been kept under lock and key, passed down from generation to generation only under a vow of secrecy.

But today I'm breaking the rules and sharing it with you. I think that you'll find I've never shared a recipe as sophisticated, complex, and yet purely wholesome (potentially organic!) as this one. ]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/secret-family-recipe/feed/ 46 Crumbs https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-march-2021/ https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-march-2021/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:31:47 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=27412 I don't know about you, but daylight saving time hit me hard this year. Can someone remind me why we can't just pick a time and stick with it all year 'round? I'm trying to wrap my head around it but since I gave up caffeine for Lent I've really been struggling these past few days and thinking about anything has been a struggle. Tiredness aside, it's been a while since we've chatted and I wanted to stop in with another Crumbs post.



Besides, I have big news I've been wanting to share...]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-march-2021/feed/ 70 Crumbs https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-december-20/ https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-december-20/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2020 05:01:04 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=24432 It's been a while since we've touched base and had one of these Crumbs chats, hasn't it? I've been posting a lot of bits of my life on my Instagram stories, so I feel like I've been keeping everyone up to date on things, but it's about time we talked here.



baby boy being held by mom in front of small birthday cake


We celebrated Luke's first birthday two weeks ago, and it turns out he likes cake just as much as his mama does. ]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-december-20/feed/ 65 August Crumbs https://sugarspunrun.com/august-crumbs/ https://sugarspunrun.com/august-crumbs/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:30:20 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=23008

the author holding a cupcake with her baby



So many of you have asked me how Luke has been doing and I really appreciate that because I love talking about him 😂]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/august-crumbs/feed/ 60 Crumbs https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-may-2020/ https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-may-2020/#comments Sun, 03 May 2020 12:49:03 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=21753
pink flowering tree branches

I've been busy here, and honestly I'm grateful to still be able to be so busy in the kitchen.]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-may-2020/feed/ 28 Crumbs https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-march-2020/ https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-march-2020/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:34:47 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=21082
I went back and forth about whether I should even publish this post or just cancel it, but with all the social distancing currently going on right now, maybe it's not such a bad idea to pause and connect a little bit. Safely, through our computer screens. And if you are strictly here for the recipes, no worries, you can check out my double chocolate chip cookies, I just published a new video for them today.



Barring current events (we'll touch on those in a minute), life here has been pretty sweet.]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-march-2020/feed/ 88 He’s Here! https://sugarspunrun.com/sugar-spun-baby/ https://sugarspunrun.com/sugar-spun-baby/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:30:33 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=19270  💙Welcome to the world, Baby Luke 💙





What a week it's been. At 9:44 AM on 11/24/2019 (promptly, on his due date) my sweet son Luke arrived.]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/sugar-spun-baby/feed/ 439 Crumbs (Third Trimester Update!) https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-third-trimester-update/ https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-third-trimester-update/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:30:30 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=18976 2 weeks away from Baby Boy's due date (Nov 24th!) so I thought I'd take a moment to touch base with a more personal post.



Life here has been hectic and time has been flying. I've been working more than ever trying to get posts prepared and ready so that when he arrives I'll be able to take something of a "maternity leave"... not sure yet exactly what that is going to look like!]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-third-trimester-update/feed/ 119 Gender Reveal Cupcakes https://sugarspunrun.com/gender-reveal-cupcakes/ https://sugarspunrun.com/gender-reveal-cupcakes/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:30:42 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=17908 A sweet and simple recipe for adorable Gender Reveal Cupcakes! This recipe makes soft but sturdy vanilla cupcakes that you can fill with either pink or blue sprinkles for a fun gender reveal! Recipe includes a video tutorial! 

Vanilla cupcake with white icing and blue and pink sprinkles and gold "oh baby" cupcake topper

Life lately has been hectic. Time is flying, I'm getting bigger every day (and so is baby!) and I can't believe we have less than two months to go.]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/gender-reveal-cupcakes/feed/ 55 Something Sweet https://sugarspunrun.com/a-sugar-spun-baby/ https://sugarspunrun.com/a-sugar-spun-baby/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:58:37 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=17341


And trust me, it hasn't been an easy one to keep to myself.]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/a-sugar-spun-baby/feed/ 232 March Crumbs https://sugarspunrun.com/march-crumbs/ https://sugarspunrun.com/march-crumbs/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:18:53 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=13029 Crumbs post of 2018, time has been absolutely flying here. 

Do you have a minute? Let's catch up.



I have a lot I want to talk about, including California, video, baking challenges, and foster puppies(!!!), but first, let's talk recipes.]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/march-crumbs/feed/ 10 Crumbs & Merry Christmas! https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-merry-christmas/ https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-merry-christmas/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:40:49 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=11949


What do you do for Christmas? Do you run around to visit family members in different towns/cities/states?]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-merry-christmas/feed/ 4 Crumbs https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-2/ https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-2/#comments Sat, 04 Nov 2017 04:55:03 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=11595
It's been a while since we've chatted.  I'd like to make these "crumbs" posts a little more frequent, so I'm touching base in the midst of a crazy start to the holiday season.  I don't think I've ever been busier than I am right now, but I'm loving every second of it.



Well, almost every second.  I could really do without the dishwashing.]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs-2/feed/ 14 Crumbs https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs/ https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2017 03:54:24 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=10882

There's so much that I want to share with you that doesn't always fit into the margins of my recipes, so I thought I'd start this mini series where we just talk.  Every month or so, I'll keep you updated on what's going on, you leave me comments, maybe even let me know if you don't love these chats (just say it nicely, with smiley emojis)!  

We will get to the less-than-perfect macarons above in a moment, but first, the big news that I've been dying to share: ]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/crumbs/feed/ 26 Greedo’s Last Drink (A Star Wars Tribute) https://sugarspunrun.com/greedos-last-drink-star-wars-tribute/ https://sugarspunrun.com/greedos-last-drink-star-wars-tribute/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:59:27 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=5260 Sweet and sour with a kick of whiskey, this Star Wars-inspired Midori Sour pays tribute to the bounty hunter Greedo's last moments in the violence-riddled Mos Eisley Cantina from A New Hope.   A Star Wars Inspired Midori Sour
When I was four or five years old, I was watching TV on the couch with my dad as he flipped through the channels when he settled for a moment on a scene of a young, dirty-blonde man in a dessert, two dusky suns settling into the horizon.
That scene was the iconic one of Luke Skywalker outside his aunt and uncle's house on Tatooine, and it took only that instant to spark an obsession that has stayed with me my whole life.  When my dad tried to move on to a new channel, I kept asking him to go back!
The next two nights I was allowed to stay up and watch episodes V and then VI, and my Christmas list for that year was nothing but Star Wars memorabilia and movies (I still have my well-worn original VHS tapes), and my infatuation with the Star Wars world continued to grow.
As a kid, I introduced myself to new neighbors with a plastic green lightsaber in hand and quoted my religion as "Jedi".  As an adult I now have a puppy named (Princess) Leia, and a stipulation of my marriage to Zach was that if we ever have children, our firstborn son will be named Luke.
With Episode VII premiering in theaters tonight, I thought it was only fitting that I commemorated the saga that has been my obsession for over two decades with a recipe.
A Star Wars Inspired Midori Sour]]> https://sugarspunrun.com/greedos-last-drink-star-wars-tribute/feed/ 4 One Year https://sugarspunrun.com/one-year/ https://sugarspunrun.com/one-year/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2015 06:41:12 +0000 https://sugarspunrun.com/?p=4335 https://sugarspunrun.com/one-year/feed/ 8