Category Archives: Dessert

Vegan Cookies and Cream Ice Cream

Posted on April 2, 2012 by sparecake

My last full Saturday in DC, my friend Jon and I finished a multi-year project: Watching ALL of Star Trek. There is SO MUCH Star Trek! Daaang. But we finished just in time, and made this to eat while we … Continue reading →

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Brown Sugar Cupcakes

Posted on March 30, 2012 by sparecake

Despite the pretty hefty amount of brown sugar that goes into these cupcakes, they are really not very sweet. To a pretty surprising degree. They are tasty, though, and the cream cheese frosting’s a grand complement. Ingredients: Cupcakes: 3 cups … Continue reading →

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Creamsicle Cheesecake

Posted on March 16, 2012 by sparecake

I’ve been meaning to make this cheesecake for well over a year. One of my coworkers mentioned loving cheesecake, and that pushed it over the edge, finally. Good thing, as it turned out fabulous! Ingredients: Crust: 1 10 ounce box … Continue reading →

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Oreo Muffins

Posted on March 14, 2012 by sparecake

A few weeks ago, my friend Hillary came over. We did some experiments on cookies with cookies in them, trying out every combination of cookies with Oreos, Tagalongs, butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, regular potato chips, and kettle chips. It was … Continue reading →

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Iced Lemon Bars

Posted on March 7, 2012 by sparecake

Aw heck, went to an all day course today and forgot to post this before I left!  Anyway…  My friend Tasha’s birthday was recently, and she’s really into lemon desserts. I whipped these up prior to getting MASSIVELY lost on … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Alton Brown’s Chocapocalypse Cookies

Posted on February 29, 2012 by sparecake

Today is the first day of the bar exam. Gross! On the plus side of bar-taking, last week my coworkers had a pizza party for me before I left, and my coworker Jeremy made these cookies. They are fabulous, so … Continue reading →

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Cookie Cutter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on February 22, 2012 by sparecake

Every once in a while, you need a chocolate chip cookie you can cut with a cookie cutter. Y’know, to decorate, or for ice cream sandwiches with Ovaltine ice cream. Mainly sandwiches. This here is your recipe! Ingredients: 1 cup … Continue reading →

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Ovaltine Ice Cream

Posted on February 20, 2012 by sparecake

You can get the gist of this ice cream by picturing the flavor of Ovaltine, but it’s somehow better. Ice cream-ier, I suppose. It’s pretty vital, for your future happiness, that you make it immediately! Ingredients: 1 cup half-and-half  3/4 … Continue reading →

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King Cake

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sparecake

Google tells me that next Tuesday, the 21st, is Mardi Gras. King Cake is the perfect thing to make! Ingredients: Dough: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 8 ounces sour cream 5 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided into 4 tablespoons & 1 tablespoon … Continue reading →

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Black Bottom Brownies

Posted on February 13, 2012 by sparecake

This is another thing I cooked with Ted, but this one takes so dang long to cool that he just brought it to me at work the next day, making him instantly my coworkers’ hero. Brownie Half: 6 ounces unsweetened … Continue reading →

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