Moriah VanVleet is the voice behind butter, sugar, flowers, a blog started in 2011 to showcase her original (and often unusual) dessert recipes. Her creations have since been mentioned by the New York Times Diner’s Journal, the Huffington Post, Buzz Feed, Today.com, and more. She enjoys living and working in the East Bay.
Herbes de Provence are sweet-friendly, with a convenient absence of things like garlic and onion. This recipe showcases them in a cookie with a crisp but tender crumb and a satisfying balance of salt.
This lemon cornmeal cake, draped with a layer of tart apple slices and speckled with fruity, bittersweet pink peppercorns, makes for a symphony of flavors.
Tart and tangy rhubarb and a sweet orange glaze top these bite-size rye shortbread cookies.
Freshly grated celery gives this unique cake a whisper of grassy notes, a perfect complement to its bold, earthy and spicy ginger flavor.
A batch of these chewy, rich caramels — creamy with coconut and smoky with paprika — make an uncommonly good holiday gift.
Celebrate apple season by making this delicious, succulent cake featuring comforting flavors of fall.
This refreshing dragon fruit and lemongrass sherbet is topped with a layer of pureed strawberries, for a pretty, multi-textured and delightfully unique frozen treat.
This decadent dessert recipe tops lemon-sorrel cakes with tangy, sweet in-season cherries. It's a delightful summertime treat.
In this tender upside-down cake, the creamy-sweet qualities of banana balance nicely with tangy rhubarb.
Buttery with a zesty bite, this citrusy cake is at once rich and refreshing.
Pluck all those lemons from the garden and make these zesty cookies — adding some toasted coconut makes a perfect match.
If you're looking for a new twist on a classic Thanksgiving dessert, give this silky smooth pumpkin-pomegranate cheesecake a whirl.
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