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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!

Lofthouse Cookie Bars

Posted on July 27, 2012 by sparecake

Most of you are probably familiar with the colorful temptress of the bakery section, Lofthouse cookies. They’re thick, cakey cookies with brightly colored frosting and sprinkles. They’re not everyone’s favorite kind of cookies, but if you do like them, you’ve … Continue reading →

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American Sandwich Bread

Posted on July 25, 2012 by sparecake

A lot of the breads I make are ridiculous all day affairs, which is fine for me, as I am sort of underemployed. Not everyone has all the time in the world, though, so here’s a bread that, yeah, still … Continue reading →

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Koldskål

Posted on July 23, 2012 by sparecake

If you didn’t know, the Tour de France ended yesterday! For the 3 weeks, the chefs of 3 of the teams were on twitter sharing photos, menus, and blog posts about what they were making their teams. Check out this … Continue reading →

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Jimbalian Fudge Cake

Posted on July 20, 2012 by sparecake

Before getting anywhere near this recipe, I would like to pass on one pro-tip: If your shortening looks kinda like Vaseline and smells like rancid death, THROW IT OUT. This message sponsored by the Jani and Corinne Council for Never … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Pound Cake

Posted on July 18, 2012 by sparecake

This is a really simple pound cake that has a nice crisp outside and is topped with chocolate frosting. The frosting uses eggs in a way I’d not seen before in frosting, and is quite tasty. Ingredients: Cake: 2 1/4 … Continue reading →

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Frozen Hot Chocolate

Posted on July 16, 2012 by sparecake

After typing up the fluffernutter pie recipe, I did end up looking through the rest of the Fluff cookbook. There were a bunch of things I liked the look of, including some frozen hot chocolate. This weekend I went to … Continue reading →

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Sugar Cookies

Posted on July 13, 2012 by sparecake

Do you ever start looking for recipes and just go “uuuughhhh oh noooo” because there are 10,000 variations and you don’t want to have to figure out which one is best? Well, one of my relatives gave me The Best … Continue reading →

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Fluffernutter Pie

Posted on July 11, 2012 by sparecake

One of the desserts I made for the wedding in Kansas City last weekend was a fluffernutter pie. The people that make Fluff have a whole cookbook, but I’ve never even really looked through it, for whatever reason, I just … Continue reading →

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BRB

Posted on July 9, 2012 by sparecake

Although I’d been building up a small queue of posts lately, I was gone all last week to Kansas City to prep for the wedding of some of my favorite people, and burned through them. Here’s what you missed while … Continue reading →

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Cornbread and Sausage Stuffed Apples

Posted on July 6, 2012 by sparecake

I saw this recipe, wanted to make it immediately, and then lucked out when we randomly got a free box of Stovetop stuffing. Perfect! The only problem I had was that there were only tiny apples at the supermarket. I … Continue reading →

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