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vxiphoid · 2 years ago

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⟢ PASTRY EMPORIUM ━☆

✑ twst boys with an s/o who enjoys cooking and what dishes they’d make! ft. heartslabyul

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RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS

your dish is…

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ICEBOX CAKE !!

♫ MERCURY - BYE BYE BADMAN

- riddle doesn’t know what he’s doing to an extant. if your offering to feed him a strawberry while you work, he wouldn’t mind :D<3 ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - he’s definitely watched over treys shoulder while he made tarts so he knows how to do some things. he sticks to and follows your every word so he doesn’t mess up this delicious delicacy. ⠀⠀ - it definitely gets messy but hey, its the thought that counts. plus, he has such a determined twinkle in his eye as he mixes the ingredients together :(⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - this is a recipe that requires vanilla wafers and y’all definitely feed each other one before crushing the rest up with lovestruck smiles on your faces. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - he makes them on his own to bring to the heartslabyul tea parties and they get better every time, he’s the sweetest

“do i add the strawberries on top of the cake like, this?”

“yeah! and if you reposition them, they’re little bunnies :)”

“gods, i love you😭”

ACE TRAPPOLA

your dish is��

CHERRY TURNOVERS !!

♫ ウマーベラス - MONKEY MAJIK

- for ace, you have to get him a second bowl of cherries so he doesn’t eat the ones for the recipe… but to make up for that, listens to the playlist you’ve made together while you make your treats ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - he knows a couple things about cooking because he cooks with his brother once and a while. like to enhance the taste of tart cherries, add honey, cinnamon, or cloves, maybe all three if you really want it that way! shows off his amazing cooking magic tricks with you too ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - no doubt engulfs you in a hug from behind with his chin resting on your shoulder while you mix the glaze and adds some vanilla extract when you need it. ace lets you pin his hair up so it doesn’t get in his face as he focuses on drawing cute faces on the turnovers with the freshly made glaze. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - smooch the powdered sugar from his face please‼️

“how many cherries do you think i can fit in my mouth?”

“you’re not getting any more cherries >:[“

“aw…”

DEUCE SPADE

your dish is…

VANILLA CRÈME BRÛLÈE !!

♫ 就寝御礼 - PSYQUI

- deuce has quite a lot of cooking experience since he helps his mom around the house. he likes to keep his food simple and within his range so you helping him means a lot no matter the simplicity ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - 99% of the time he’s kissing you in a way of saying thanks when you do something for him. you get the ingredients out? kith. you preheat the oven? mwah. cooking with you is one of his favorite things now, he must say thank you, its only polite. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - he’s so neat when he cooks! if he were to spill something, he would pause to clean it up, got that from his momma. deuce dances with you as the brûlée bakes and watches movies with you while it cools down to pass the two hours. almost always has something smeared on his face. ⠀⠀⠀ - literally loves adding the sugar his brûlée with various things and addicted to making hearts on yours or, like, putting yours in a heart shaped bowl. and it would turn out SO GOOD, he likes to say that its because of all the kisses he gives you.

“here’s your brûlée by the way, i made sure i warmed it up so it might be hot”

“oh, thank you, bubba. but you didnt have to bring it to me, i would’ve came to get it..”

“you looked too comfortable :(“

CATER DIAMOND

your dish is…

SPICY LAYERED CHOCOLATE MOUSSE SQUARES !!

♫ OCEANE - RINI

- cater isn’t a fan of anything sweet but he doesn’t mind putting some sugar in yours in case you don’t like it. cooking with him really is aesthetically pleasing, music in the background, perfect lighting, and sweetness! he doesn’t have much experience in cooking so its up to you to lead him. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - he’s so energetic that it’s contagious, you both are bouncing balls of energy. also goes live from time to time while you cook together and his fans are living off of it. smears chocolate on your nose so he can kiss it off. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ - you both take so many selfies, his favorite one is the both of you touching noses with unsweetened whipped cream on them, its now his lock screen. surprisingly the most messiest in the kitchen but has a great sense of balance when it comes to ingredients. cater also finds his cooking time with you down time, a little space away from social media some days. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ - the spicy dessert looks really pretty on a serving plate so getting pictures are a must. by far his favorite thing he’s made with you, its such a comfort food for him.

“#ihavethebestsignificantother.. #iliveformyloverscooking…”

“dont actually put those as your hashtags cater😭😭”

TREY CLOVER

your dish is…

CANDIED VIOLET CUPCAKES !!

♫ SLOWMOTION - SAKANACTION

- tray is the most skilled in cooking and is known to make desserts for his younger siblings and his dorm. adores cooking with someone because he loves quality time with you even if its as simple as baking cupcakes, his favorite no less ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - he saves some extra candied violets for decoration and also just to eat in general. he’s the type to have matching aprons and tie yours for you :) he has one of those “kiss the chef” aprons in which you do give him little kisses. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ - stands behind you and cups your hands in his as your mixing the batter or frosting, he’s a little romantic☺️. tray tells you about his day in immense detail which leads to talking for hours. (since he’s usually quiet in class and focuses on his studies without getting involved in anything, he always has the juiciest drama) ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ - to get free kisses, you put frosting on your lips >:). tray also plays little jokes on you while you’re mixing the ingredients together because your reactions are the highlight of his day

“wait, don’t add the egg batter in yet, we gotta add oyster sauce.”

“we gotta add what?😃”

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sashi-ya · 3 years ago

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#Luffy's Birthday Celebration Monkey D. Luffy x F! Reader ~ Nsfw Gluttony & Lust

tw: oral sex. vag sex. food play.

wc: 1369

Two requests from anon & @only1nycsweetie were asking for kinda similar prompts so I merged both of them into one! Hope you enjoy, babes! Thank u for this and Happy Birthday, Luffy! 💕 ~

Sanji has been working hard to recreate that iconic wedding cake that somehow saved you all during your “visit” to Whole Cake Island. And it is all because Luffy asked for it since it’s his birthday. The chiffon spongy cake, the special whipped cream, and some chocolate that Sanji still stores from Cacao Island, are part of such beautiful creation the chef of the Mugiwara pirates has created.

You, the strawberry of the cake, Luffy’s lover, admire the three-layered cake swinging your feet sitting over the stall of the kitchen. It is, of course, really early in the morning so Luffy is not yet around. But you all predict how the things are going to go when he finally wakes up.

“Ah… (Name)-san, Imma head to catch some sleep before the demon wakes up” Sanji says, stretching his arms after he placed the last swirl of delicious cream on the cake. The poor man has been working all night just to see his creation be devoured in a couple of seconds. Though, he worked with a huge smile on his face, there is nothing Sanji loves most than to cook for his friends.

“Please, Sanji-san! Go have some rest! I will take care of the cake until everybody wakes up” you tell him, with a sweet smile that makes the cook melt a little on his way to his cot.

After you hear him bickering a little with his favourite marimo, the only sound around the Thousand Sunny Go are the waves crashing against the ship’s hull and some seagulls playing on an orangey sky.

“I wonder if Luffy will eat this in just one go” you whisper giggling as you stand up and began to set the table for the birthday breakfast.

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ“shishishi”

You widen your eyes, the monster, the cookie monster, the ultra-devour Luffy 2000 is about to attack… and why?! It’s too early! You slowly turn around, discovering your captain drooling like those funny cartoons, so ready to go and pounce into the cake.

