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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!

Sour Cream Pound Cake

Posted on January 11, 2023 by sparecake

Using up some sour cream, I lucked into a winner of a recipe in the process! This cake uses what feels like a ridiculous amount of sugar and eggs, but it comes together to be a really nice texture, and … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Mousse Squares

Posted on January 4, 2023 by sparecake

Rich chocolatey floof with an oreo crust, that makes enough for a party or leftovers for a whiiiiile. (And as long as it’s covered, it does last well in the fridge!) Ingredients: Crust: 1 14 ounce size package of Oreos … Continue reading →

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Corn Pudding

Posted on December 28, 2022 by sparecake

One of the cookbooks we cooked out of in my library’s cookbook potluck book club this fall had a bunch of recipes that sounded good, but ended up needing a lot of changes to actually make them work. It appears … Continue reading →

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Economical Gold Cake with Luscious Lemon Frosting

Posted on December 21, 2022 by sparecake

A very nice, fluffy, yolks-only cake from a 1933 cookbook I got from a friend earlier this year. This is the second thing I’ve made from the book, and both have turned out very well! I was a bit worried … Continue reading →

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Japchae Hotteok

Posted on December 14, 2022 by sparecake

These would probably take several tries to get perfect looking, and I’m all out of the right noodles so that isn’t happening right now, but they’re VERY DELICIOUS so I’m going to share and we can all slowly perfect our … Continue reading →

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Easy Mug Omelette Rice

Posted on November 9, 2022 by sparecake

A couple weeks ago I watched a video of 6 Japanese recipes that all used eggs as a main ingredient and took ~15 minutes to cook. There was a tasty looking rice breakfast thing that, as cooked in the video, … Continue reading →

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Oreo Bars

Posted on October 26, 2022 by sparecake

Real easy, one bowl, super tasty Oreo bars. Just what I wanted! I made this, but the time/temp listed in the original recipe were very wrong, so I made it again to fix that but doubled it when I did, … Continue reading →

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Chicken Parmesan Lasagna

Posted on October 12, 2022 by sparecake

So, admittedly I do already have a Chicken Parm-asagna post from years ago on here, and it’s real good. But I got a recent mailing from my supermarket that included a recipe for chicken parm stuffed shells, which sounded really … Continue reading →

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Chicken Tamale Pie

Posted on August 31, 2022 by sparecake

A really satisfying, warm, cheesy, chicken-y dinner! The ingredient list may look long, but the cornbread comes together quickly and then I was able to just about get the sauce done while the cornbread cooked, and the chicken bit down … Continue reading →

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Homemade Frosty

Posted on August 3, 2022 by sparecake

It’s Wendy’s, without the nightmare of ‘leaving your own home’! This recipe actually makes enough to fill my Cuisinart ice cream maker twice, which is either a good thing or a hassle depending on your mood (=if you’ve already tasted … Continue reading →

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