Toya's Room
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Toya
(Hmm... There really are quite a lot of recipes for making homemade snacks and sweets.)
Toya
(Hopefully, I can find one that's not too difficult, but it also needs to be something Tsukasa and Saki will enjoy...)
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Mother
Excellent. They've turned out nicely.
Kids, the cupcakes are ready. Would you all like some...?
Kids, the cupcakes are ready. Would you all like some...?
Mother
I made them not too sweet just for you, Toya.
Toya
(Mrs. Tenma baked a lot for us.
All of them were delicious, and Saki and Tsukasa also seemed to enjoy them very much...)
All of them were delicious, and Saki and Tsukasa also seemed to enjoy them very much...)
The next day
Aoyagi Household - Kitchen
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Toya
Seeing them all laid out like this... There really are a lot of ingredients involved. And I'm apparently going to need all of them to make my cupcakes.
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Toya
(This may be easy for others, but I'm someone who hadn't used a kitchen knife until very recently.)
Toya
First, place some eggs and sugar in this bowl... No, wait, just the egg whites... How do I do that...?
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Toya
N-No...! The yolk split in half... And what's left is... There's no way I'll be able to get just the whites out...!
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Toya
(But for how long...?
Will this really turn out as fluffy as what's in the photo for this recipe...?)
Will this really turn out as fluffy as what's in the photo for this recipe...?)
Toya
What...? I'm supposed to place the meringue in the bowl of yolks and mix them together...?!
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Toya
(Also, that took up quite a lot of my time. This recipe suggested that it wouldn't take so long...)
Toya
(And the kitchen's become a mess...
I should clean everything up before Mom and Dad get home.)
I should clean everything up before Mom and Dad get home.)
Toya
(I followed the recipe as closely as I could, but I'm really not sure how they're going to turn out...)
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Toya
(This looks...completely different from the photo in the recipe... They look considerably flatter. Squished even...)
Toya
(It tastes sweet like some kind of cake...
But this texture... It's terrible. I feel like I'm eating paste...)
But this texture... It's terrible. I feel like I'm eating paste...)
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Toya
(I know sweets aren't exactly my favorite thing... But more to the point, these cupcakes...)
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Toya
(As busy as they are, my hands are tied. I have no choice but to ask them for their help...)
Street SEKAI
Crase Cafe
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Toya
I was hoping to speak with MEIKO and KAITO, but I guess they're not here at the moment...
Miku
KAITO's practicing with Rin and Len, while MEIKO just left to deliver some food she'd made for them.
Miku
Mind if I ask what you were hoping to talk to them about? If you like, I can tell them later for you.
Miku
But... Don't hesitate to ask if there is something on your mind. I want to help you in any way I can, Toya.
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Miku
Anyway... You're hoping to make some cupcakes, yes? That should be on the easy side in terms of baked treats. At least, I think I remember MEIKO saying something like that.
Miku
I've never made cupcakes before, but I think I can since I've been helping MEIKO cook on a regular basis...
Toya
(I was going to ask MEIKO and KAITO for some advice, but I didn't know Miku could also cook.)
Toya
(MEIKO usually has her hands full running the cafe, and KAITO tends to be busy being Len's teacher...)
Toya
(On the other hand, if Miku does know how to cook... I may be causing her a bit of trouble, but it may be worth asking her instead.)
Toya
(But she just lent it out to KAITO and Len. Knowing that, I sort of feel bad about asking her to let us borrow it...)
Next Chapter: The Taste Tester