“NO LUFFY, WAIT!” you tell him, intercepting in between the vanilla victim and him. He comes closer, menacing but laughing, slowly, gloating.

“Don’t you dare…”. “Oh, I will, I so definitely will”

Luffy jumps over the cake smashing you with him against it, cream flying everywhere. You are grateful you are only wearing your bikini and Luffy just his pants. If you had to wash everything -plus the kitchen- you would be dammed.

The Sun child eats desperately, cream around his mouth and some over his chest and abs too. You, completely melted into the cake can only feel his crushing presence over your body. At first you were kinda mad, but then, you began laughing till tears because that’s Luffy. That’s just him. He makes you laugh every time, nothing makes you happier as he does.

You have tried to stand up, unable to do so as he got you pinned against the cake and what you think is the floor of the kitchen. You simply stop fighting and let him eat everything he wants, and as bizarre as it may look, you enjoy your little beast to be hugging you while he eats.

But he bites, piece after piece, until getting dangerously close to your neck.

“Lu- you are gonna bite me” you chime, now a little scared for your life. “Mhhmpfh, maybe I want to bite you” he says, with his mouth full of sweet, sweet icing. You widen your eyes, Luffy can be as childish as a total tease when he wants, and oh lord he is doing it now.

You give him a look with sexy eyes and a half smirk, sure he was joking. After all, you were in the middle of the kitchen hours apart from the whole crew waking up.

Luffy stops eating and takes a look at you, with sloppy eyelids. The captain apparently wants to have fun, and who are you to say no to him. Plus, do you think something so trivial as “public decency” can stop Luffy whenever he wants something? Surely, not.

“Really?” you ask again, this time ready for what’s about to come next. “Really, yes…” he says and pouts. “I deserve special treatment today, it’s my birthday” he mumbles, smirking sexily. Luffy countenance has two states, and only two: happy dork or sexy, serious man. And oh lord he is being serious now.

He comes closer, using the tip of his tongue to clean the custard out of the corner of your lips. It makes you shiver because he knows when to go slow, slow, and painfully teasing. “It tastes even better from you, (Name)” he whispers, with that low voice you rarely hear but that makes your heart skip several beats.

“It does?” you tease him back, wiping some cream off his cheek. “Uhum” he moans, licking some off your lips.

“Then eat me, Birthday Boy”

No need to tell him twice, not even once. Your captain pounces onto you, kissing you slowly and increasingly violently as the delicious taste of Sanji’s cooking mixes with your lips. Your nails bury in his back, and he lifts one of your legs up enough to let him get so close to you.

Your whines mix with his grunts as he begins licking the custard off your body. First your neck, then your collar bones. Down, down, moving away the little triangle of cloth that cover your breasts. His hands smear chocolate and filling over your nipples, making them hard and tasty. Gluttony and lust, sins this sun God commits as he sucks and bites the cold dessert off them. You try to hold your sugary moans, failing terribly, praying for nobody to listen and wake up.

And he goes down, and down. Your belly covered in cream that slowly melts with the heat of your skin. Drops of white sugary elixir flows side to side and there is not a part where Luffy does not lick clean. He sometimes bites, leaving slightly painful spots all over.

“Go easy, honey” you moan, every time he nibbles your flesh because you are sure he is going crazier for your taste every second it passes. But he doesn’t hear, and he keeps going down… cause baby, there is something that Luffy loves more than the flavour of meat… and it is your flavour.

Your bikini panties end up on your knees and your legs lifted up over his shoulders. “Now, my favourite desserts of all… Itadakimasu” he whispers, making you laugh even though soon you gasp as he begins to do his magical trick on you, his specialty… oral is by far, Luffy’s best attack.

“Damn…” you moan, closing your legs, crushing his face as he goes desperately up, down, around, and inside with his skilful tongue. Your honey fills his mouth as a delightful sickly nectar. You pull his black hair as he sends you to heaven and hell in just one tongue motion. And climax, and bursting, and orgasming hits you so soon.

“Lu-“ you whine, announcing you are coming. “Not yet” he says, muffled by your sex all around his mouth, and you wonder why he said that if you are just about to- He suddenly stops, ripping a desperate “why?” from your lips.

Luffy laughs, and soon stands up. His pants go down so easily, and after cleaning his chin from two type of creams he makes you spread your legs to receive him.

“Because I want to fuck you now, am I the birthday boy or not?”. “Y-yes, Luffy… fuck” you bite your lip as he violently, recklessly, savagely penetrates you.

Your sticky bodies melt into one, nothing matters. Not even being in the middle of the kitchen, not even fucking over pieces of cake, nothing. He goes in and out of you, ripping you apart, deep, deep. His mouth lands on yours as he makes love to you, holding you close, so close. Hips so mercilessly hammering into you, with that energy only Luffy has.

Accelerated breathing, hyperventilating pointlessly as no oxygen is enough for your body, him biting your shoulder, you moaning in his ear. Both come, him filling you up, and everything is white, and everything is sweet. Sweet love, sweet sex, sweet boy…

“Happy birthday, Lu…”. “Thank you, (Name)”

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tricoloredillusion · 2 years ago

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Here's a small dump of headcanons I wrote down for my Neo lately!

My Neo's fave flower is Bleeding Hearts! Plus, they're quite toxic, she may or may not poison the tea sometimes with that-

Despite her wild personality, she loves to have her room all tidy and in order. It's harmonious for her. This counts even for places she's just passing by, like hotel rooms and such.

Her favorite alcoholic drinks are those that are sweet as hell. Caramel Vodka, lollipop liquors, strawberry gin with some soda and the like. She may add even sweeter treats to them, like gummies, marshmallows, chocolate and so on.

She loved to drive the gamer community insane by recording videos of Semblance-modified gameplays. Impossible secrets, cheats, and the like.

Despite having her hands covered by gloves the 99% of the time, when she doesn't, one can perceive she paints her nails pink and brown, alternating on each finger. Same with her toes.

She loves to smell sweet to go with her appearance, so her main perfumes include strawberry and whipped cream, vanilla and cotton candy. Ironically enough, despite smoking, she hates the smell and ends up trying to cover it with more perfume before taking a bath later.

Her hair is incredibly soft to the touch, even her pink layered side- being close to cotton candy in texture.

Her eyes change color to indicate moods at times: two white eyes when she's scared or stressed, and right brown + left white when she's specially sadistic and enjoying the moment.

One of her favourite ways to drink tea is with milk, even if she won't reject the most classical brews.

Even if she has a morning routine to exercise, she's not exactly a morning person. Crime works better at night, so her 'morning' is usually around 11am. Despite her own habits, she adapts quickly to any schedule if needed. And needs no alarms to wake up at x time.

This Neo is a Pisces. Born March 1st. A sign said to be very creative, intuitive and dreamy. Furthermore, the twin fishes represent what she is, in a way. With the duality of what she once was.

By herself, she was the one to bury Roman's remains in a park they both used to love. The makeshift grave at Vale's cemetery is actually symbolic, even if it's the one she visits the most.

It's on rare occasions, but Neo still likes to play violin in her intimacy from time to time.

Post-possession her nails grow faster and shaped liked claws- hating them, she obsessively tries to cut them all the time, specially when she prefers having her whole hands covered by gloves.

