For some reason, I love baking more than cooking. Maybe it's because my baked goods are sugary, sinful treats - cupcakes with butter cream frosting, glazed pumpkin bars (I will never divulge this super secret recipe), tarts, pies, cookies - pretty much all of the foods I tell my personal training clients to stay away from. In fact, that is often the joke in sessions - a personal trainer who bakes well is creating job stability.

So, as a pretty decent baker, I really appreciate restaurants that bake from scratch and who do it well. The Back Porch Cafe is one of those places. Not only do they have delicious baked goods, but a quaint atmosphere to enjoy them in.

Cooper's Back Porch Cafe shares space with Lambspun, a fiber arts gallery and yarn shop, right next to the Link-N-Greens Golf course. Surrounded by large 70 year old trees, both businesses are lucky to be operating out of the Hoffman Homestead and Fisher Farmhouse, built in 1937. The Mediterranean style farmhouse has that home-like, comfortable feel, especially when you see the display of fibers towards the back of the house. After many years of being a primary residence, it was transformed into an Italian restaurant in the early 80's. In the late 80's it shifted into Bosco's Italian restaurant and then in the mid-90's, Lambspun and the Back Porch Cafe called it home...

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