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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!

Buckeye Cheesecake Bars

Posted on May 15, 2024 by sparecake

Using up some cream and an excuse to buy some chocolate peanut butter, a convenient one all around! šŸ˜‰ Ingredients: Crust: 20 Oreo cookies 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Filling: 16 ounce full-fat cream cheese, room … Continue reading →

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Baked Tofu with Broccoli

Posted on May 8, 2024 by sparecake

First things first – I have to admit, this is supposed to be Crispy Baked Tofu with Broccoli, but it hasn’t come out crispy the few times I’ve made it. It has, however, been tasty enough to keep making multiple … Continue reading →

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Caramel S’mores Bars

Posted on May 1, 2024 by sparecake

Wow, 3 posts in 3 weeks! Boggling to remember how many years I did 3 posts every week! These are pretty intense looking, but were very doable in a day during which I did a whole lotta other stuff, especially … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Banana Brownies (can be GF)

Posted on April 24, 2024 by sparecake

Some simple enough brownies that use just a little bit of banana for a tiny bit of banana taste and some extra moisture. I used the Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 gf flour and had no issues with texture or weird … Continue reading →

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15 Bean Buffalo Chicken Soup

Posted on April 17, 2024 by sparecake

A tasty, filling, probably decently healthy soup that cooks most of the day in a crock pot – it may seem unusual, but 7 hours on high is right – you’ve got a whole bag of dried beans, they need … Continue reading →

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Banana Bark

Posted on March 20, 2024 by sparecake

Apparently this is a “thing” on ticktock, maybe? I’m the sort of boring that would rather play sudoku than use ticktock so I can’t confirm first-hand! But it’s very a simple, quick, and tasty snack/dessert. The first time I made … Continue reading →

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Gooey Butter Cookies

Posted on January 24, 2024 by sparecake

The cookie version of gooey butter cake, this recipe helped me use up a block of cream cheese I had kicking around. Day 1 they weren’t actually very cream cheese-y, but I thought it was a more noticeable flavor from … Continue reading →

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Caramel Apple Dumplings

Posted on January 3, 2024 by sparecake

I made this with friends around Christmas, and we all agreed it was very good, very simple, and would be something you could sort of do some prep work ahead of time and then throw together easily enough for a … Continue reading →

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White Bean and Butternut Squash Soup

Posted on December 20, 2023 by sparecake

A pretty filling, tasty, simple soup. This one uses dried beans, so you do need to plan a bit ahead, but letting beans soak is about as hands-off as it gets. This would be extra nice with some good crusty … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Bundt with Cheesecake Frosting

Posted on December 13, 2023 by sparecake

Strawberries/strawberry sauce on cheesecake is a wonderful combo, so why not go sort of the other way around? There’s no reason! In a tremendously uncharacteristic move, I have cut the amount of frosting in half here, and I think it’s … Continue reading →

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