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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!

Banana Nutella Bundt

Posted on July 4, 2012 by sparecake

Super easy, super chocolatey, super for breakfast! God I love chocolate for breakfast. Ingredients: 1 1/2  cup all purpose flour 1/2  cup  brown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast 1/4  teaspoons salt 1  cup mashed banana (about 2 bananas) 1/4 … Continue reading →

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Chicken with Moroccan Hot and Sweet Tomato Sauce

Posted on July 2, 2012 by sparecake

I’ve been looking for a bunch of chicken recipes lately, as one of our frequent dinner guests won’t eat anything else. Someone I (sort of?) know from some defunct Boston music based message boards posted this recipe recently, and I … Continue reading →

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Lemon Pudding Cookies with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on June 29, 2012 by sparecake

Last floor hockey of the regular season, last…batch of cookies for the regular season? Guess so! My mother’d bought a bunch of lemon pudding that it turned out she didn’t need, so I looked around for a lemon pudding cookies … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Battenberg Cake

Posted on June 27, 2012 by sparecake

It’s the end of the month, which means it’s once again time for a Daring Bakers post! This month Mandy of What The Fruitcake?! came to our rescue last minute to present us with the Battenberg Cake challenge! She highlighted … Continue reading →

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Buttermilk Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Posted on June 25, 2012 by sparecake

Okay, it’s…another cake! This one’s a three layer cake. As it turns out, my third pan isn’t quite the same size as the other two, so it’s a lumpy three layer cake! Ah well… Ingredients: Cake: 4 whole eggs 2 … Continue reading →

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Jazzed Up Peanut Butter Cookies

Posted on June 22, 2012 by sparecake

After the recipe I originally wanted to try Tuesday flopped, I did a rushed scan around the bookshelf for something that I had all the ingredients for to bring to floor hockey that night. I found a recipe for peanut … Continue reading →

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Polenta Bread

Posted on June 20, 2012 by sparecake

Another new bread I’m awful fond of! This bread has the texture of healthy, blah, multigrain type bread, in that there are little bits in it, but a great firm  crust and a nice lightly corn flavor. It’s really super … Continue reading →

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Peking Savory Fried Cornish Hens

Posted on June 18, 2012 by sparecake

Until last week, I’d never had Cornish hen. I was pretty excited to find an excuse to cook a whole little flock of them! This recipe has several steps (marinating, steaming, then frying), but you can do most of the … Continue reading →

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Apple Sugar

Posted on June 15, 2012 by sparecake

I mentioned a few days ago a new-to-me food blog I like a bunch, Kitchen Historic. Some friends I don’t see much of were coming over, so I wanted something super simple we could make, so that we could mostly … Continue reading →

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Orange Sweet Rolls

Posted on June 13, 2012 by sparecake

My friend Danielle’s up in the north, visiting from NYC. She wanted to cook something with yeast, as it’s been giving her trouble at home. While making this we concluded she’s probably adding too much flour to doughs, which I’ve … Continue reading →

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