Sachertorte (2) ^^……
The glass seemed to appear out of thin air; its size was just right.
Lin Changli floated in before the robot was fully assembled.
"Where did this come from?" Sangye stared in disbelief.
"Don't you know?" Lin Changli was still floating in mid-air. "The base has a processing plant, and it's not small. The base's daily weapons processing, daily necessities, and even some nutrient solutions are all produced by the processing plant."
The whole process took no more than twenty minutes. After the robot was installed, it also cleaned things up. After the glass was installed, it was as if it wasn't installed at all, with an unobstructed view and the vast ocean stretching out to the horizon.
Lin Changli floated over to Sangye, who was still in a daze, and leaned down: "You're awake? You should go make me a cake."
Lin Changli has controlled his overflowing spiritual energy quite a bit today, and he looks much more normal now.
Because there was a strange man in the same space, Sangye even slept fully clothed last night. Her neatly braided pigtails weren't too messy, but her hair was still fluffy, like a newly made bird's nest, messy yet retaining a natural, crop-like beauty.
“Your Highness, we need to agree on three rules.” Sangye looked helplessly at Lin Changli, who was wandering around the room as if he were no outsider. “First, you cannot enter my room without my permission.”
Lin Changli then looked at her, but Sang Ye stared back without flinching. He pursed his lips and said, "Fine, I'll go out now."
In the interstellar world, there probably isn't much of a strict separation between men and women; human concepts of gender are constantly evolving.
Sangye accepted it well, but allowing a strange man to enter her room directly was still going too far.
When she finished getting ready to leave, she changed into a summer outfit, which her adjutant had just delivered to her the day before.
Sangye searched online and learned that this kind of skirt is called a Greek white gauze skirt. It is modeled after the style of ancient Greek women's clothing, but it omits the flowing skirt and complicated pleats and replaces them with a simpler draped skirt; it is sleeveless and exposes the arms.
When I walked out, the door opposite was open, and the furniture was exactly as Sangye had moved in. Even the blankets hadn't been moved, and there wasn't a trace of anyone having slept in them.
Sangye felt a chill run down his spine. If Lin Changli hadn't slept at all last night, what had he been doing all night?
Also, how exactly can he fly?
Once outside, Lin Changli was still acting as if his feet weren't touching the ground. He stopped at the small vegetable garden, picked a pepper leaf with great interest, and then, as expected, sneezed loudly.
Kuwano suppressed a laugh and walked past quickly, pretending not to look at anything.
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Making Sachertorte is very time-consuming and requires a high level of skill. Although Kuwano is proficient in both Chinese and Western cooking and can learn the recipe after watching it once, the cake is still different from the pastries she has made before, so she dares not be careless.
There are many types of cake bases, including Sachertorte, a whole-egg cake base made from a mixture of eggs, chocolate sauce, butter, and flour.
Sangye took out a snow-white ceramic bowl, about 6 inches in diameter. He first spread a layer of butter on the inside of the bowl, then sprinkled fine flour evenly over it, making it snow-white. After sprinkling, he turned the bowl upside down and gently tapped the bottom a few times to remove any excess flour.
I'll use this bowl to bake the cake base later.
Take out four eggs and separate the yolks from the whites.
Then, in a clear bowl, she added several pieces of butter and enough granulated sugar to cover the surface of the butter. She first mixed the butter and sugar evenly, then removed one of the robot's whisk arms—Sangye didn't intend to let the robot participate in any of the steps of making this cake, lest it be ruined—and set it to medium speed to mix the butter and sugar mixture.
At this point, the two mixtures were only slightly viscous and whitish, but they were still in sheet form and had not adhered to each other.
This is where the egg yolks come in handy. Add half of the egg yolks and mix thoroughly. The mixture in the bowl turns into a bright orange-yellow color, resembling half a carrot, and looks exceptionally beautiful.
After stirring for about three minutes, add the other half. Continue stirring until the mixture reaches a creamy consistency, but is not too runny. Set aside. The buttercream is now ready.
Next, add the egg whites and salt to another bowl. Use another mixer to beat the egg whites until small white bubbles form. Add the granulated sugar and continue beating. The sugar can be added in small amounts several times to ensure it is fully incorporated into the egg whites. Beat until you have a fine, soft foam, as smooth as cream. The meringue is now ready.
The chocolate is heated and softened into a sauce, then mixed evenly with the buttercream. Next, the meringue and flour are added, and the mixture is constantly folded in, but not overmixed, until the buttercream and meringue are completely covered with the color of the chocolate and become a dark brown dough. This is the base of the Sachertorte.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared ceramic bowl and press the surface flat.
Sangye went to preheat the oven.
When she returned to the kitchen, Lin Changli was standing next to the ceramic cup, holding a glass of iced pineapple plum tea. He had even put pig-shaped ice cubes that Sangye had frozen the night before into the glass! Those were prepared by Sangye for Wu Jianing.
Pineapple plum tea is an improvement on sparkling water. Kuwano discovered that once sparkling water is exposed to air, the bubbles quickly come into contact with and blend with the air, losing its original refreshing taste and becoming overly sweet.
So Sangye brewed a pot of tea instead of sparkling water, filtered out the tea leaves, and mixed it with pineapple jam and green plums to refresh the mind; it also lasted longer than sparkling water.
There's nothing more refreshing than having a drink on a summer day at the base.
Sangye quickly took out the pig-shaped ice cube mold, added boiled water back into it, and put it in the freezer to freeze.
“Ningning will be coming over later. She’ll be unhappy if she sees her little pig being eaten.” Sangye’s eyes were full of reproach for her, thinking, “She’s such a grown-up, yet she’s fighting with a child for food.”
