Author Archives: sparecake

Unknown's avatar

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!

Cowboy Casserole

Posted on May 6, 2020 by sparecake

Had some Bisquick to use up, so went straight to the source for a recipe that would kill the box for me. The recipe calls for ground beef, but I used ground turkey because…I pretend that I’m healthy? When covered … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Marlow

Posted on April 29, 2020 by sparecake

A marlow is an old, frozen dessert made in part by melting marshmallows. My guess, then, is that marlow is a contraction of marshmallow, but I can’t promise that that’s correct! I’ve made both chocolate marlow, which tastes like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dessert | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Country Bread with Apples

Posted on April 22, 2020 by sparecake

A good way to use up some of the random flours in the pantry, plus an excuse to crack a bottle of sparkling cider, discover it doesn’t have the little plastic lid for re-sealing, and chug half you don’t need … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Banana Cake

Posted on April 16, 2020 by sparecake

A big, moist banana cake with a bit of chocolate for dessert-y-ness. I considered putting chocolate frosting on top, but don’t think it needs it. Ingredients: 2 cups packed light brown sugar 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp 4 eggs … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Dessert | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Caramel Twists

Posted on April 1, 2020 by sparecake

Basically a fancy, crisp, brown sugar/cinnamon-y breadstick, in a way? These require starting the dough the day before, so start today to have dessert to snack on all day tomorrow! (Time means nothing these days, all foods at all times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dessert | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Brown Butter Cinnamon Crinkle Cookies

Posted on March 25, 2020 by sparecake

Tasty little cookies, different than the traditional crinkle cookies. This dough requires refrigerating to get to a texture you can roll into balls, and after getting them rolled and covered in powdered sugar I threw them in the freezer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dessert | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Couscous Risotto with Chicken and Spinach

Posted on March 18, 2020 by sparecake

Last month’s library cookbook potluck was all dutch oven recipes. This isn’t the one I brought to the event, but it was the one I liked best/thought worth making later at home. I seem to do more fake risottos than … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on March 11, 2020 by sparecake

These cookies use tahini as a replacement for peanut butter to provide a more ‘grown up’ flavor that at first may seem just a bit odd, but quickly becomes a new favorite. The recipe calls for freezing the dough before … Continue reading →

Posted in Dessert | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Gochujang Chicken

Posted on March 4, 2020 by sparecake

A good one for a long afternoon, I’ve made this chicken twice now, and will make it again! It’s moist, just a bit spicy, and generally quite delicious! It would probably be easier if you happened to have a second … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Orange Marmalade Cake

Posted on February 26, 2020 by sparecake

A lightly orange cake with a firm outside, and a very orangey, custardy topping. Unlike last week’s cake recipe from a ’70s cookbook, this one’s from a ’30s cookbook, called, amusingly enough at this point, The New Art of Modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Dessert | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment