Category Archives: Dessert

Filled Sweet Rolls

Posted on January 25, 2012 by sparecake

Here’s a recipe for a lightly sweet roll, filled with your choice of sweet topping. Not shockingly, I went with chocolate, but you could use jelly or perhaps a fruit pie filling if you’re somehow not in the mood for … Continue reading →

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Salted Caramel Butter Bars

Posted on January 20, 2012 by sparecake

Another episode of Game of Thrones watched, another dessert made at Ted’s. While making this we watched the fourth episode, which, ridiculously, was also how many sticks of butter goes into this dessert. We were actually going to cut the … Continue reading →

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Brown Sugar Cookies

Posted on January 6, 2012 by sparecake

This was one of the very first recipes I ever bookmarked on a food blog, and I keep coming back to it because it’s SO. DANG. GOOD. These are basically the only chocolate-less cookie I’ll ever make. They use brown … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Meringue Pie

Posted on January 4, 2012 by sparecake

I hear meringue pies can be hard, and have many common problems. I didn’t hear this until after I made this pie, though, and it was news to me! With this recipe, everything went smoothly, and I had no issues. … Continue reading →

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S’mores Cookies

Posted on January 2, 2012 by sparecake

Howdy from the Manchester airport. Here’re some cookies I made with Ted a twoish weeks ago. The second I saw the recipe, I knew we had to make it, and we very quickly did! Ingredients: 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened … Continue reading →

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Brownie Muffins

Posted on December 21, 2011 by sparecake

I was wandering around mrbreakfast.com again recently, and saw a review of one recipe that called the food an “[e]xcellent source of chocolate.” Can’t turn that down! Brownie muffins are exactly what they sound like – they taste like brownies, … Continue reading →

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Homemade Funfetti

Posted on December 16, 2011 by sparecake

Who wants to have a good time? When I first read this recipe, I noticed that the person who wrote it wanted a slightly butterier flavored cake, but used vanilla and almond extracts. I was pretty pleased to find somewhere … Continue reading →

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Banana Beignets

Posted on December 5, 2011 by sparecake

I’ve had this recipe bookmarked for well over a year as a thing to make with Jon. He just moved to a new house with a nice big kitchen, and the time had come! They were super delicious – wish … Continue reading →

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Truffle Cake

Posted on December 2, 2011 by sparecake

The evening after Thanksgiving it became suddenly imperative to have truffle cake. I sent my roommates out for ice cream and headed to the kitchen. Luckily, I apparently always have massive amounts of chocolate on hand! Ingredients: 4 eggs, separated … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Chip Whopper Cookies

Posted on November 21, 2011 by sparecake

Last time I hung out with Ted to make white chocolate pretzel peanut butter cookies, we watched the first episode of Game of Thrones. We’ve got a lot more episodes to go, which basically means  a lot more cookies! These … Continue reading →

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