Category Archives: Dessert

Chocolate Malt Truffles

Posted on February 25, 2013 by sparecake

Just a quick post today, about some delicious chocolatey goodness! Ingredients: Truffles: 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup heavy cream 5 tablespoons malted milk powder Coating: 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 6 tablespoons malted milk powder Place the chocolate … Continue reading →

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Hard Boiled Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on February 22, 2013 by sparecake

I know that from the name, these should be weird, possibly gross. They’re not, though! You don’t notice the taste of egg in the cookie, they’re just big, thick, firm chocolate chip cookies. (If you don’t notice it, what’s the … Continue reading →

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GF Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Posted on February 15, 2013 by sparecake

A few weeks ago my friend Mary Kate, of surviving the food allergy apocalypse, suggested I check out BabyCakes Covers the Classics, a gluten-free vegan cookbook. These cookies are from that! Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill all-purpose gluten-free … Continue reading →

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Yo Dawg Cupcakes

Posted on February 13, 2013 by sparecake

A few years ago for my friend Alex’s birthday I made him some sort of Xzibit themed foods inside that food. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, go back and watch some Pimp My Ride, or just … Continue reading →

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Brown Butter Cocoa Fudge Cookies

Posted on February 11, 2013 by sparecake

First off, and entirely unrelatedly, click here for a couple images of what astronauts have eaten at different points in NASA’s history. I think it’s pretty cool! And on to the recipe! These cookies were nicely soft, and I think … Continue reading →

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Gluten Free Boston Cream Pie

Posted on February 6, 2013 by sparecake

Starting to get a bit more interesting with the gluten free things (although this will be the last gf post for a week or two, as I’m mid-vacation, staying with a variety of non-gf folk). Can’t just eat cookies forever! … Continue reading →

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Crispy Twix Bars

Posted on January 30, 2013 by sparecake

When I read the recipe for these, I thought they’d be decent but not amazing. I ended up quite impressed by how really good they were! I was definitely glad I had doubled the recipe, as they were super tasty, … Continue reading →

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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on January 25, 2013 by sparecake

I started off thinking I’d just make these for my mom and not eat any myself, because they use coconut flour and I hate coconut. In the finished cookie, though, I didn’t really notice a coconut flavor, and they were … Continue reading →

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Gluten Free Truffle Cookies

Posted on January 18, 2013 by sparecake

The next gluten free thing I made was some gluten free truffle cookies, so that my mom could stop looking sad while I scarfed my way through the second batch of wheat-having truffle cookies I made recently. They have very … Continue reading →

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Vegan Brownies

Posted on January 14, 2013 by sparecake

Another quickish post today, this time vegan brownies. I’ve seen a ton of recipes that apparently think because they’re vegan, they must have tofu or avocado or at the very least egg replacers, but it’s just not necessary, at least … Continue reading →

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