Category Archives: Dessert

White Chocolate Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies

Posted on May 10, 2013 by sparecake

This week’s batch of cookies for my floor hockey team! I tore the house apart several times trying to find my camera, and finally gave up and just used my cell phone to take the pictures for this. Shortly after … Continue reading →

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Banana Butterfinger Cake

Posted on May 8, 2013 by sparecake

A flavor combination that I decided recently makes tons of sense to me, Butterfingers and bananas. My only complaint is I should have doubled the amount of Butterfingers! (Which I have done in the recipe below, so don’t re-double. Or … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Reese’s Cookies

Posted on May 6, 2013 by sparecake

This seems like a pretty obvious flavor combination. The cookies themselves are puffy and thick, but light and don’t make you feel gross when you inevitably eat too many of them, and the Reese’s are…Reese’s. So, good. Ingredients: 8 tablespoons … Continue reading →

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Apple Strudel Monkey Bread

Posted on May 3, 2013 by sparecake

This is one I’m pretty pleased with myself about. Like Wednesday’s Chorizo and Manchego Rolls, this was one where a recipe (KAF’s Apple-Cinnamon Pull-Apart Rolls) got me thinking, but then I went another way and made things up. Ingredients: Dough: … Continue reading →

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Posted on April 29, 2013 by sparecake

I went to a going away party this weekend, and offered to bring some sort of baked good. Oatmeal raisin cookies were requested, which I hadn’t had in a long time, but I was very pleased with the recipe I … Continue reading →

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Sour Cream Brownies

Posted on April 24, 2013 by sparecake

After deciding to make some sour cream brownies yesterday, I started pulling out ingredients only to realize we’d chucked the sour cream a few days earlier. Luckily, the internet assured me that you can replace a cup of sour cream … Continue reading →

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Gluten-Free Jelly Donut Cupcakes

Posted on April 22, 2013 by sparecake

When you look at this ingredient list, the egg to flour ratio is kind of crazy. I did at first wonder if I was making little jelly omelets. They were definitely cupcakes, though, although slightly undercooked ones unfortunately. Because of … Continue reading →

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Single Serving Microwave Cookie

Posted on April 19, 2013 by sparecake

A really tasty treat for when you don’t have time or ingredients to make a bunch of cookies. This is something you really want to eat warm, with the chocolate still melty, maybe with a bit of vanilla ice cream … Continue reading →

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Wheat Belly Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on April 17, 2013 by sparecake

A second recipe from the Wheat Belly Cookbook, which I apparently didn’t take many pictures of. These cookies were a bit too almond-y for me, as I really don’t like nuts at all, but everyone else liked them. Ingredients: 4 … Continue reading →

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Colorful Jello Cookies

Posted on April 10, 2013 by sparecake

Some fruity, sugary, colorful cookies you can make whatever Jello flavor you like. Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 sticks salted butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar, plus more for rolling 2 eggs 1 teaspoon … Continue reading →

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