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Maxilocks · 05-24-2010, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Lexi click-clacked her way over to where Gold was standing. "Well, thank you, Miss Laksh. I don't...necessarily enjoy baking as much as I enjoy trying to figure out combinations of charms to help with the baking," she admitted. "Oh, and...of course I just love the end product---cupcakes, cake, brownies..." Who didn't love sweets? Only, Lexi had always been careful to eat them in moderation. She didn't want the sweets to travel straight from her mouth to her hips, after all.

She glanced up when a second Gryffindor girl joined them. "Hi there," she greeted. She listened as the girls made plans to bake a black forest cake together. "Hmm... it seems you girls have it all planned out then. I'll be next door in my office if you need me, and I'll likely poke my head in soon and see how you two are coming along." She paused for a moment then turned and headed for her office.

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Originally Posted by HarryPotterRocks

"Wow that sounds delicious! My name is Taylor by the way. Taylor Black. You may know me from my twin sister Savannah Black. I don't know much about black forest cakes so is there anyway you can show me how to make them?" Taylor asked hopefully. She didn't want to sound like a total snob who's not going to do any work and is new to everything so everyone just has to help her. She was new as a first year and she didn't want to make a bad first impression on anyone.

Gold beamed, at Professor Carlton. "I couldn't bake as well, without charms," she admitted. She could, but it would be much more time-taking, and Gold preferred the use of magic. Even though she could manage without it, if she really, really had to.

Aww, Professor Carlton was taking her leave. "Have a nice day, professor," Gold said, as she turned back to Taylor.

"I never had a chance to get to know your sister," she said, with half a smile. She had never herself had a sibling or cousin, at Hogwarts. The former, because she did not have any; and the latter, because she had left a majority of them behind, in France. Which she missed. But she needed to focus on what they were going to bake, again.

"It's alright," she told Taylor. "We can go with the recipe, for now." To make things easier. "As long as you follow the directions, we should be fine. Even if the cake doesn't turn out the best, practice is what makes perfect." She offered Taylor a smile, as she set the oven's heat.

"Now, we have to start by greasing and flouring two cake-pans." She summoned a pan to herself. "When you grease a pan, first make sure it's perfectly clean and dry." She held up the pan, to show that it was. "We can use any good-quality vegetable oil, to grease it. That can be applied with paper towels, or a silicone brush. I personally prefer the brushes, because they make the task much easier. I'll show you how to grease one pan, and you can try it on the other?"

Gold fixed a wax paper in the pan, and then used her wand to tip the container of oil over, so that the liquid poured into a bowl. Then she directed a brush into the no-longer-empty bowl, and charmed it set, so that she had both hands free, while the brush coated the pan, with grease. "We add a teaspoon of flour, then," she told Taylor cheerfully, using her wand to lift up a teaspoon, scoop up some flour with its help, and tip it into the pan, the moment it had been properly greased. Lifting the brush away, she picked up the pan and shook it, evenly distributing the flour at its bottom.

"I've always found that there are some things that are best done manually," Gold chirped, as she tilted the pan up on side, and gently tapped it with the flat side of her palm, to flour a wall. She turned the pan slowly, tapping until all four of the walls were covered with flour. The excess flour fell down, on a paper she had placed below it, and Gold vanished it with a flick of her wand, when she was done. Then she placed down the now greased-and-floured pan, and turned to Taylor.

"I know that can sound like a lot to someone who doesn't know how to grease-and-flour," she said gently. "But take it in little steps, and you'll be fine. Place a wax paper in the pan first, then use a brush to apply the oil over it. After that, add a teaspoonful of flour in the pan, shake the pan to evenly distribute the flour, and then tilt the pan and gently tap it with the flat side of your palm. That flours the walls. You'll start to get the hang of it, when you work on it. If you have trouble with anything - not just now, but whenever you're in the kitchen - it's always best to ask someone who knows. Don't hesitate."

Hopefully, she hadn't overloaded Taylor with information. Gold gave the younger Gryffindor a polite smile, as if to tell her that she was going to do just fine, with this.

