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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!

Creamy Turkey Veggie Noodle Soup

Posted on April 12, 2023 by sparecake

A good kitchen-clearer, you can use what veggies you have, use up some dairy, and get whatever pasta’s leftover out of the cabinet. This makes A LOT of soup – very much to the top of my pot, so either … Continue reading →

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Bacon and Beet Hash

Posted on April 5, 2023 by sparecake

Made this one for the library’s Page to Table (cookbook potluck book club) event last week and quite liked it! The fact that you start with vegetables sort of makes me forget that there’s beef and bacon and I think … Continue reading →

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Quick Cinnamon Buns

Posted on March 29, 2023 by sparecake

A 1930s recipe, in this case the ‘quick’ is because this is a baking powder dough, rather than a yeast dough, so there are no rising times. Because it’s a ’30s recipe, you aren’t given 100% of the details, so … Continue reading →

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Butternut Squash Clafoutis

Posted on March 22, 2023 by sparecake

For the unfamiliar, a clafoutis is generally a sweet thing, sort of a Dutch Baby pancake thing full of fruit, for dessert. Today, though, we’re going savory for dinner, and making a cheesy, squash-y delight! This is slightly better day-of, … Continue reading →

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Baked Mac & Cheese

Posted on March 8, 2023 by sparecake

Need to use up the rest of some cheese powder from King Arthur, might as well go to the source for a recipe idea! They call this Garlic-Herb Mac & Cheese, which is kind of funny because the only garlic … Continue reading →

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Crockpot Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Pudding Cake

Posted on March 1, 2023 by sparecake

A crockpot full of chocolate brownie that makes its own chocolate puddingy topping. Delicious, and even better with some ice cream! I didn’t feel like the peanut butter added strong flavor, but it’s in there and it’s nice. Ingredients: Cake: … Continue reading →

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Maple White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on February 8, 2023 by sparecake

Some soft, delicious maple cookies! I got 45 cookies out of the recipe, and was doing really quite heaping scoops in my 1T dough scoops, so you could probably do slightly small cookies and have about a million. Ingredients: 4 … Continue reading →

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Sour Cream Pound Cake

Posted on January 11, 2023 by sparecake

Using up some sour cream, I lucked into a winner of a recipe in the process! This cake uses what feels like a ridiculous amount of sugar and eggs, but it comes together to be a really nice texture, and … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Mousse Squares

Posted on January 4, 2023 by sparecake

Rich chocolatey floof with an oreo crust, that makes enough for a party or leftovers for a whiiiiile. (And as long as it’s covered, it does last well in the fridge!) Ingredients: Crust: 1 14 ounce size package of Oreos … Continue reading →

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Corn Pudding

Posted on December 28, 2022 by sparecake

One of the cookbooks we cooked out of in my library’s cookbook potluck book club this fall had a bunch of recipes that sounded good, but ended up needing a lot of changes to actually make them work. It appears … Continue reading →

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