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About sparecake

My name's Corinne, and I like cake, cookies, and chocolate! Also, non-c-things such as ponies, Star Trek, and biking. I write a food blog and a blog about life, wide open spaces, and museum work. Nice to meet you!

Chocolate Mousse

Posted on November 19, 2025 by sparecake

Some very nice chocolate mousse that I put into white chocolate bowls. The bowls were enough hassle/not nice enough that I don’t think they’re worth recreating, but the mousse is a keeper! Ingredients: 5 ounces semisweet chocolate or bittersweet chocolate, … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches

Posted on November 5, 2025 by sparecake

Pretty non-seasonal, but very enjoyable – ice cream sandwiches using cookie dough as the outsides. You could certainly make your own ice cream, but buying ice cream brings this one down to minimal hands-on time, which is nice. Technically raw … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies

Posted on October 8, 2025 by sparecake

A good recipe for finishing out several bags of whatever’s been lurking in your chocolate chip bin/pile/cabinet, and really delicious when done! These did take me quite a while (~2 hours from start to dishes washed?) with all the messing … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Fluffernutter Monkey Bread

Posted on September 24, 2025 by sparecake

Sticky, gooey, and delicious, this is another one worth trying out! I was impressed how much the chocolate peanut butter flavor came through, even with only 1/2 cup of peanut butter. I was worried that this was going to be … Continue reading →

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S’more Rice Krispie Treats

Posted on August 20, 2025 by sparecake

A recent King Arthur recipe I couldn’t wait to make, the browned butter with some extra whole milk powder really made a rich fantastic flavor I want to make a million times. The only thing wrong with the original recipe … Continue reading →

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Orange Frozen Yogurt

Posted on August 13, 2025 by sparecake

There’s still time to get this made while it’s a billion degrees out, so let’s get going, and you can get enjoying! Serve with whipped cream for a popsicle stick-free creamsicle! Ingredients: 32 ounces plain whole-milk yogurt (one of the big … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Pizza-Muffin

Posted on July 30, 2025 by sparecake

Obviously this is not for everyone, but I got very excited at some point thinking about the size of pineapple rings vs the size of English muffins and had to try it out, then made things way tastier with the … Continue reading →

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Red Velvet Ice Cream

Posted on July 16, 2025 by sparecake

Delicious, tangy cream cheese ice cream base with red velvet cake mixed in – can’t go wrong! You can use up some leftover cake/cupcakes to make this ice cream, or consider it as an excuse to buy a cake and … Continue reading →

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Posted on July 9, 2025 by sparecake

Did this a whiiiile ago, after gum surgery when I needed a soft dessert. It worked swell for that purpose, but certainly is delicious enough that you don’t have to wait for an excuse! Ingredients: 3/4 cup unsalted butter, divided … Continue reading →

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No Bake Caramel Bars

Posted on June 25, 2025 by sparecake

A good dessert to avoid turning on the oven! The original recipe for this called for a roughly chopped bag of Butterfinger Bites – I’m not sure those still exist, and certainly my store didn’t have them, but Reese’s Pieces … Continue reading →

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