Category Archives: Dessert

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Posted on July 9, 2025 by sparecake

Did this a whiiiile ago, after gum surgery when I needed a soft dessert. It worked swell for that purpose, but certainly is delicious enough that you don’t have to wait for an excuse! Ingredients: 3/4 cup unsalted butter, divided … Continue reading →

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No Bake Caramel Bars

Posted on June 25, 2025 by sparecake

A good dessert to avoid turning on the oven! The original recipe for this called for a roughly chopped bag of Butterfinger Bites – I’m not sure those still exist, and certainly my store didn’t have them, but Reese’s Pieces … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

Posted on June 11, 2025 by sparecake

We’re going to take last week’s maraschino cherry ice cream and turn it into something a bit over the top this week! This would be great for a party, but also keeps just fine while you work through leftovers solo, … Continue reading →

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Maraschino Cherry Ice Cream

Posted on June 4, 2025 by sparecake

A super simple, but delicious, ice cream. Next week we’ll put it into another recipe, so feel free to get a batch ready in the freezer now! 😉 A handy thing about this one is that you use whole containers, … Continue reading →

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Oreo Bars

Posted on April 23, 2025 by sparecake

I’m super jetlagged, so needed something simple and this fit the bill, plus…Oreos! Yum! These bars are soft, but not gooey or fall-apart-y. Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 large … Continue reading →

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Flourless Brownies

Posted on February 19, 2025 by sparecake

These were some good chocolatey brownies! When they were still hot from the oven, they were weirdly unsatisfyingly insubstantial feeling, but once cooled they were more dense and good! Ingredients: 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons coconut oil or butter 1 … Continue reading →

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Travis House Cookies

Posted on February 5, 2025 by sparecake

A tasty meringue cookie, these are based off of a cookie served at the Travis House at Colonial Williamsburg, where they have chopped pecans – I subbed in chocolate chips, because of course I did. I also used King Arthur’s … Continue reading →

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Tanghulu

Posted on January 8, 2025 by sparecake

I had friends over around the holidays and suggested making tanghulu, because I’d had the recipe bookmarked for a while. One of my friends had been seeing teens making it in the microwave and burning themselves recently, so that is … Continue reading →

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Cranberry Orange Olive Oil Cake

Posted on December 25, 2024 by sparecake

A lightly orangey cake with a nice texture and a good topping. Actually, I made a batch of sugar cookies just to have something to put more of the cranberry icing on later! It’s good stuff! Ingredients: Cake: 2 cups … Continue reading →

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Cranberry Fudge Pie

Posted on December 11, 2024 by sparecake

I had this one saved in my calendar for November from months out, and it was a good call! Turns out cranberry and chocolate do work together, and as a convenient bonus you get some extra cranberry sauce you can … Continue reading →

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