Neo hates the feeling of sleeping alone, so if she's not sleeping and clinging to a partner, she clings to a stuffed toy instead, or a pillow.

Despite having been used to get one-night stands from clubs and the like, Neo HATES clubs and crowded places. Too loud for her.

#ooc #Headcanon

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kaleidoscopeminds · 5 years ago

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I’m going blind from this sweet craving

This came about because I wanted to write some Cake and my brain just went bakery!!! au!!!! Anyway this is very self-indulgent and driven by my own baking obsession. Please enjoy 6k of me talking about cake (literally) and a cheeky bit of side mashton because I couldn’t resist. For the club because everything I do is for the club <3

Warnings: horribly tooth rotting fluff, too many baking metaphors

Title from Cake by the Ocean by DNCE because I think I’m funny

Luke places the last piece of broken Oreo carefully atop the whirl of buttercream and wipes his hands on his apron, reviewing the set of cupcakes in front of him. He knows he’s hypercritical of his own work; he gets called a perfectionist by Michael at any opportunity (and not in a complimentary way), but he still maintains that it’s the only way to be to make anything good.

He deems this double dozen of the Oreo chocolate as close to perfect as he’s going to manage this morning and slides them next to the strawberries and cream set with mini meringue topping he just finished. He goes to the walk-in refrigerator and pulls out the layer cake that he made before he left yesterday, and then crosses over to dry storage to wheel out the trolley containing the carefully wrapped crates of bread that Ashton, their bread supplier, had dropped off about an hour ago.

He pulls the trays of croissants, pain au chocolat and pain aux raisins out of the oven deftly, and slides them onto a cooling rack to leave for a couple of minutes, before he can transfer them to the cabinet in the front of the bakery, and checks the clock. It’s 6:40, so he’s just on time to get everything stacked up in the front if he has a bit of help.

He hears the door at the front of the cafe slam, handle jangling ominously as it closes again and Luke smiles to himself, grabbing the trays of cupcakes and heading out into the front, opening the swing door with his hip.

“Hi Mikey,” Luke calls over as Michael struggles out of his jacket, pushing his glasses up onto his nose and grumbling incoherently.

“I’m not late,” Michael starts, attempting to pull his apron out of his backpack and hang up his jacket on the hook at the same time.

Luke doesn’t say anything, just turns his head to look deliberately at the large clock hanging over the coffee machine behind the counter and raises his eyebrows, smiling slightly.

“Well, barely,” Michael responds defensively. “You’re not the boss of me, Luke Hemmings.”

Luke laughs, “Unfortunately for you, I am. Supervising baker remember?” He opens up the display cabinet and slides the cakes carefully into place.

“Promotions gone to your overly large blonde head already, I see,” Michael says, struggling with his apron ties where they’ve got tangled around his belt.

Luke laughs again and goes over to Michael, untangling him and turning him round to tie his apron for him. “Go and drink your coffee Mikey, I made one for you about 10 minutes ago, should still be hot. I’ll get the rest of the stuff out to the front.”

“I think I’m in love with you,” Michael says genuinely, quickly walking behind the counter and finding the insulated travel mug Luke had filled with a latte earlier that morning. He pulls off the lid and Luke watches him practically inhale it, smiling fondly as he makes his way back into the kitchen.

“Remind me again why I always seem to be making coffee for you when you’re the trained barista?” Luke calls out as he carefully lifts the 4 layered cake onto a stand and carries it back out to the front.

“Ooh that looks fucking good what’s in that?” Michael asks, eyes lighting up at the sight of the cake in Luke’s careful grip. “And it's because you won’t admit it but you’re in love with me too,” He adds, putting his coffee down so he can take the cake off Luke to put on top of the cabinet.

“Chocolate hazelnut with Nutella and praline,” Luke replies with a smile. “Sorry to disappoint you Michael but we would never work, I couldn’t be with someone who hates mornings,” He says solemnly as he returns to the kitchen, lightly checking the pastries to make sure they’re cool enough before tipping them onto another tray.

“You’re going to be on your own for a while then!” Luke hears Michael call, and he laughs as he comes back through the swing door. “No one likes mornings,” Michael continues crabbily, downing the rest of his coffee in one gulp.

“You know who does like mornings?” Luke asks as he passes over the tray to Michael. “Our lovely bread baker.”

Michael blushes and ducks his head at the mention of Ashton. “Why don’t you ask him out then,” He grumbles, lining the pastries up neatly with the tongs in his hand.

“Not my type.” Luke wiggles his eyebrows at Michael. “Plus I think he might be more interested in barista types than cake-making types.”

“Shut up Luke,” Michael groans back. “I’ve told you before, he barely knows who I am. I only see the man for about 5 minutes every day when he comes to pick up the crates.”

“And yet every morning. I have to tell him that ‘No Michael’s not here yet, sorry,’” Luke smirks. “Honestly Mikey, you’re missing out not being here at half past five, lots of Ashton content.”

“Yes but that would involve, you know, being here at half past five,” Michael replies sarcastically. “Did Em make any tarts for today?” He asks.

“Yeah they look great, she’s done a new orange curd one with chocolate pastry which I’m excited to try.” Luke accepts the change of subject and goes back towards the kitchen. “Do you want to come and grab your boyfriend’s bread? Think that’ll be the last of it then.”

Michael glares at Luke and pretends to trip him up as he walks past, then follows him into the back.

“You’re such a dickhead sometimes you know that,” Michael says grumpily, pulling out the loaves of bread and stacking them on the counter.

Luke laughs, it’s too easy to get a rise out of Michael, particularly first thing in the morning and especially when it comes to Ashton. He opens the fridge again and as always sends a silent thank you to the angel that is Em, their evening baker, and the only reason they’re able to produce enough goods for the cafe. It honestly changed his life when his boss decided to employ an extra baker, now he can actually leave when the cafe closes; she picks up anything that Luke doesn’t manage to finish, as well as shaping the pastries to chill overnight and producing a few dozen tarts for the next day. He checks the new orange curd tarts and their customer favourite, the strawberry ones (perfect as always), and slides them off the shelves.

“You were literally declaring your love for me not 10 minutes ago I believe,” Luke says, checking the fridge to make sure he’s not missed anything.

He turns around frowning at the lack of a bitchy response, but Michael’s distracted by something in one of the crates.

“You okay there?” Luke questions.

“Yes,” Michael mumbles, blushing furiously, attempting to pull the crate out of Luke’s view. Luke quickly walks over, interest piqued, and grabs the crate out of Michael’s hands, ignoring his noise of protest.

In the bottom of the crate there’s one of Michael’s favourite chocolate chip hot cross buns, but instead of a cross on top there’s a carefully shaped ‘M’. Luke laughs delightedly.

“He barely knows who you are, hm?” Luke teases.

“Its..” Michael coughs embarrassed. “It’s probably just a friendly thing.”

Luke rolls his eyes. “Come off it Mikey, that’s the most obvious display of affection in enriched dough form that I’ve ever seen. Where’s my L eh? Nowhere to be seen.”

“Shut up,” Michael says, but he reaches into the crate and pulls out the bun, wrapping it in some baking paper with utmost care, before walking out into the front of the cafe.

“You’re meant to be stocking the actual breads!” Luke calls after him, grabbing the tarts and following Michael out.

