Category Archives: Dessert

GF Victoria Sponge Cake

Posted on October 18, 2013 by sparecake

This week we had a joint birthday party for two of my classmates. One of them, Carmen, is British, so I made the most British-y cake I’m familiar with. I had already been planning on finding a gf Victoria sponge … Continue reading →

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Nutella Stuffed Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on October 9, 2013 by sparecake

This post will probably be a bit wordy, as I explain/complain about some of the Greek ingredients I’ve got. Worth skimming through, though, as these are some mighty tasty cookies! Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/4 teaspoons baking … Continue reading →

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Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Posted on September 30, 2013 by sparecake

After the last two heavily chocolatey cakes, time for something a bit different. This cake is nice and fluffy, and would go great with some berries and vanilla ice cream, but also makes a nice breakfast. Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, … Continue reading →

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Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

Posted on September 27, 2013 by sparecake

It’s my birthday, so obviously their must be cake. Duh! This is another cake that is incidentally gluten-free, but doesn’t require any weird gf-specific ingredients. Everyone seemed to really like it, and thought it wasn’t too sweet or too chocolatey, … Continue reading →

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Flourless Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Posted on September 18, 2013 by sparecake

So, baking is (of course) turning out possible, if sort of a pain in the butt here. My first recipe from Greece may not be super Greek, but it is super chocolatey, so… I’m sure most of you will settle. … Continue reading →

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Fruity Pebble Fudge

Posted on September 4, 2013 by sparecake

This was another cheery rainbow-y thing I made for my going away brunch. I’d never had Fruity Pebbles before, and they did not disappoint! This would be a good white chocolate fudge without the cereal, but is more fun with … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Cake

Posted on August 28, 2013 by sparecake

A really easy but surprisingly addictive snack that I served at my going away shindig! Ingredients: 2 bags microwave popcorn, butter flavor 2 cups M&Ms 1 1/2 cups pretzels, roughly broken up into medium sized chunks (I used Glutino gluten-free … Continue reading →

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Gluten-Free Fudgy Skillet Cake

Posted on August 21, 2013 by sparecake

This cake uses just cocoa powder, and not even that much cocoa powder, to get a very chocolatey flavor very simply. It’s perfect served with some vanilla ice cream! Ingredients: Cake: 1 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour (use one without baking … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Dacquoise with Cherry Cream

Posted on August 16, 2013 by sparecake

A fancy-ish sandwich cookie, this is two chocolate meringue-ish cookies with a cherry whipped cream layer in the middle. It’s all light and fluffy and nice! Since I’ve still got a bunch of the candied fruit Paradise sent me, and … Continue reading →

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Cherry Meltaways

Posted on August 9, 2013 by sparecake

A few weeks ago Paradise emailed me to ask if I wanted samples of any of their candied fruit to bake with. Never one to say no to free things, I said sure, send me some candied cherries or pineapple. … Continue reading →

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