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Cookies and Cream Stuffed Strawberries

November 18, 2013 by Jenn

Making our way to California is quite an effort when you live in the small, relatively isolated, place that we do.  While booking our most recent trip to Los Angeles with a travel agent, I had to explain to her where Cranbrook was located, and how to get out of it by plane.  I don’t think she was having a very good day when I phoned her, as she seemed rather annoyed about 1. my location, 2. my limited airline options, 3. the fact that Paul and I don’t have the same last name.  After arguing with her that a one hour stop over in Calgary was NOT enough time to get through security (switching airlines takes us out of security area) and customs (damn USA), and her insistence that one hour was the “standard allowable time”, she finally relinquished and “allowed” us to be routed through Vancouver.  After all that, we had our tickets, and we left Cranbrook in a snow storm, and arrived in LA in the warm sun!  

Visiting YouTube Space LA again was great!  They have such a great group of people that keep that place running.  While there, we met up with Chef Jason Hill of the YouTube channel Chef Tips, and we decided to do a collob together.  On our channel, we make these delicous cookies and cream stuffed strawberries, and over on his channel, we make an adorable fruit turkey!  Make sure you check his channel out.

 

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Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe

November 12, 2013 by Jenn

If you are a chocolate lover (like me) you are going to DIE for this recipe.  When I took this cake to the staff room at school, one of my coworkers said it was the best cake she had ever had.  I brought three of these cakes in, and they were gone in a day.  That’s gotta be a record somehow!  Each layer of the mousse has a unique flavour.  The bottom is a light, flourless chocolate cake with a hint of espresso.  The espresso brings out the richness of the chocolate, so make sure that you don’t leave it out.  The middle is melt in your mouth delicious.

This cake is time consuming, so make sure you have lots of time for each layer to set and/or cool as needed.  You want it to be completely set before you cut it, or you won’t have the layers set enough for them to stay standing up.  It’s definitely worth the effort, so don’t let the time turn you off.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Flaming Arrow Cake Pops

November 10, 2013 by Jenn

If you don’t know, Catching Fire is the second book in the trilogy The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins.  It is Young Adult in nature, but it is an excellent series if you haven’t read it!  I don’t normally go for fantasy reads, but this is one that I definitely enjoyed reading.  Katniss Everdeen is the “The Girl on Fire” so we created some flaming arrow cake pops!

We have another Hunger Games video up, and in that one, we show you how to make Mockingjay Pin Cupcakes, which you can watch here.

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Pumpkin Pie in a Cupcake: Hidden Pumpkin Pie in a Snickerdoodle Cupcake

November 6, 2013 by Jenn

This is a humdinger of a smashup recipe! Pumpkin pie INSIDE a cinnamon cupcake.  O. M. G.  Soooo good!  Yes, it is a time intensive recipe.  You’re basically having to make two different recipes, and then combine them to make one.  It’s twice the work for half the product, but these are made for their “shock” value.  How awesome would it be to surprise your friends and family with what looks like a normal, everyday cupcake, and then, BAM, they bite into it, and PUMPKIN PIE! 

What I like about this recipe is that you can make the pies ahead of time, and freeze them until you need them for the cupcakes.  Just make sure to keep them in a sealed container in the freezer and bring them out to thaw prior to using them.  

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Movember Mustache Cookie Pops: Moustache Cookies

November 4, 2013 by Jenn

 Movember.  Perhaps the GROSSEST time of the year??  Well, this year, I’m embracing the month of mustache growing and making them my style . . . in COOKIE form!! 

For those of you aren’t familiar with Movember, it happens in Canada and the US (not sure about other parts of the world) every November as a way to bring men’s health to the forefront.  Many men grow their mustaches throughout the month and raise money for research for men’s health issues.  It may be gross (IMO) but it’s all for the good!  These mustache cookie pops are a way to celebrate! 

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Halloween Candy Bark: Chocolate Bark Recipe

November 2, 2013 by Jenn

 This is one of the easiest, quick and FUN ways to use up any leftover Halloween candy that you have!  I originally made an Easter chocolate bark version of this (post here) and thought a Halloween twist of it would be a great.  You can put anything in this bark and it can be themed for any party or holiday!  Get chopping you chocolate bars and you’re ready to make this! 

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Pumpkin Coffee Cake

October 30, 2013 by Jenn

Making this pumpkin coffee cake at the end of our walk in the Cranbrook Community Forest was an awesome treat!  My favourite thing about our Backpack Baking videos are the warm treats at the end of a usually hard activity.  I know I’m supposed to say that my favourite part is “connecting with nature“, or “getting exercise”, but let’s be real, it’s the reward at the end.  

This walk in our local recreation site is not very difficult and it’s one that we do every couple of weeks.  It’s perfect for those days where you want to get out and get some fresh air, but don’t have a lot of time to devote to hiking.  The view of the valley at the end is beautiful, as you can see in the video.  Even though it’s not a hard hike, it was definitely a nice change to have a treat at the end and take some time to enjoy the view, as usually we’re rushing up, and then back down! 

Even Ruby liked it..the walk/hike and the cake.

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Michelada with Hilah from Hilah Cooking

October 28, 2013 by Jenn

To know Hilah from Hilah Cooking, is to love her. She is easy going, funny and a talented cook!  I have been watching her videos for a while on YouTube . . . I think we started around the same time . . . and what I LOVE about her channel is her humor (you have to be listening closely or you might miss it) and her flair with Mexican/Southern inspired foods.  We don’t have much Southern influence up here in Canada, but despite that, I LOVE Mexican food.  I could eat tacos, taco salads, nacho’s and fajita’s any day of the week.  While watching Hilah’s channel I learned that there were so many more choices than just tacos . . . I’m sure not all Canadians are as sheltered as me, so don’t judge us all on behalf of me.  Sorry Canada.

Anyway, I met Hilah at our recent trip to LA to visit YouTube Space LA, and she invited us along to shoot a quick video at the Tastemade Network studios in Santa Monica.  She wanted to do a bar themed series, so a bunch of us YouTubers headed over to Tastemade with our beverage of choice, and the drinks started to flow (and be filmed). 

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