Michael just raises his middle finger at him as he gently slides the wrapped bun into his backpack, still blushing.

Luke laughs and goes to fetch them himself, stacking them in the baskets at the side of the counter, ready to be sold or to be sliced for their toasties.

“Right I’m gonna start on tomorrow’s cake, let me know when you need a hand.” Luke says, turning to Michael who’s absentmindedly filling up the coffee grinder with beans and not looking like he’s heard Luke in the slightest.

“Earth to Michael, come in Michael.” Luke nudges Michael’s arm with his elbow and Michael looks up with a start.

“Oh yeah, sorry. That’s fine,” Michael replies quickly.

“Are you going to be okay out here on your own?” Luke jokes. “You look like you could burn yourself on steam or tip grounds everywhere at any minute.”

“Yes Luke,” Michael replies testily. “Now go and make some cake and let me do my job, I’ll call you when it gets busy.”

This is the way it works with the two of them in the morning, Luke getting a head start on his batters while Michael deals with the dribs and drabs of the early customers. When it gets to 8am and the little cafe starts getting really busy, Luke will step out to the front to help, and they will work seamlessly together; Michael tamping coffee and steaming milk expertly, whilst Luke takes orders and fills bags with breakfast pastries and muffins. After the rush dies down, Luke will retreat back into the kitchen and start the doughs for the next days’ croissants, until lunch time and he’ll be back out to give Michael a hand with slicing bread and toasting sandwiches.

He enjoys the buzz of service with Michael, moving round each other with a well practised air and smiling at customers, his favourite bit is getting glimpses of the joy they get from something that he’s created. He’s most comfortable in the kitchen though; in the sweetly calming clouds of icing sugar and the reassuring warmth of the ovens, most at ease on his own with slightly sticky hands, flour perpetually dusting all of his clothes and with a speaker quietly playing his favourite songs into the vanilla scented air.

“Luke!” He hears Michael’s voice float through the door, just as he’s closing the oven door on 3 sandwich pans of fresh raspberry filled sponge.

“Coming!” He responds, setting his timer for 30 minutes, and pinning it to the top of his apron, before washing his hands and heading out of the door to join Michael. He sees there’s a queue building up and quickly steps behind the counter and smiles at the next customer as Michael pours milk into 3 flat whites in quick succession, a perfect leaf in milk foam appearing in each of them with an artful flick of his wrist.

“Hi, what can I get you?” He smiles at the man who’s just approached the counter.

“A small black Americano to take away, and make it quickly, I’ve already been here 15 minutes and some of us have actual jobs to work you know,” an older man in a suit barks at him, not looking up from his phone.

“So sorry for the delay Sir, we’re very busy as you can see. Can I take a name for that?” Luke grits his teeth but maintains the smile on his face with some effort.

“It’s Richard,” the man says pompously. “And maybe you should employ more staff if you’re this busy.”

“We’ll take your feedback on board,” Luke replies, his smile coming forced. He writes the man's order, and “Dick” in tiny writing underneath on a cup before turning round and putting it on top of the coffee machine, rolling his eyes at Michael as he does so. Michael smirks in return, pressing his lips together to quell a laugh and slotting the portafilter into place under the grinder.

“That’ll be £2.00 please.”

“Actually I think I’d like to speak to the manager about the poor service before I pay,” The man says brusquely.

“She’s not here at the moment unfortunately,” Luke responds, not bothering to maintain the smile.

“Well then I’d like to speak to the most senior person here,” The man continues.

“You’re looking at him,” Luke replies coolly, crossing his arms. He’s never been good at dealing with difficult customers, which is why he prefers being in his quiet domain in the kitchen, but he’s dealt with men like this before, all talk but no action when pushed.

“I think you’re being incredibly rude, you’ve made me wait a ridiculous amount of time for a coffee which is priced extortionately, and now you’re going to be disrespectful to my face,” The man snaps.

“Maybe if people like you just paid and left then nobody would have to wait as long.” A calm voice comes from behind the man.

Luke looks around the rapidly reddening man in front of him to see the source of the voice and sees a man around his age in a suit, with a pair of headphones slung around his neck. Luke tries not to stare but the man is gorgeous, all deep brown eyes the colour of rich dark chocolate ganache, and swooping dark hair, his eyebrows raised and plump lips pursed slightly.

The older man starts spluttering angrily, “And who do you think you are to say something like that to me?”

The younger man just shrugs and continues to look at him calmly, not bothering to elaborate. Luke takes the opportunity to hold out the card machine towards the older man.

“£2.00 please,” He repeats.

The man scowls and taps his card against the machine.

“You can wait at the end for your drink,” Luke says with a dry smile.

The man grunts but moves away to the side with a glare.

“Thanks,” Luke says quietly, smiling at the younger man as he approaches.

The man’s lips spread into a genuine smile and Luke thinks they look even better that way if that were possible. “No worries, I think you were handling it fine, it was just an observation.” His voice is warm and deep, reminding Luke of a buttery caramel sauce.

Luke bites his lip and tries not to blush. “What can I get for you?”

“Flat white, please,” The man says, still smiling at Luke.

“Name?” Luke attempts to hide his face behind the cup he’s just picked up.

“Calum,” He says. “But I think I’ll take that to have in if you don’t mind?”

“Of course!” Luke says quickly, fumbling his pen slightly as he switches the paper cup for a ceramic one, peeling a sticky note so he can write Calum’s order. “Anything to eat?”

“I’m new here, what do you recommend?” Calum says, cocking his head slightly before looking over the display case. “It all looks amazing.”

Luke definitely blushes this time and clears his throat. “Well the pains au chocolat are quite good I think,” he says nervously.

“Let’s go with that then.” Calum smiles again and Luke thinks his legs might have melted into his shoes but he can’t seem to move them to check if that’s true or not.

“Or if you wanted something sweeter you could go with one of the lemon muffins, or the strawberry cupc-”

“Luke,” Michael interrupts from behind him. “Please stop flirting with this nice man and get on with serving the other eight nice people we have waiting?” He begs.

If Luke thought he was blushing before it's nothing compared to the heat he feels in his face now. He turns to Michael and throws him daggers.

“The pain au chocolat sounds perfect.” Calum fishes out his wallet. “And your colleague’s right, I’m being a bit of a hypocrite after telling that twat to hurry up aren’t I?” He pushes a hand through his hair and smiles apologetically.

“No, you’re fine it’s no problem at all,” Luke manages to get out. “That’ll be £5.60.”

Luke lets Calum tap his card on the machine and then busies himself with pulling the pastry out and onto a plate which he places on a tray with a napkin, ready for Michael to put the coffee on when it's been made.

“Why don’t you go and sit down, Luke will bring it over in a few minutes if you’re not in too much of a rush?” Michael suggests, pressing the buttons on the coffee machine and sliding a cup underneath to catch the espresso starting to stream out.

Calum looks bemusedly at Michael for a second before shrugging. “That’d be great, yeah. My office is just round the corner so I’ve got a few minutes. Thanks… Luke.” He says Luke’s name like he’s deciding how he likes the taste of it in his mouth, before quirking his lips once more, and heading to a table in the corner of the cafe.

“What are you doing?” Luke hisses at Michael as he takes the next customer’s order, writing quickly on another cup and fishing change out of the till when the woman hands over a five pound note. “You were just making a point about how busy we were!”

