Hello and Welcome!
Welcome to SugarHero – your sweet destination for fun dessert recipes, kitchen tips, and baking and decorating tutorials.
I’m Elizabeth LaBau, and I started SugarHero in 2011 as a way to share my favorite recipes with friends and family. And I still do exactly that – except my recipes are now shared with millions of readers across the globe!
Read on to learn more about me and the site, and connect with me on social media here:
Real Recipes Made by Real People
In a digital world increasingly crowded with AI content, it can be difficult to know who and what you can trust online.
Search results and social media sites are full of AI-generated recipes and gorgeous photos that look too good to be true…because they are. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to take a chance on a recipe that was dreamed up by a computer and has never actually existed.
Here at SugarHero, all of our recipes are created by a real person (hi, that’s me!), and thoroughly tested multiple times before they’re posted. Trying a new recipe costs you time and money, and we take that responsibility seriously. You can count on us for:
- reliable, well-tested recipes you can trust
- detailed photo tutorials
- helpful videos
- kitchen and baking tips
Whether you’re a seasoned baker or someone turning on the oven for the first time, our recipes and resources will help you become a more confident and creative baker—in short, a sugar hero!
Meet Elizabeth
Hello, fellow dessert lovers! I’m Elizabeth LaBau, and I’m the founder, baker, photographer, taste-tester, and Chief Sugar Officer here at SugarHero.
When it comes to baking, I’ve had my fingers in a lot of pies…which is kind of a gross expression in this particular context. I got my start by attending culinary school, focusing on patisserie, and worked as a pastry chef at a variety of Los Angeles restaurants and bakeries.
In 2006 I started writing for About.com, building their candy site from scratch and developing hundreds, probably thousands, of candy recipes over more than a decade working there.
I’ve written a cookbook called The Sweet Book of Candy Making, which has been published in multiple languages and spawned a mini gift-sized version. I’m also a two-time Craftsy instructor, and have created and hosted classes about making candy and basic cake decorating.
I live in beautiful Northern California with my husband and two sons. When I’m not in the kitchen, you can find me reading books, practicing water color painting, roller skating (quad skates, of course!), and trying to teach myself guitar.
My Current Favorites
It’s impossible for me to truly have ONE favorite dessert recipe, but here are a few of my current favorites. The lemon bread is on repeat at my house!
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