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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 Cheesecake

Posted on May 28, 2014 by sparecake

Hello food blog! It’s been a while, eh? The last few months have mostly involved a lot of really mediocre cooking, and one or two things I intended to share that didn’t work out quite right. I’m down to my … Continue reading →

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Brownie Batter Dip

Posted on April 4, 2014 by sparecake

Once again I had a bunch of cream cheese to use up, and this time it wasn’t going away without bringing a billion calories with it. Luckily, this dip is really delicious, but not something you need to eat a … Continue reading →

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Bagels

Posted on March 28, 2014 by sparecake

Two weeks ago I made a cheesecake for a friend’s birthday party. I had some cream cheese leftover, so kept my eye out for bagels in the supermarkets and bakeries around town, but never came across any. This week my … Continue reading →

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Brunsviger (Danish Caramel-Topped Cake)

Posted on March 19, 2014 by sparecake

I’ve been killing time lately in a chat room that’s mostly people scattered across Europe (and one American desperate to get out of the US forever, and me, really looking forward to returning). One of them gave me his recipe … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Stifado (grody picture warning)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by sparecake

I was thinking about not posting this, because we had to kind of improvise a bit and it doesn’t look pretty, but Mary Kate wanted to see it, and I haven’t been cooking a ton of things worth sharing lately … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Sweet Bread

Posted on February 28, 2014 by sparecake

I’ve been kind of slacking on Daring Bakers’ posts lately, because…everything is just a bit more of a pain in Greece, but this one was pretty easy to bang together, and looks cool. Or, as they’d have us say: Beauty … Continue reading →

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Conchas

Posted on February 21, 2014 by sparecake

I’ve had some version or other of these bookmarked for years. A lot of the stuff I have bookmarked is more challenging in my Greek kitchen than it will be when I get back to the US, so this, which … Continue reading →

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Eggless Cookie Dough

Posted on February 14, 2014 by sparecake

Several days ago I saw some dumb joke image about going on a ‘raw’ diet, with a picture of a tube of cookie dough. Since then, my constant baseline desire for cookie dough has been pretty maxed out, and I … Continue reading →

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Hot Chocolate Cookies

Posted on February 5, 2014 by sparecake

Last week Lidl (a German supermarket chain) was having a sale on “American” foods (I screen capped the flyer here), and I picked up some marshmallows. Started sorting through my bookmarked recipes, and turned up this recipe, which…used a pretty … Continue reading →

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Lazy Pie

Posted on January 27, 2014 by sparecake

The number of things that are called ‘pies’ in Greece never ceases to amaze. This particular dish is savory and has no crust, but, hey, sure, it’s a pie. I saw the recipe and immediately wanted to try it, which … Continue reading →

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