“I’m not telling you to go and sit down with him,” Michael whispers back, only just audible over the sound of the coffee grinder. “But he’s obviously into you, just take his coffee and flirt a bit and then come back and help me!”

Luke takes the most recent batch of completed coffees and distributes them to the waiting customers, smiling slightly when the rude man snatches it off him and storms out on his phone without even checking the name on the cup. He takes another order and passes it to Michael, just as Michael finishes off a flat white with a perfect heart.

“There,” He says in a pleased voice, setting it down next to the pain au chocolat on Calum’s tray. “Now off you go.”

Luke smiles at the woman he’s just served then glares at the tray and at Michael. “What have you put a heart on it for!” He yelps.

“It’s called flirting!” Michael starts steaming another jug of milk.

“He’s going to think you like him not me!” Luke protests.

“Just go!” Michael hisses, finishing up another coffee and handing it to a waiting customer. “Hi, how are you?” He intercepts the next person waiting at the counter before Luke can do anything about it.

Luke huffs noisily and picks up the tray reluctantly. He wouldn’t go over at all, but Calum did help him with the arsehole customer so the least he can do is actually provide the service he came in for and give the man his coffee. He heads over to where Calum is sat, with his headphones on and jiggling his knee as he types something into his phone. He looks up at the sounds of Luke putting his plate down on the table and smiles gratefully. Luke then sets down the coffee next to the plate and tries to tamp down his instinct to run away immediately. Calum looks at the coffee and then up at Luke, eyes twinkling and a blush in his cheeks.

“Hope you have a great day!” Luke squeaks out and speed walks back to the counter.

“So?” Michael asks as he fishes out a croissant and places it in a bag, tapping the end of the tongs on the glass.

“Uh, I told him to have a good day then ran away before he could respond,“ Luke mutters, snatching the bag off Michael and handing it off to the customer in front of him.

“Luke -” Michael starts.

“I don’t want to talk about it,” Luke snaps. “Make coffee.”

“Okay boss,” Michael says, barely repressing a giggle.

Luke spends the next 15 minutes regretting every life choice he’s ever made and resolutely not looking towards the corner Calum is sat in, focusing entirely on the rush of customers. At about 8:45 he sees out the corner of his eye that Calum has stood up, brushing a few crumbs off his knee and patting his pockets. Luke turns around and busies himself with writing the next order on a cup for Michael so that Calum can leave without making eye contact with him. When he deems that it’s been long enough, he turns back to the counter, but standing just off to the side is Calum, scuffing a hand up through the back of his hair and smiling shyly at Luke again.

“Just wanted to say, an inspired choice on the pain au chocolat.” He says. “Send my compliments to the chef,”

“Oh erm, thanks, I will.” Luke stutters out.

“Bye, Luke,” Calum says. “Maybe see you tomorrow, and... Hope you have a great day too.” His face breaks out into a wider smile that reminds Luke of the feeling of getting just the right consistency for macaron batter, or a perfectly smooth finish on a cake or the way good puff pastry flakes into the perfect fragments when you cut through a mille-feuille. Or something.

With that Calum slips his headphones back onto his head and leaves the cafe.

“You are a useless sack of shit you know that,” Michael scoffs at him.

“Fuck off,” Luke mutters under his breath. “Two words. Ashton. Irwin.” Michael glares back at him.

They get through the last half hour of the rush as normal, Luke pausing only briefly to pull the sponges out of the oven, and he’s twitching more than ever to get back into the safety of his kitchen with some dough in his hands and the comforting whirr of his mixers.

“Okay I’m all good here, you can go,” Michael smiles at him shaking his head.

Luke basically runs through the doors into the back and inhales deeply. God, he needs to get a grip.

It continues like this over the next few weeks. Calum will come in most mornings, and sometimes he’s in a rush, smiling apologetically as he orders to take away. Most mornings though, he will appear earlier, choose something to eat on Luke’s recommendation and sits at the table in the corner for 20 minutes before complimenting what he’s eaten on his way out. Luke never speaks to him short of suggesting a new pastry or muffin (and maybe he’s also developing new options everyday just to be able to give Calum something else to praise), but he does spend quite a lot of time looking at Calum sitting in his corner, long fingers wrapping around his mug of coffee and mouth chewing thoughtfully on whatever Luke’s provided him with whilst he jiggles his knee to his music.

Luke swears that sometimes when he chances one of these looks over to him whilst he’s serving a customer, Calum is looking back at him, but his brown eyes always blink away as soon as Luke’s catch them.

Predictably, Michael is absolutely insufferable about it.

“Loverboy’s looking at you again,” He smirks, checking the most recent order Luke has written for him.

“Shut up, Mikey,” Luke says petulantly. “He is not.”

“He’s always looking at you, Luke,” Michael laughs. “You’re actually driving me mad, please just ask him out or something, you two have the most obvious thing for each other ever. ”

“We do not, he doesn’t like me like that,” Luke protests. “He could be looking at you for all we know, you were the one who put a heart on his flat white,” he adds, sourly.

“You should see his face drop when he comes in here and you’re already in the back,” Michael responds knowingly. “He looks like someone’s pissed in his coffee every time you’re not here to stammer at him about what cakes you’ve made.”

Luke’s face flames red and he turns his back on Michael deliberately to serve the next customer, as he hears Michael’s suppressed giggles behind him. Look, he knows Michael might have a point and that he could just talk to Calum, but Luke doesn’t really know how, unless he’s talking about pastry or ganache or sponges words just don’t come that easily to him. Especially when faced with someone who looks like Calum does. He sighs and closes his eyes briefly. When he opens them, as if summoned by Luke’s thoughts, there Calum is at the edge of the counter.

“Blueberry muffin was particularly good today,” He says quietly with his usual smile. “Have a good day, Luke.” He gives a small wave and exits the cafe. Luke opens his mouth to say something before he can leave, but nothing comes out so he just closes it again. He kicks the edge of the counter grumpily.

“I’m literally the worst ever,” He groans, spinning round and going through to the kitchen, swinging the door behind him, Michael’s laughs following him through.

Luke is having what he thinks might be the most disastrous day ever. It’s after 5pm, the cafe has just closed and he would normally think about going home soon but Em’s got the day off and he’s not been able to make half of the stuff he needs to for tomorrow. Every ganache he’s attempted has split, he’s burnt one batch of cupcakes and under-cooked another so they’ve sunk in the centre, he’s crystallised his caramel so its unusable, and the chocolate he tempered for the triple chocolate layer cake he has planned has come out mottled and dull. He hates to admit it but the worst part of it was that he didn’t even see Calum this morning, he worked out the front much longer than he normally does in the hope of seeing the other man, but he never turned up. Michael had just raised his eyebrows and given him a knowing grin as he had slumped back into the kitchen at well past half-nine. He sighs at himself as he pushes a hand through his curly hair which he’s had to pull back into a tiny ponytail at the nape of his neck, and tips another set of cakes into the bin.

He hears a knock on the back door of the kitchen, and the door opening. A curly brown head appears round the door frame.

“Hi Luke, Is this a bad time?” Ashton says, surveying the disarray before him, bowls and utensils on every surface, half finished cakes and fillings littering the other available spaces.

