Try these Michigan desserts

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Sanders Bumpy Cake was created in Detroit. (Courtesy | Sanders)

Sanders Bumpy Cake

If you've never tried a Sanders Bumpy Cake, you are missing out on perhaps the most decadent Michigan dessert ever created.

The creation, made of devil's food cake topped with buttercream bumps covered in chocolate ganache, is the brainchild of confectioner Fred Sanders Schmidt, who opened a confectionery shop in 1875 on Woodward Avenue in Detroit.

You can now find Bumpy Cake at any of the 10 Sanders locations in Michigan or at Kroger stores.

For more on the bumpy cake or to locate the Sanders nearest to you, visit sanderscandy.com.

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The Boston Cooler is a blended mixture of Haagen-Daz vanilla ice cream and Vernor's Ginger Ale at SmashBurger, 4315 W. Main St. in Kalamazoo. (Bradley S. Pines | MLive.com)

Boston cooler

Vernors is a beloved Michigan beverage. The ginger ale was created in Detroit and it's said the Boston cooler also was thought up in the Motor City.

If you aren't familiar, a Boston cooler is a simple but delicious treat made of vanilla ice cream and Vernors. It's a specific variation of the ice cream float. Some say the only authentic Boston cooler is made with Stroh's vanilla ice cream, which also was orignally made in Detroit.

Is the name confusing you? Legend has it that the term "Boston" in the beverage's name is not referring to the Massachusetts city but instead to Boston Boulevard in Detroit.

Want to try one? Head to Stroh's Ice Cream Parlour in Bloomfield Hills, make your way to a Halo Burger or just grab the two key ingredients and make one at home.

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Mackinac Island's first candy shop Murdick's Candy Kitchen opened in 1887. (Sally Finneran | MLive)

Mackinac Island fudge

While fudge wasn't created in Michigan, it certainly has been perfected here.

Called the "fudge capital of the world," Mackinac Island is a small place with a big selection of fudge.

Murdick's Candy Kitchen was the first to open on Mackinac Island in 1887 and the shop still makes delicious fudge. If you've never tried the treat, a trip to the island is in order.

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Detroit Tigers players Al Alburquerque, left, and Nick Castellanos sample Tiger Traxx ice cream during a tour of the Hudsonville Ice Cream plant in Holland. (Mark Copier | MLive.com)

Michigan-inspired ice cream

Michigan has some serious love for ice cream. From Stroh's to Hudsonville, the state has birthed some great ice cream companies.

Speaking of Mackinac Island fudge, Stroh's and Hudsonville are two companies that used the delicious treat as inspiration for an ice cream flavor.

Hudsonville, based in Holland, also aims to honor Michigan with other flavors, from Grand Traverse Bay cherry fudge to Michigan deer traxx. The company has also created a seasonal flavor, Tiger Traxx, in honor of the Detroit Tigers.

Related: Check out our list of Michigan's Best Ice Cream Parlors

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A Superman fan shows off his Superman ice cream cone at Washtenaw Dairy. (Melanie Maxwell | MLive.com)

Superman ice cream

Specifically, when discussing Michigan ice cream, you have to mention Superman ice cream.

A mixture of blue moon, red pop and lemon flavors, the ice cream is said to have originated in Michigan at a Stroh's ice cream shop. The Stroh's brand is still the pinnacle of Superman ice cream, though many other ice cream companies have their own versions of the flavor.

Keep in mind that you should never tell a Michigander that Superman ice cream is gross.

Related: 15 things you should never say to a Michigander

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Jiffy baking mix boxes make their way through the plant on a conveyor belt on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. (Melanie Maxwell | MLive.com)

Jiffy mix

Perhaps you are saying, "Jiffy mix isn't a dessert!" While you are right and the mix itself is not a dessert, you can make an unprecedented number of desserts using the mix.

Founded and still based in Chelsea, Michigan, Jiffy makes baking mixes that you can use in cakes, cookies, brownies, muffins and more.

Check out a bunch of dessert recipes on the Jiffy website.

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Trays of Trenary Toast lie on a rack after being dunked in a milk mixture and a brushing of cinnamon Feb. 20, 2003, in Trenary, Mich. The toast is them baked one last time and packaged for sale. (AP Photo/Pat Goddard)

Trenary toast

If you live in Trenary, an unincorporated community in the central Upper Peninsula's Mathias Township, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Trenary toast is dry toast with a cinnamon sugar topping sold at Trenary Home Bakery.

If you can't make it to the U.P., don't worry, you can order the traditional paper bags of Trenary toast on the bakery's website. While you're there, you can also buy some Yooper bars.

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Paczki are made at the European Bakery in Jackson on Tuesday morning, Feb. 9, 2016. (J. Scott Park | MLive.com)

Paczki

If you are originally from Michigan and you move to another state, you might get a surprise once Fat Tuesday rolls around. Apparently, Paczki aren't a thing in other parts of the country.

If you do live in Michigan, there's a good chance you celebrate the day before Lent with delicious Polish pastries called Paczki. No, they weren't created in Michigan, but we have adopted the doughnut-like creations as our own.

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In this July 2, 2011, file photo, cherries from Edmondson Orchards are sold near the Open Space during the opening day of the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Mich. The week-long National Cherry Festival in Traverse City pays homage to the region's signature fruit. Michigan is the nation's top producer of tart cherries — the ones used for pie filling. (AP Photo/The Record-Eagle, Keith King)

Traverse City cherries

Michigan grows more tart cherries than any other state. That means cherries from Traverse City are used in a ton of pastries, jellies and juices.

They also grow sweet cherries, which are delicious to eat by themselves.

Here's a look at some cherry recipes courtesy of michigan.org.

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Cherry pasties (Mary Bilyeu | MLive.com)

Dessert pasties

While pasties are usually savory, there is no reason you can't make the beloved Michigan food as a sweet treat.

A pasty, for those who aren't familiar, is a folded pastry typically filled with vegetables and meat. But, why not try a dessert pasty for a change?

Need some inspiration? Here's a recipe for cherry pasties. You can even use those Traverse City cherries.

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Bavarian Inn Restaurant's Dorothy's Sampler - From left to right - Schwarzwalder Cheesecake, Apfel Strudel and Frankenmuth Torte. (John Gonzalez | gonzo@mlive.com)

Michigan's Best Dessert

While you're thinking of desserts, check out our search for Michigan's Best Dessert. Follow our journey here.