IZUMO

[chanteuser]

izumo every trial

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[chanteuser]

[ A WHOLE BOWWL!!! JUST FOR THEM. ]

... [ hmmm. ] Actual sweets might be a little tricky in a kitchen we don't know that well. Did you want to make a cake of some kind?

[sacredchants]

[ it's her turn to hmm softly. a cake would be good especially since she later becomes a cake pop factory but— ]

Did you find a muffin tin?

[chanteuser]

There are boxes with sealed lids in the cupboards? Not specifically muffin tins but I think they could hold a cake.

[ cakie cakie cakie ]

[sacredchants]

I guess that works. [ she was thinking cuppie cakes but guess they're going for a full cake. ] What kind of cake then? I only know a few recipes off-hand.

[ lmao. ]

[chanteuser]

[ you can put cupcakes in a big tin, izumo it's okay... speak your mind and open your kokoro. ]

Hmm. Why don't you tell me the ones you know and what you'd like to do and maybe we can come up with something interesting. Especially if we think of complementing flavours.

[sacredchants]

[ she doesn't know how to do both of those things. ]

Chocolate, vanilla, lemon, strawberry, red velvet, almond, mocha... [ a beat, as though she's considering something? hm. ] and carrot.

[ her voice trails after she lists them all and. uh. "a few" indeed. (she's totally hiding a few more but this is More Than Enough. ]

[chanteuser]

Chocolate and vanilla's a pretty traditional combination, that might work. Or...

[ she's thinking about it. ]

Almond and mocha...? Or maybe mocha would be too overpowering in that combination.

[sacredchants]

Almond and mocha sounds more interesting than chocolate and vanilla. [ both will look like marble cakes but one will be the more "superior" marble cake. Besides, we can just alter the amount of mocha to make it less coffee tasting.

[ nods. ]

[chanteuser]

[ don't be hating on the classic of chocolate and vanilla, izumo. ]

Alright then, we'll go with that. Adding some actual almonds rather than just extract into the batter should help as well, both with texture and taste.

[sacredchants]

[ but sometimes you like to change things up!!! nevertheless, izumo supports this. ]

That'd add to the texture, too. I don't mind my cakes having a little crunch or something to chew on sometimes.

[chanteuser]

[ sometimes you just brutally hate on the classics, i see how it is. ]

It breaks it up a bit. [ hmmm. ] Are we doing one big cake or little ones? And... hm. A chocolate frosting would probably be too much chocolate overall.

[ cake talk is serious talk. ]

[sacredchants]

[ STOP. if someone gave her a lemon cake, she'd be thrilled. ]

We could do a small cake. [ not quite cupcake but not quite a Big Boi but a ""personal"" sized cake. nods. ] It would be a waste to make a big cake and have some of it go to waste.

[ hmmm... serious cake conversations indeed. ]

Would a normal buttermilk frosting be too sweet for a cake like this?

[chanteuser]

I know someone who hasn't had cake before, so I think I'd like to take a piece to them, if we can account for that as well.

[ they're here for cake times and to make the best damn cake in the realm ]

The coffee and chocolate balance each other so we might be able to get away with buttermilk. We could make a little of different kinds and try some while the cake's cooling.

[ they could bake any left over batter to try it with. is this just an excuse to eat cake?



yes. ]

[sacredchants]

Someone who hasn't had cake before...?

[ sorry even though alex is bringing up a good point, izumo is going to be stuck on that because hello?? who?? cake is so great???

???? ]

[chanteuser]

Yeah.

I guess we all really do come from very different places. Or, at least, one of us comes from somewhere where he wasn't given cake.

[sacredchants]

[ hmmmm. honestly? that sounds like a terrible place to live. ]

If they end up liking it, maybe we can make them a small one.

[ mini cakie. ]

[chanteuser]

[ naru go to mcfuckin' bed ]

That's a nice idea. We could try a different flavour as well, so they can see if they can choose a favourite.

[ all the mini cakies ]

[sacredchants]

[ I HAVE TO GO TO WORK IN 2 HRS IT'S USELESS NOW. ]

Yeah, and any extras we'll just leave around for whoever wants it.

[chanteuser]

[ NARU WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS WHAT THE FUCK ]

As long as it gets eaten, that sounds fine to me. But first... this mocha-almond cake.

[sacredchants]

[ I'LL BE FINE........ ]

Right, the moch-almond cake.

[ time to get the dry goods together. ]

[chanteuser]

[ i'm gonna end you myself and they'll be finding you, naru, in investigations tonight. unconscious because i knocked you out. ]

I'll get the eggs out so they can warm up a bit. Um... the almonds are in the pantry; I'm happy to chop them up if you're fine with that?

[sacredchants]

[ sdfkljlkawlkjealkd..... ]

I'm fine with that, and make sure you grab the butter as well.

[ cold butter bad. ]

[chanteuser]

[ it's deserved and i'm valid. ]

Will do. You're getting the flour?

[sacredchants]

[ STOP BOTH YOU AND ARA GANGED UP ON ME... ]

Yes, leave the dry ingredients to me.

[chanteuser]

[ when will you lEARN TO SLEEP, NARU?? ]

Alright then... milk, eggs, butter... chop up the almonds...

[ handwave that last bit happening here because it's too close to investigation for me to go into huge detail. ]