Luke huffs out a laugh and wipes his hands on his apron. “No you’re fine come on in, just having one of those days. Sorry for the state of it in here.”

Ashton smiles at him and steps into the kitchen, going to the store where he knows they keep the empty bread crates. “No worries at all mate! Oh I brought my flatmate with me, hope you don’t mind. Calum had the day off today and I roped him into helping me do the pick-ups.”

Luke’s mouth drops open as Calum Calum sidesteps into the kitchen and smiles at Luke embarrassed. “Uh, hi?”

Luke just gapes, spatula limp in one hand.

“Just going out the front for a sec, Cal, just need to check something with Michael!” Ashton calls quickly exiting the room. Luke thinks he spots a smirk on Ashton’s face and his eyes narrow in suspicion.

“Uh, sorry for barging in on you like this,” Calum starts, standing awkwardly by the door still. “When Ash said he did deliveries for cafes in the local area I didn’t know he meant yours as well.”

“Missed you this morning,” Luke blurts out, then promptly feels himself turn red, again. Jesus Christ where did that come from? He wants to disappear like, immediately and wonders whether he could shut himself in the walk-in without Calum noticing.

A small pleased smile appears on Calum’s face and he blushes slightly. “I thought it might be a bit desperate to also turn up when I’m not even in the office. But I guess I’m here anyway.”

“Well I’m glad,” Luke says quietly, ducking his head and biting his lip.

Calum’s eyes twinkle at him. “So this is where the magic happens?” He asks, examining his surroundings.

Luke groans. “Don’t look at it like his,” he begs. “I’m usually such an organised worker I promise, I’m just, having a few issues.”

Calum smiles and comes over to stand next to Luke. Luke inhales sharply and thinks that Calum smells like the freshly baked bread in Ashton’s van but also something else, sweet and spicy, like a hot cinnamon and apple cake or a warm speculoos biscuit just out of the oven.

“Can I help with anything while I’m here?” He asks softly, reaching out hesitantly and barely grazing Luke’s elbow. Luke focuses on trying to regulate his breaths which is proving almost impossible with Calum standing so close to him, the feeling of his warm hand through his sleeve and the sight of the concerned smile on his face.

“It’ll be okay I think,” he manages to get out breathily. “Thanks though, that’s very sweet of you.”

“No, I think that’s you,” Calum says quietly, reddening a bit but looking up to meet Luke’s eyes.

He reaches out and brushes a hand gently through an escaping curl on Luke’s face.

“You’ve got a bit of flour here.” He says quietly, tilting his head to one side and twisting Luke’s hair around his finger briefly. “And here,” Calum continues, skimming his fingers across Luke’s cheekbone. “Here too,” he murmurs, stepping even closer to Luke and dragging his fingertips under Luke’s chin and down the side of his neck, leaving them to rest curling slightly into the collar of Luke’s shirt and looking at Luke in the eyes. Luke’s not sure if he can breathe, lost in the gentle stroke of Calum’s hand and the swirling chocolate of his eyes, feeling the pink blush dusting across his skin, left in the wake of Calum’s touch. His eyes flicker down to Calum’s lips, and he sees them curve into a smile, before he leans forward slightly and catches Luke’s own lips in a soft kiss.

“Hm,” Calum murmurs as he pulls away slightly. “You taste sweet too.”

Luke honestly thinks this might be the best moment of his life so far, and slides his hand over Calum’s shoulder to pull him back towards him, but just as he does he hears a scuffling sound from outside the swing door into the main cafe.

“Mikey is that you?” Luke asks suspiciously, stepping away from Calum slightly and turning towards the door. Calum steps back too, but loops an arm loosely around Luke’s waist, fingers playing with the ties of his apron.

“No,” a voice comes through the door.

“Get in here,” Luke says bossily, “You too Ashton I know you’re out there.”

The two of them appear in the doorway, Michael having the good grace to look a little ashamed but Ashton doesn’t even bother, a huge shit eating grin on his face.

“What is going on here?” Luke demands, narrowing his eyes at the pair of them. He’s trying to stay stern but it's proving very difficult when he can feel Calum’s hands skim along his side and him gently nose his shoulder blade as he huffs out a giggle behind him.

“What I think is going on is that you, Lukey, and dearest Cal Pal might have been having a moment?” Ashton smirks at the two of them.

“I don’t know how you two are involved in this but I know you are and I want you to explain yourselves,” Luke says petulantly. He then looks at Ashton and Michael closer and catches sight of their hands clasped, hidden slightly behind Ashton.

“What is going on here?!” Luke repeats again, gesturing at their hands. He sees Michael (and Ashton come to think of it) every day, how has he missed this? Probably because he’s been lost in thoughts of Calum for the last 3 weeks he reasons with himself.

Michael blushes to the roots of his hair and pulls away from Ashton slightly but Ashton just tugs him into his body, curving his hand around Michael's hip and pressing a kiss into his neck before releasing him.

“Well Michael and I started talking the other week, and we found out that by some miracle that the Calum that happened to be coming in everyday to stare at Luke for 20 minutes and leave, was the same Calum who lives in my flat and won’t stop talking about the gorgeous cake maker who works at the cafe round the corner from his office.” Ashton says, laughing, as Calum makes a wounded noise of protest and hides his face in Luke’s shoulder. “And this very Luke that Calum wouldn’t stop talking about happened to be the Luke that I deliver bread to every morning and apparently won’t stop throwing longing glances at Calum from the other side of the counter when he thinks he’s not looking.”

Luke squeaks, and feels Calum giggle behind him, both arms coming round his waist and dropping his chin onto Luke’s shoulder.

“And you two thought you would mastermind a plan then I suppose,” Calum says amusedly.

“Why aren’t you more annoyed by this,” Luke gripes, turning his head to try to glare at Calum but managing only to brush his nose against his cheek.

“Because I got what I wanted out of it, regardless of the method,” Calum says sweetly, and Luke blushes again.

“That doesn’t explain.. This!” Luke gestures at Michael and Ashton, he doesn’t know quite why his brain has fixated on this development when he has Calum basically draped along his back but what has happened in the last 10 minutes has been too much for his brain to handle.

“Well we had to come up with a plan so I asked Ashton if he wanted to go for food,” Michael finally pipes up, a small pleased smile on his face.

“You did?” Luke asks in what he acknowledges is probably quite a rude way but this was a turn of events he was not expecting.

“Well maybe watching you pine so disgustingly made me want to do something about it,” Michael retorts, but there’s no heat in it.

“I knew the hot cross bun would work,” Ashton says solemnly, and Michael jabs him in the ribs with his elbow.

“Okay, I’ve decided that’s enough of the two of you,” Calum says. “Go and scheme elsewhere now please.”

Ashton laughs and salutes them before tugging Michael out of the back door.

“I honestly can’t believe this,” Luke begins, “they think they can just meddle in our business and force us into the same room together and that we’ll just kiss and they can pat themselves on the back for a job well done?”

Calum is quiet beside him and Luke turns to look at him. “Well?”

Calum smiles at him, that one that makes Luke feel like he’s floating in sweet mallow clouds and tips his head slightly to the side. “I mean I’m sorry Luke but that’s exactly how it happened, so yes I suppose they can.”

Luke begins to make a noise of protest but Calum just grabs the front of his apron and pulls him back towards him.