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Maxilocks SS Featured Author Türk Bilgini Bugbear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: {in a leap of faith} Posts: 31,791 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sarani Glass Graduated x12	♥ Mrs. Itachi Uchiha™ & MAJNOO! : Bleach & Kyo & Natsume ♥ [ Maxh!Jesh ] Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Lexi click-clacked her way over to where Gold was standing. "Well, thank you, Miss Laksh. I don't...necessarily enjoy baking as much as I enjoy trying to figure out combinations of charms to help with the baking," she admitted. "Oh, and...of course I just love the end product---cupcakes, cake, brownies..." Who didn't love sweets? Only, Lexi had always been careful to eat them in moderation. She didn't want the sweets to travel straight from her mouth to her hips, after all. She glanced up when a second Gryffindor girl joined them. "Hi there," she greeted. She listened as the girls made plans to bake a black forest cake together. "Hmm... it seems you girls have it all planned out then. I'll be next door in my office if you need me, and I'll likely poke my head in soon and see how you two are coming along." She paused for a moment then turned and headed for her office. Quote: Originally Posted by HarryPotterRocks "Wow that sounds delicious! My name is Taylor by the way. Taylor Black. You may know me from my twin sister Savannah Black. I don't know much about black forest cakes so is there anyway you can show me how to make them?" Taylor asked hopefully. She didn't want to sound like a total snob who's not going to do any work and is new to everything so everyone just has to help her. She was new as a first year and she didn't want to make a bad first impression on anyone. Gold beamed, at Professor Carlton. "I couldn't bake as well, without charms," she admitted. She could, but it would be much more time-taking, and Gold preferred the use of magic. Even though she could manage without it, if she really, really had to. Aww, Professor Carlton was taking her leave. "Have a nice day, professor," Gold said, as she turned back to Taylor. "I never had a chance to get to know your sister," she said, with half a smile. She had never herself had a sibling or cousin, at Hogwarts. The former, because she did not have any; and the latter, because she had left a majority of them behind, in France. Which she missed. But she needed to focus on what they were going to bake, again. "It's alright," she told Taylor. "We can go with the recipe, for now." To make things easier. "As long as you follow the directions, we should be fine. Even if the cake doesn't turn out the best, practice is what makes perfect." She offered Taylor a smile, as she set the oven's heat. "Now, we have to start by greasing and flouring two cake-pans." She summoned a pan to herself. "When you grease a pan, first make sure it's perfectly clean and dry." She held up the pan, to show that it was. "We can use any good-quality vegetable oil, to grease it. That can be applied with paper towels, or a silicone brush. I personally prefer the brushes, because they make the task much easier. I'll show you how to grease one pan, and you can try it on the other?" Gold fixed a wax paper in the pan, and then used her wand to tip the container of oil over, so that the liquid poured into a bowl. Then she directed a brush into the no-longer-empty bowl, and charmed it set, so that she had both hands free, while the brush coated the pan, with grease. "We add a teaspoon of flour, then," she told Taylor cheerfully, using her wand to lift up a teaspoon, scoop up some flour with its help, and tip it into the pan, the moment it had been properly greased. Lifting the brush away, she picked up the pan and shook it, evenly distributing the flour at its bottom. "I've always found that there are some things that are best done manually," Gold chirped, as she tilted the pan up on side, and gently tapped it with the flat side of her palm, to flour a wall. She turned the pan slowly, tapping until all four of the walls were covered with flour. The excess flour fell down, on a paper she had placed below it, and Gold vanished it with a flick of her wand, when she was done. Then she placed down the now greased-and-floured pan, and turned to Taylor. "I know that can sound like a lot to someone who doesn't know how to grease-and-flour," she said gently. "But take it in little steps, and you'll be fine. Place a wax paper in the pan first, then use a brush to apply the oil over it. After that, add a teaspoonful of flour in the pan, shake the pan to evenly distribute the flour, and then tilt the pan and gently tap it with the flat side of your palm. That flours the walls. You'll start to get the hang of it, when you work on it. If you have trouble with anything - not just now, but whenever you're in the kitchen - it's always best to ask someone who knows. Don't hesitate." Hopefully, she hadn't overloaded Taylor with information. Gold gave the younger Gryffindor a polite smile, as if to tell her that she was going to do just fine, with this.