Category Archives: Dessert

Raspberry Bars

Posted on October 11, 2023 by sparecake

These bars aren’t beautiful, but I’ve brought them to multiple friends’ houses and they’ve been really popular! Ingredients: Base: 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 1 … Continue reading →

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie Bites

Posted on September 27, 2023 by sparecake

A really delicious treat with surprisingly few ingredients for something with 3 layers! Ingredients (pictures show a doubled recipe, ingredient list is still for a single batch): Crust: 1 1/2 cups crushed Oreos (I used a food processor, you can … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Balls

Posted on September 20, 2023 by sparecake

Time for…sugar! These popcorn balls are pretty easy, and are sugary/chewy enough that you can make them fairly small and still feel like you had a treat. If you want, you can then decorate them with a bit of candy … Continue reading →

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Lemon Thins

Posted on August 23, 2023 by sparecake

These cookies remind me of lemon flavored fortune cookies, which may sound boring, but I find them quite pleasant! They’re very thin, so you could easily/accidentally eat quite a few! The recipe is from The Gourmet Cookie Book, a cookbook … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Tart

Posted on June 28, 2023 by sparecake

Turns out my one friend around here doesn’t really do sweets?? So we’re going bittersweet today. Ingredients: Crust: 1 stick unsalted butter, room temp 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg yolk 1 1/4 cups all-purpose … Continue reading →

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Salted Caramel Icebox Pie

Posted on May 31, 2023 by sparecake

After a few weeks, I’m back! By which I actually mean I’m somewhere new – the move kept me busy/without useful ingredients for a bit, but now we can once again have nice/delicious things, like this pie. Relatively light caramel … Continue reading →

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No Baking Powder No Baking Soda Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on April 26, 2023 by sparecake

I’m starting to get ready to move, which at this point mostly just means refusing to buy things when they run out, no matter how annoying it makes things between now and then. Luckily, there are recipes like this to … Continue reading →

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Cookies and Cream Crunch Bars

Posted on April 19, 2023 by sparecake

Dense brownies covered in Oreos, and then a layer of chocolate peanut butter, this is a real rich dessert! I cut mine into 9 pieces, but then ended up chopping those some, as this is an intense dessert to eat … Continue reading →

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Quick Cinnamon Buns

Posted on March 29, 2023 by sparecake

A 1930s recipe, in this case the ‘quick’ is because this is a baking powder dough, rather than a yeast dough, so there are no rising times. Because it’s a ’30s recipe, you aren’t given 100% of the details, so … Continue reading →

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Crockpot Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Pudding Cake

Posted on March 1, 2023 by sparecake

A crockpot full of chocolate brownie that makes its own chocolate puddingy topping. Delicious, and even better with some ice cream! I didn’t feel like the peanut butter added strong flavor, but it’s in there and it’s nice. Ingredients: Cake: … Continue reading →

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