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It's no secret that Connie and Curtis love desserts. As if you couldn't figure that out listening to them discussing Dessert Wars on Channel 95.7's "Connie and Curtis." Dessert Wars is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Amway Grand Plaza hotel's Ambassador Ballroom in downtown Grand Rapids. They shared the tastiness of Dessert Wars on WXMI-TV Fox 17 on Monday.

Sprinkles Donut Shop just had its grand opening Jan. 31, but owner Gary VanderStelt is making extra time to take part in Dessert Wars. The VanderStelt family-operated Hudsonville bakery and sweet shop brought in some yummy cupcakes, donuts and baked goods for Channel 95.7's "Connie and Curtis" to sample this morning. The visit came ahead of Dessert Wars, which is Thursday night at Amway

Dessert Wars is a big deal for JK's Bakehouse & Deli. It's such a big deal that JK's owners, Jodi Rademaker and Kathy Timmer, are closing their Holland shop for the day Thursday to get ready for the Thursday night event at Amway Grand Plaza hotel's Ambassador Ballroom in Grand Rapids.

Americans typically purchase more than 58 million pounds of chocolate just for Valentine's Day. It's National Chocolate Day today! Let's celebrate with some chocolatey ideas, suggestions and factoids.

It's a sweet holiday, according to The National Confectioners Association. I said I was going to take it easy on the Easter candy this year, but I always put away some jelly beans.

Candy is more-or-less universally delicious, but some of us may be more partial to one flavor than another