“You can carry this on later, but can we stop talking about Michael and Ashton for one second? I was sort of busy before they came in,” Calum whispers over Luke’s lips.

“Yeah okay,” Luke responds, leaning into Calum and catching his lips back against his own.

Calum pulls away after a couple of minutes and brushes another rogue curl out of Luke’s face. “So about that help you turned down earlier, I’m not taking no for an answer. I’ll start cleaning some of these things up and you can get on and do what you do best.” Calum leans in and gives him one last peck before heading over to the sink and starting to run the tap.

Luke smiles, slightly dazed and runs his fingers over his lips, thinking Calum tastes pretty sweet himself, a little bit like the warm vanilla air in his kitchen and a lot like home.

#5sos fanfiction #cake fic #5sos fic #cake #meg fic #this is meg from the past as i have SCHEDULED this as i am busy #ya girl wrote some cake content and it's entirely self-serving #this is probably too long to read nicely on tumblr i should probably sort an ao3 acc #also apologies for any errors im still getting to grips with this and i didn't get anyone to read this for me first #also FUN FACT all the things luke talks about making are my own recipes and things i make 😌 thats how self serving this js

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Strawberry Ricotta Layer Cake

Hi Guys! Happy Friday! I know this is kinda last minute, but if you’re still up in the air with how to shower your mom (or yourself, if you are the mom) with love and affection come Sunday, I suggest you make this Strawberry Ricotta Layer Cake! It’ll definitely go a long way to making up for any angst you’ve given your mom over the years!

This light and springy cake is based on an Italian cassata, which is traditionally a sponge cake moistened with liqueur that is layered with ricotta (generally mixed with chocolate), covered in marzipan and topped with candied fruits. Often it’s served on Easter. This version keeps the spongecake, but instead moistens the cake with a homemade lemon syrup and the ricotta is sans chocolate—just sweetened with a little sugar. We’re also skipping the marzipan and candied fruits and simply topping the cake with gorgeous, ripe sliced strawberries. It’s super yummy, sort of like a drier, less dense strawberry shortcake and surprisingly it’s not difficult to make, despite all the layers.

Here’s how—

You start by whipping up a simple lemon/vanilla spongecake—

Meanwhile you prepare the lemon syrup, which is nothing more than lemon peel cooked down with water and sugar.

Once the cake has thoroughly cooled, you use a long serrated knife to cut it into 4 layers- Don’t worry, just use a steady hand and eyeball it—if the layers are not exactly even, it’ll still be ok! You want that rustic, homemade look that says “I love you”!

Next paint each one with some of the syrup to keep it moist and to add even more lemony goodness—

And simply stack the layers, spreading each one with some of the ricotta mixture before adding the next cake layer.

Now, you let the whole shebang chill for a couple of hours to let all the flavors meld together.

Right before you’re ready to serve, you top the cake with the berries and cut into slices!

So pretty and festive! Airy, lemony spongecake with just the right amount of sweet ricotta “frosting” and juicy berries—you might even find you love this more than your kids!!😘

Have a wonderful, safe and delicious mother’s day weekend!!xoxo

Strawberry Ricotta Layer Cake

Makes at least 10 servings

Prep Time for cake: 20 minutes; Bake Time: 25 minutes; Prep Time for Syrup: 10 minutes, plus cooling time; Prep Time for filling: 5 minutes; Assembly Time: 15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours chilling time and up to 24 hours

Ingredients

For the cake

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus a little extra for greasing the pan

6 large eggs, room temperature

¾ cup sugar

Grated zest of one small lemon

Pinch of salt

¾ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups sifted cake flour (sift first and then measure out), plus a little extra for the pan

For the syrup

½ cup sugar

½ cup water

Peel of one lemon, removed in large strips with a vegetable peeler

For the filling

3 cups ricotta cheese

¼ cup plus 2 generous tablespoons sugar

For the garnish

Fresh strawberries, sliced (I used a

The Recipe

1. To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Butter and flour an 8 or 9-inch diameter springform pan and set aside.

2. If you have a stand mixer, attach the whisk. If not, just use your handheld electric mixer—it just might take a bit longer. Beat the eggs at medium speed. Add in the sugar, lemon zest, salt and vanilla and beat for 10-15 minutes, until the mixture is very thick and almost holds peaks when you lift the beater. Use a rubber spatula to quickly fold in the flour and pour into the prepared ban, smoothing the top.

3. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out dry. Cool the cake completely in the pan on a rack. You can definitely make this a day ahead and keep covered at room temperature. In any event, you want the cake to be completely cool and firm before you start slicing it into layers.

4. To make the syrup: In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, water and lemon peel to a simmer and let cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.

5. To make the ricotta filling: Whisk the ricotta and sugar together in a small bowl until it’s a spreadable consistency.

6. Use a long serrated knife to cut the cake into 4 thin layers. Place the bottom layer of the cake, right side up on a cake platter and use a pastry brush to brush the top with a generous amount of the syrup. Spread a thin layer of the ricotta filling across the cake. Repeat with the remaining 3 layers of the cake, brushing on more syrup and ricotta as you go. Then, cover the top and sides with the remaining ricotta.

7. Cover the cake and chill it for at least 2 hours and up to 24. About an hour before you want to serve the cake, remove from the fridge and top with the sliced berries. Slice the cake and serve.

Enjoy!

Note: Recipe adapted from The New York Times via David Tanis. I swapped in vanilla extract for the almond, left out the grappa from the syrup, increased the amount of ricotta and sugar in the filling and simply used freshly sliced strawberries on top rather than macerating them in sugar and lemon juice. This would also be good with other berries or even with ripe peaches, nectarines or plums.

#Butter #Eggs #Sugar #Lemon Zest #Salt #Vanilla Extract #Cake Flour #Water #Lemon Peel #Ricotta Cheese #Strawberries

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Holiday Cookbooks: The Gift That Keeps On Cooking........

I know that I’m not alone when it comes to reading cookbooks similarly to the way one would read a novel. The cookbooks that interest me tell a story about the recipes and the author, or have a unique theme. Who else is a fan of single-subject cookbooks? Those that feature a certain ingredient in each of its recipes.

There are those who follow comedian Rita Rudner’s quote, “I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and say to myself, ‘well, that’s not going to happen.” However, they still enjoy a cookbook as a “prop”, or appreciate a beautiful coffee table book, where not one recipe is used, but the glossy cover has mouth-watering visuals.

This is the time of year when so many cookbooks are released; just in time for gift-giving season. Going through my ever-increasing collection, I picked some for you to consider as a gift for the cooks on your list. I am sure you will find one to buy for the cook-in-you too.

With kids spending more time at home these days, it is important to keep them occupied with fun activities. And, what child doesn’t enjoy spending time in the kitchen, and then enjoying the results of their efforts? Written for 8 to 13 year olds, “The Complete DIY Cookbook for Young Chefs,” by the editors of America’s Test Kitchen (2020, $19.99) teaches them to prepare common store-bought items from scratch. From peanut butter, chocolate hazelnut spread, and apple sauce to bagel chips, cheddar cheese fish crackers, and strawberry Pop Tarts, to vanilla no-churn ice cream, hot fudge, pancake mix, hot cocoa mix, they probably won’t go back to store bought! The symbols for each recipe denote if the recipe is for a beginner, intermediate or advance recipe, and if the recipe requires the use of a knife, microwave, stove, oven or no knife or heat required. I found the pages dedicated to secrets for “Success in the Kitchen,” “Decoding Kitchenspeak,” “What’s Up With Ingredients?,” “How to Measure and Weigh,” and ”Essential Prep Steps,” provide the perfect introduction to cooking. The “DIY Mixes” chapter details ways for kids to make homemade holiday gifts.

