Winter is here. When I woke up this morning to blustering snow outside, I knew that baking season was back! In the last 24 hours, I have thought more about baking than I have in the last 6 months! Also, in the last 24 hours, the city of Calgary has gone from green grass and fall leaves to a white abyss. Welcome back, Winter! This recipe is a tribute to winter and its many conflicting qualities. I introduce to you the very delicious, dark chocolate salted oatmeal cookies!

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Have you ever looked for a chocolate cake that is the perfect combination of delicious, chocolaty, and moist? If so, look no more! I have found the perfect chocolate cake that will impress you and your guests! It has loads of flavour, and is super moist and fancy all at the same time. Not only is this cake delicious, but the icing is fantastic too! I am continually disappointed by the icing on most chocolate cakes. It is usually either too thick or too rich and then overpowers the flavour of the cake. The icing on this chocolate cake has a great taste and after just one bite, you will be wanting another piece. Go ahead and bake this for any  birthday or event coming up. I made it for my older brother’s birthday and he definitely asked for more!

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Today’s blog is fully inspired by my friend Chelsey who is visiting my wife and I in Calgary this week from sunny California. She wrote a guest post to go with her rainy day inspired cookies to boot! Read on if you want to find out more about what one of my biggest fans has to say about my kitchen… Read more