Category Archives: Dessert

Strawberry Snacking Cake

Posted on June 22, 2022 by sparecake

A tasty summery cake that comes together comes together pretty quickly. Because you’re mixing sliced strawberries with some sugar to start with, I thought I could get away with buying frozen sliced strawberries with sugar – this turns out to … Continue reading →

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Buttermilk Cake

Posted on June 8, 2022 by sparecake

A moist vanilla cake that stayed good over a week while I worked through the leftovers alone. Ingredients: Cake: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 … Continue reading →

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Gooey Butter Cake

Posted on April 13, 2022 by sparecake

A simple but real easy cake that’s actually better a few days after baking, when the gooey-ness really sets in. Ingredients: 1 box yellow pudding-in-mix cake mix (my supermarket no longer has any mixes that mention pudding, I just got … Continue reading →

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Mini M&M Cookies

Posted on March 16, 2022 by sparecake

Some thick, very M&M-filled cookies to cheer you through the will-it, won’t-it weather of early spring. Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 (3.4 oz) box Instant Vanilla Pudding … Continue reading →

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Creamy Brazilian Cornmeal Cake

Posted on January 26, 2022 by sparecake

Cornmeal cake with a sort of custard center. I’m not always into this texture, but this time it works for me. This cake is apparently commonly eaten at breakfast and with afternoon coffee, plus it makes a good dessert. Ingredients: … Continue reading →

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Twix Blondies

Posted on January 19, 2022 by sparecake

Some very beefy blondies full of one of the best candy bars – these are an extremely pleasant treat! Even better, they only take one bowl to mix together! Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, melted 2 cups light brown sugar 3 … Continue reading →

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Apple Graham Coffee Cake Muffins

Posted on January 5, 2022 by sparecake

When your friend at a mill gives you some special flour, it’s time to get googling for recipes! The problem with the original recipe I turned up for unbolted/graham flour was that it was 12 muffins, which turned out so … Continue reading →

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(Triple) Maple Cinnamon Cupcakes

Posted on December 29, 2021 by sparecake

I hope you’re ready to lean hard into maple flavored things today! I got a stuffed cupcake cookbook from my Secret Santa, and it doesn’t mess around! This is going to seem like a huge ingredient list, but you use … Continue reading →

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Lemon Cornmeal Cake with Blueberry Compote

Posted on December 15, 2021 by sparecake

A bright lemon-glazed cornmeal cake paired with an easy fruit compote makes for a cheery (probably summery?) dessert. Ingredients: Cake: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal (I used our pink stuff from work!) 3/4 cup sugar 3 … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Chip Bundt

Posted on December 1, 2021 by sparecake

A chocolate chip bundt cake with a chocolate topping? Sign me up! A little bit towards dense on the dense vs fluffy scale, and quite enjoyable. I thought it might be a good idea to ‘flour’ the bundt pan using … Continue reading →

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