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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!

Pluot and Cheese Galette

Posted on September 24, 2014 by sparecake

Recently my friend Hillary told me about Relay Foods (if you use that link to buy food, you and I both get $30 off), a local-ish food shopping website for Charlottesville, Richmond, DC, and Baltimore. With the $30 off from … Continue reading →

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Banana Fluffernutter Bundt

Posted on September 17, 2014 by sparecake

This past weekend was SPX, the Small Press Expo, outside DC, which brings together, among other folk, lots of web comic artists I like. The last time I went, in 2011, I brought cookies to the artists that I liked. … Continue reading →

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Dutch Oven Apple Fluff

Posted on September 10, 2014 by sparecake

Why hello there, blog friends! It’s been a while, again, because I have moved, again. It just keeps happening! This time I’m in DC. My kitchen is pretty tiny, has terrible lighting for photos, and has a really weird set … Continue reading →

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Mini Polenta Pizzas

Posted on August 11, 2014 by sparecake

This is slightly more of a suggestion than an exact recipe, it’s an easy way to make some cute, tasty little pizzas without having to mess with kneading dough or rising times. The polenta also happens to be gluten-free, without … Continue reading →

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Bacon Brown Sugar Green Beans

Posted on August 8, 2014 by sparecake

My mom gets pretty into farmers’ market food in the summer, and somehow this resulted in her buying green beans the other day. She asked me to do something with them, and I was able to turn up a recipe … Continue reading →

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Nut Pie Cookies

Posted on August 4, 2014 by sparecake

Last week my friend Danielle and I made some cookies for our mutual friend Jen’s wedding. The wedding had pies, not cake, so we made some cookies to match. This is a recipe Danielle and her mother make every year … Continue reading →

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Sticky Bun Dip

Posted on August 1, 2014 by sparecake

Another recipe from last weekend’s brunch, this one’s super easy and quick to throw together. It’s from Karo, and in my experience recipes directly from food companies are usually pretty foolproof, because they want you to have a good experience … Continue reading →

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Chickpea Chicken Soup

Posted on July 28, 2014 by sparecake

I had a few friends over yesterday for brunch, and everything turned out really quite delicious. This soup, for instance, has a great flavor from the bacon, but also some sweetness, I think probably from the onions. It’s also, not … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Zucchini

Posted on July 21, 2014 by sparecake

Hello lovely blog readers! I am back in the US! I’ve actually been back about 3 weeks, but hadn’t done a lot of cooking new things until now. It’s pretty delightful having a kitchen that has all the right bits … Continue reading →

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Istanbul

Posted on June 20, 2014 by sparecake

As I briefly mentioned a few weeks ago, I’m in Turkey this month, and specifically in Istanbul. Our kitchen here barely exists, so I don’t expect to make anything worth sharing. So that you don’t all forget me entirely, I’ve … Continue reading →

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