"Sister, is there anything I can help you with?"
Zhihua watched as Zhiyin took out all sorts of strange things and couldn't help but ask curiously.
Zhiyin looked around and decisively patted Zhihua's soft head, saying, "Help your sister cut all the fruit into small pieces."
"Thank you for your hard work in drawing."
"It's not hard at all, sister!"
Zhihua smiled sweetly and quickly began washing the apples and mangoes.
Seeing this, Zhiyin also began to devote herself wholeheartedly to making the cake base and cream.
First, there's the cake base. Since there's no oven or even a rice cooker, there's only a large steamer.
Therefore, Zhiyin decided to use steamed cake as the cake base.
Since Zhiyin was planning to make a large cake of about 10 or 12 inches, she used ten eggs.
First, find two large bowls and separate the egg yolks and egg whites.
Next, add a few drops of lemon juice squeezed out by hand to the egg whites, then gradually add the sugar and whisk with a hand whisk until coarse bubbles and small air bubbles appear. Finally, add the sugar and starch and whisk until thick and clear, without leaving any holes.
This one action took Zhiyin almost 10 minutes.
Touching her aching arms, Zhiyin couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh, without an electric hair straightener, doing it manually is really tiring."
After saying this, Zhiyin noticed that it was getting dark and realized that she would be busy again tomorrow.
I quickly started mixing milk and cooking oil, then added egg yolks, flour, and sugar, stirring until a smooth, lump-free batter was formed and ready to use.
Mix the egg white mixture and egg yolk mixture together until smooth, then pour the mixture into a greased round pan.
Then put the whole thing into a steamer and start steaming.
"Hehe, it's actually pretty fast."
Looking at the cake that was starting to steam, Zhiyin felt instantly satisfied and smiled. She then couldn't wait to start preparing the cream.
"Sigh, we should have used gelatin, but unfortunately we didn't have any, so we had to use agar powder instead."
Both agar-agar powder and gelatin can increase elasticity and solidification, making them essential thickeners for making cream.
Zhiyin muttered to herself as she added white agar powder and white sugar to fresh, unprocessed milk that had only been boiled to remove the fishy smell, and continued to whip it wildly with a hand whisk.
Stop when the cream stops flowing and the texture becomes rough.
Zhiyin smelled the milky aroma on her hands and couldn't help but take two deep breaths. Her eyes lit up instantly. "This is the taste!!"
It's still a bit lacking, but this is all the level a true friend can achieve.
"Wow, sister, what is this? It smells so good, a strong milky aroma!"
Zhihua had already cut the fruit and obediently sat down on a small stool.
Smelling the aroma of the steaming cake wafting from the steamer, I couldn't help but take several deep breaths, squinting my eyes as I savored the smell.
"Hehe, this is good stuff!"
Zhiyin hummed a little tune happily and tapped Zhihua's nose.
Seeing that the steamed cake was almost ready, I quickly lifted the lid and poured the cake into another clean pot.
"Wow!!! It smells so good, it looks so nice, and it's so fluffy!!"
Zhihua stared at the round, bouncy, and wobbly cake base, licking her lips repeatedly, her anticipation reaching its peak.
"Little glutton..."
Upon seeing this, Zhiyin immediately cut off a small piece and handed it to Zhihua, saying, "Huahua, try this first, and we can all eat the rest together tomorrow."
"Okay, sister."
Zhihua obediently opened her mouth, letting Zhiyin put the steamed cake into her mouth.
The moment she tasted it, her eyes lit up. "Wow, it's so soft, so fluffy, so fragrant, and so delicious!"
"Right? It'll taste even better once it's all done!!"
Even Zhiyin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, feeling extremely pleased and delighted.
After she finished speaking, she also gave herself a piece of cake. The moment she put the cake in her mouth, she couldn't help but squint her eyes.
"Great job! As expected of me, I succeeded on my first try."
Zhiyin praised herself generously, feeling increasingly satisfied, and was already looking forward to seeing everyone amazed by the cake tomorrow.
With a joyful and expectant heart, she hummed a song and began to cut the cake base into four layers.
Next, wrap the butter in parchment paper and shape it into a triangle.
Then, add fruit and cream to each layer in turn.
After layering three layers, I started decorating the top layer with frosting and smearing, randomly drawing the words "moving to a new house" with cream.
"Hehe, perfect!!!"
"It's my first time making it, so it's a little bit ugly."
Looking at the large, fragrant, soft cake in front of her, Zhiyin felt an urge to burst into laughter.
Who knows? It's so incredibly fulfilling!!!
"Wow, sister, you're amazing! You look so beautiful!! So exquisite!"
Zhihua readily obliged, clapping her hands with sparkling eyes and praising the performance.
"Is this meant to be cut up and eaten? It's so big! I'm so reluctant to cut it open!"
Zhihua looked at the cake, which was as colorful as a work of art and smelled a strong aroma of milk and fruit. She found it both novel and incredibly tempting.
The longing in his eyes was almost overflowing.
"Haha, yeah, it's for eating. We can try it tomorrow."
Zhiyin patted Zhihua's head and admired her masterpiece with satisfaction.
Only then did they begin to carefully preserve the large cake.
We're just waiting to dig in tomorrow, and it'll be amazing!
…
True friendship is something that happens in the blink of an eye.
Time flew by and the next morning arrived, the auspicious day for Zhiyin's family to move.
Early in the morning, the villagers called out to each other to come and help.
Because of the large number of people, the area outside Zhiyin's new house was completely packed with people.
Outside, the sounds of roosters crowing, ducks quacking, and footsteps creating a lively atmosphere.
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