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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!

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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Gochujang Caramel Cookies

Posted on November 8, 2023 by sparecake

I got an ad for this recipe and couldn’t resist. Weird combo, but if anyone’s going to like a gochujang dessert, it’d be me, right? Based on the ingredient list you might not expect it, but the brown sugar is … Continue reading →

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Strawberry, Peanut Butter, and Chocolate Mini Tarts

Posted on October 25, 2023 by sparecake

I recently shared this recipe for peanut butter/oat cups with a friend. We both thought it was super lame/disappointing to make a tasty crust but then just gloop some yogurt inside, so I decided to do better! An easy homemade … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Bars

Posted on October 11, 2023 by sparecake

These bars aren’t beautiful, but I’ve brought them to multiple friends’ houses and they’ve been really popular! Ingredients: Base: 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 1 … Continue reading →

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie Bites

Posted on September 27, 2023 by sparecake

A really delicious treat with surprisingly few ingredients for something with 3 layers! Ingredients (pictures show a doubled recipe, ingredient list is still for a single batch): Crust: 1 1/2 cups crushed Oreos (I used a food processor, you can … Continue reading →

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