"Lemon? Uja lemon?" Lin Changli picked up a large glass, took a sip, and the ice cubes inside jingled. He had deliberately chosen the largest glass in the cabinet.
"Yes."
"I heard you healed her leg, it grew back, and you even cleared away the insectoid toxins," Lin Changli said casually.
Sangye didn't know who Lin Changli knew, and she had no knowledge of the base or the military high command; there were no records of this in the inherited memories either, and the original owner was just a nobody.
But this wasn't really a question; it was unclear what he wanted to know. So, Sangye simply replied, "Just a coincidence."
After putting the cake base into the oven, Kuwano came out.
Then I started preparing the apricot jam. Making jam is relatively simple; just add white sugar to the jam in the right proportions and cook until it reaches a thick consistency.
Sangye calculated the amount of white sugar used today and couldn't help but gasp. This was after she controlled it; if someone with a particularly sweet tooth were to make Sachertorte, who knows how much white sugar they would add.
Although there was another person in the kitchen, Sangye didn't feel awkward at all. Instead, she gradually calmed down while working. This space in the kitchen belonged to her, and even if others came, they couldn't do anything; they didn't know how.
Sangye thought of the original owner of the body. In the orphanage, she lived in a room with many orphans. After being taken to the military region, she lived with her roommates. During her time at military academy, she was forced to join a team with her classmates. After graduation, she finally managed to rent a house to live in by herself. Not long after, she was notified that she would be transferred to a military garrison on an alien planet. She never had a space that was completely her own. Her whole life was being "invaded".
If the classmates hadn't been so arrogant, the original owner could have lived the life she wanted on the capital planet; if the original owner had been more patient, given the ever-changing nature of the garrison and the unpredictable future, she could have found another path.
As long as you are alive, there is endless hope.
Lin Changli looked around the kitchen and the dining table, and heard the oven chime when it was done. But when he turned around, he saw Sangye with his head down, lost in thought, stirring the orange-yellow jam with his hands.
He walked over by himself and opened the oven as instructed.
The aroma of chocolate wafted over, accompanied by a sweet and vibrant scent. These were all small items, and their spiritual energy was not abundant. In particular, the cocoa beans were just ordinary crops that had been brought back. Even after being stored in the storage ring for many years, they had not absorbed much spiritual energy.
When he encountered Lin Changli, his spiritual power vanished instantly, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
However, Lin Changli still keenly sensed the infiltration of this wisp of spiritual power.
Silent and unstoppable.
"No, it's hot!" Sangye suddenly snapped back to his senses and abruptly called out, trying to stop Lin Changli from handling the ceramic cup, which was several hundred degrees hot, with his bare hands.
But Lin Changli pinched the ceramic cup with one hand, his fingertips firmly against the bottom, and turned it around expressionlessly, as if he couldn't feel the high temperature at all.
Kuwano's worry instantly turned into surprise.
Lin Changli walked over without any apparent problem and placed the ceramic bowl on the heat-insulating rack that Sangye had prepared beforehand.
When he moved his hand away, Sangye noticed that his hand was still as white as ever.
Sangye wondered, "Did the cake not bake properly?"
She was puzzled and wanted to try it by placing her hand on it.
A large hand reached out and firmly grasped her wrist. "What are you doing? Don't you want your hand anymore?" His palm was icy cold, a stark contrast to his spiritual power, showing no sign that he had just been holding a scalding hot ceramic cup.
When Sangye came to his senses, he realized how foolish he had just been.
Withdrawing her hand, Kuwano put on heat-resistant gloves and then poured out the baked cake dough.
The cake base exudes the rich aroma of chocolate, with the intense fragrance of cocoa butter blended with the sweetness of granulated sugar.
After cooling for a while, Kuwano cut the cake in half from the side and spread apricot jam on the cut surface.
However, using a small knife is a bit inconvenient. Sangye has to be careful not to point the blade at the cake base, otherwise he might accidentally cut off a large piece.
Lin Changli found it troublesome to look at, so he gestured for Sangye to hand him the knife.
Kuwano was a little confused, but she still cleaned it and handed it over.
The next scene made Sangye's pupils shrink slightly.
The knife gradually deformed in Lin Changli's hand, as if it had been reshaped by flames. The bottom of the knife curved slightly into a Z shape. Then, Lin Changli smoothed the blade with two fingers!
When Kuwano took the modified spatula, he still seemed somewhat incredulous.
But the heat emanating from the scalpel confirmed one fact for her: Lin Changli's earlier statement that he could burn her to death was true.
This ability to control fire so subtly is both incredible and terrifying; Kuwano didn't even see a single spark!
With the help of a spatula, the apricot jam was spread quickly. The two cake layers were joined together, the apricot jam acting as an adhesive, and then the entire cake layer was covered with apricot jam. It was then set aside to slightly solidify.
The final step is to cook the chocolate glaze. Simmer granulated sugar and water together until bubbles appear on the surface of the syrup, then add the chocolate and stir.
Kuwano is planning to create a mirror-like finish, so bright that it can reflect a person's face.
The trick is to keep the chocolate glaze between 30° and 35°.
While nervously measuring the temperature, as soon as it dropped to 34°C, Sangye immediately poured the chocolate sauce over the cake base. There was no need to spread it evenly; the most important thing was to let the chocolate sauce flow down on its own, covering every corner of the cake base.
The mirror-like finish that reflects light so well is now complete.
The Sachertorte is now complete.
Sangye looked up and saw that Lin Changli wasn't looking at the cake he had asked for, but was staring at her instead.
A woman with red braids hanging down her chest wore a pure white Grecian-style sleeveless dress, revealing strong and powerful arms. She had a slender figure and her face was covered with a few smears of flour; she exuded a comfortable and pleasant chocolate scent.
Like a dream.
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