During a winter storm weekend, I only want to be stuck inside with THIS coconut cake. FOUR pillowy layers of white cake, STUFFED with fluffy coconut filling, and BLANKETED with cream cheese frosting, with another layer of shredded coconut piled on the outside. Sounds cozy right? Sometimes coconut is giving tropical vibes, but right now, it’s <unfortunately> giving snow/ sleet/ freezing rain. A whiteout type of cake, in this case. But, we aren’t going to be mad at it. Because,

This is the perfect back-pocket, holey moley you just whipped that up, surprise/ celebration/ birthday/ co-worker gift/ random Monday suck cookie cake treat! You can dress her up with sprinkles and a piped border of frosting. Or you can keep her classic, with simple chocolate chips. You can stir in whatever partial remains of chocolate chips, M&Ms, chocolate bars, toffee pieces, pretzels, you have in the pantry. There is no wrong answer. She is simple and delicious and will a

I had never had banana pudding until a few years ago. And now, I’m making up for so much lost time. I’ve become a bit obsessed. I have been hoarding various recipes, for various versions of it. Testing them out. Rating them in my mind. There is a local Charlotte restaurant, called Pinky’s Westside Grill , and they have the ultimate banana pudding there. (See picture of Brandon, under the illusion that I am actually going to share some with him.) After eating way too much of t

Growing up, I was never a fan of fruit desserts, such as pie or cobbler. (I am, since, reformed.) But, I never felt that fruit belonged in dessert.  I missed out on so much, right?! I mean, I got by: I always gravitated towards the chocolate-y things…the gooier the better. So, now my grown-up self, has created a hybrid dessert, based on one that is traditionally a fruit-centric treat, and made it with a chocolate base and a sweet cream drop biscuit topping, but kept the simpl

Craving something homemade for family brunch? Celebrating a loved one with cake? Signed up to bring cookies for the soccer team? It's a Tuesday and you want banana bread?! I got you covered! Please email me at hello@sugarkanekitchen.com  to discuss any order requests. (South Charlotte, NC)

I am a sucker for anyting labeled 'limited edition'. Even 'seasonal flavor' will usually get me. Another stellar trait my child has adopted from me, ha! We are an advertiser's dream duo while at the grocery store. Brandon and I differ, though, in regards to actually trying and liking the new flavors. He will always stick to the OG or classic flavor that he initially got into. So, for Oreos, he will not eat the birthday cake, chocolate peanut butter, or toffee flavors. Definit