So you think you can bake, eh? Well then, I dare you to try out these mocha chocolate brownies and prove to yourself that you still have the baking mojo. This is a fairly easy recipe, so if you take on the challenge, I advise you, once you take them out of the oven, use a fan to disperse the wonderful smell in the house and let the flocks of people come grab some mocha brownies.  Be sure to sprinkle the top with delicious chocolate wafers for presentation. The real test is to see if they are all eaten within the first night, then you know you hit a winner! Go ahead and test yourself. The least that you will end up with is a batch of brownies for yourself at the end of the day.

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This sponge cake is to die for! It will literally soak up all of your taste buds within the first bite and make nothing else that you eat later on taste as good. In the past, I have had some sponge cakes that taste like air. So when I was put to the test to make someone a sponge cake for a special occasion, I sifted through my baking knowledge, the internet, and my go-to baking books to find the best tasting cake out there. What I found is what you see here, a beautiful and delicious sponge cake with a raspberry cream filling. I hope you can soak up all that this cake has to offer!

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Spring is in the air! I love it when the sun finally starts to feel warm and your jeans start to stick to your legs. It is the time of year when anything but winter sounds and feels amazing. To make things even better for this year’s spring season, Calgary’s first Menchie’s opened up today! Menchies is a frozen yogurt joint that I frequented with good friends when I was living in Seattle. I often got deals from the staff because I went so much! You can serve yourself however much yogurt you want and then add your own toppings, including blueberries! Thinking about blueberries brings me to my second point of why I love spring so much…blueberry coffee cake! This blueberry coffee cake is so moist and so delicious that you will enjoy spring, even the cold days, that much better! So go and bake away!

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