Category Archives: Dessert

Italian Orange Ricotta Cookies

Posted on November 13, 2024 by sparecake

These cookies had a few things going against them – my house is freezing, so ‘room temperature’ butter is still quite solid, and the fact that I subbed in gluten-free flour, but they still came out pretty good! I might … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Posted on October 23, 2024 by sparecake

The actual hands-on parts for this are reasonably quick, but make sure to give yourself time for the cream cheese to come up to room temperature, and then for everything to chill. The way the recipe was originally written, the … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Banana Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on September 25, 2024 by sparecake

This recipe perfectly used up the amount of cocoa powder I had left, so…phew that it didn’t need any more! There’s a good amount of banana flavor in the cake, and this only-some-cream-cheese frosting is quite nice. Definitely worth making … Continue reading →

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German Apple Cake with Buttermilk Frosting

Posted on September 11, 2024 by sparecake

It’s fall – time for apple things! This recipe calls for 4 Granny Smith apples – I sliced mine with a mandoline, before chopping in the other directions, which gave me a giant pile of apple, so big it didn’t … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust

Posted on August 21, 2024 by sparecake

It’s a cookie, it’s a crust, iiiiit’s a cookie crust! This crust stays firm enough to pick up slices even after being covered in pudding for a week, and has the flavor you’re looking for from a chocolate chip cookie. … Continue reading →

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Lemon Blueberry Streusel Pie

Posted on August 7, 2024 by sparecake

A nice, summery-flavored pie! I was buying a gluten free crust at the store, and they only had a regular sized – I recommend a deep-dish crust for this one to make sure all the filling fits. Because mine wasn’t … Continue reading →

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S’mores Ice Cream

Posted on July 24, 2024 by sparecake

It’s been ~9 years, time to revisit the super delicious marshmallow ice cream! Add in hot fudge sauce and Golden Grahams and you’ve got the non-campfire s’mores dreams are made of. I did put the cereal straight into the ice … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Butter Cake

Posted on June 12, 2024 by sparecake

The berry version of gooey butter cake! This cake uses freeze dried strawberries to get a berry-y flavor, and comes with a gooey center thanks to the cream cheese filling. Ingredients: Cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder … Continue reading →

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Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

Posted on May 29, 2024 by sparecake

Cute little (not that little) sandwich cookies with delicious flavor and an excuse for me to buy Fluff for the first time since I got back to New England. The original recipe used cinnamon and nutmeg in the cookies, and … Continue reading →

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Buckeye Cheesecake Bars

Posted on May 15, 2024 by sparecake

Using up some cream and an excuse to buy some chocolate peanut butter, a convenient one all around! 😉 Ingredients: Crust: 20 Oreo cookies 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Filling: 16 ounce full-fat cream cheese, room … Continue reading →

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