A companion book to the above title, is “Kitchen Explorers: 60+ Recipes, Experiments, and Games for Young Chefs,“ also by the editors of America’s Test Kitchen (2020, $12.99. The workbook format structures at-home learning, making it easy for parents to use the kitchen as a classroom. Experiments using food, interactive games and kid-centered recipes, allow youngsters to practice skills in a fun way. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on science experiments and activities, as I learned a few things along the way. Experiments include “What Makes Fizzy Drinks Fizzy?,” “The Gooey Science of Melting Cheese,” Amazing Emulsions.” After the experiments are completed, the “Understanding Your Results” helps the learning process. The “For Grown-Ups” chapter, created by educational experts, helps guide learning and connect lessons in the workbook to school curriculum. With “STEAM,” kids will learn how cooking involves Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.

Bakers and dessert lovers will appreciate “Holy Sweet!: 60 Indulgent Recipes for Bigger, Better Desserts,” by Peabody Johanson (2020, Page Street Publishing, $21.99). Like the author, I have a sweet tooth too, so it has been added to my collection. This book was inspired by the author’s childhood favorites. Her introduction, mouth-watering photos, fun-to-read headnotes to each recipe, and the creative creations drew me to the book. Johanson takes pies, cakes, cookies, and cupcakes and infuses them with flavors of cereal, ice cream, candy and booze. Think, Milky Way Pie, Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Bread Pudding, Cap’n Crunch Boston Cream Pie Layer Cake. And perfect for the holidays, Peppermint Bark Red Velvet Layer Cake. Now don’t you feel like a kid in a candy store?

Brunch seems to have reemerged as a new craze. During the winter months, I prefer eating brunch, especially on Sundays. “Let’s Brunch: 100 Recipes for the Best Meal of the Week,” by Belinda Smith-Sullivan (2020, Gibbs Smith, $24.99) celebrates the meal that isn’t going away. The author writes in her introduction, “brunch just might become the new dinner party.” When life gets back to normal, this book will be a welcome addition to those who like to entertain. In the meantime, they have many recipes to explore. The chapter “Breads & Toppings,” has a recipe for one my favorites, Sweet Potato Buttermilk Biscuits. Pannettone Grand Marnier French Toast, Brisket –Stuffed Herb Cornbread, with recipes for jams, syrup and flavored butters to round out the chapter. Starters include Smoked Salmon Blinis, plus Jumbo Shrimp and Lump Crab with Vodka Cocktail Sauce. Of course, Smith-Sullivan includes many egg dishes and sides. Desserts run the gamut with Lemon Curd and Gingersnap Trifle, Savory Spice Olive Oil Loaf Cake among others. And what brunch is complete without a cocktail? Pomegranate Mimosa, and Chef Belinda’s Creole Mary should fit the bill.

Cheese aficionados on your list will welcome I Heart Cheese: A Cookbook, 60 Ooey, Gooey, Delicious Meals for Serious Cheese Lovers, by Mihaela Metaxa-Albu (2020, Page Street Publishing, $19.99). The vivid photography of the dishes coupled with the elegant plating will make the reader want to get right to work, preparing the mouth-watering dishes using a variety of cheeses. I found the breakdown of the chapters by type of cheese helpful. Before each chapter’s recipes, there are details and nuances about the cheeses in the chapter with suggestions on how to draw out the best flavors of each cheese. Both sweet and savory dishes are included, such as Ricotta Coconut Almond Cake, Savory Chili and Grana Padano Cookies, Deconstructed Cheese Board Salad, Savory Pancakes with Crumbled Feta and Chives. The recipient will enjoy their journey to cheese heaven with these recipes.

One doesn’t have to be vegetarian or vegan to enjoy plant based cooking. This style of cooking is popular because of the growing interest in healthier eating and sustainability. “The Complete Plant Based Cookbook: 500 Inspired, Flexible Recipes for Eating Well Without Meat,” by the editors of America’s Test Kitchen (2020, $34.99), is the book to help its recipients prepare meals that are not only healthy where vegetables take the center of the plate, but in a tasty and creative way. I found the makeovers of comfort foods quite interesting. For example, PB & J transforms into Sautéed Grape and almond Butter Toast, featuring fresh grapes sautéed with lemon and thyme, topping crusty bread slathered with almond butter. The book gives the reader inspiration to create plant-forward meals that don’t use processed ingredients. And, those beautiful photos are inspiring, as are their renown signature headnotes; “Why this Recipe Works.”

What cookbook roundup list would be complete without one for chocoholics? I am sure you or someone on your list is one. From everyday recipes to more extravagant treats, Sabine Venier, author of “The Chocolate Addict’s Baking Book,” (2020, Page Street Publishing), shares tips and tricks on how to make it easy to incorporate chocolate into a plethora of dessert recipes. Now, who wouldn’t savor S’Mores Chocolate Cheesecake Bars, Zucchini Chocolate Olive Oil Bars, White Chocolate Carrot Cake Blondies, or Sweet Potato Chocolate Cinnamon Roll Pie, or Apple Cider Chocolate Macadamia Toffee? Venier’s flavor combinations are creative and meld well. For those that prefer standards, there are recipes for Soft Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies, Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting, Brooklyn Blackout Chocolate Cupcakes and Flourless Chocolate Cake.

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Cooking class w/ Luke Alvez from Valentines Prompts

❛Anon: For your valentines prompt list: Criminal Minds Luke and “cooking class” ❤️❤️ love your work ❜

Fandom: Criminal Minds

Pairings: Luke ALvez x Reader

Characters: Luke Alvez, Reader/You, Unnamed Oc’s, David Rossi (mentioned)

Summary: you and luke go to a cooking class for a date.

WARNINGS: fluff, kiss, cooking, food.

Word Count: 978

A/N: Hope you like this, c/t/n = cooking teachers name.

Luke pulled you inside a building you thought was abandoned, making you raise your eyebrows at him.

“Don’t worry babe, I’m not going to hurt you or lead you into any danger, trust me.” He spoke, leading you out of the empty foyer and to a door. He turned the doorknob, opening it up. You let out a gasp as you saw steel benches, with food ingredients on them and some ovens, a few people standing behind the benches. The cooking teacher stood at the front of the room. Luke stood in front of you a huge smile on his face.

“Surprise, I thought we could do some cooking classes together, though it would be.” He spoke, grabbing a hold of his hand and leading him to a steel table.

“Aw, it is romantic, come on.” You reassured him, kissing his cheek before you pulled him towards the steel bench. Your stomach growing in hunger as you looked at the food that was on the table, there was a tub of what you assumed was either chocolate or chocolate mousse, vanilla sponge cake, strawberries and tub whipped cream.

The cooking teacher looked up from cutting a red ribbon, smiling at you and Luke then at the other people.

“Okay class, good afternoon, my name is c/t/n and today we are going to make layered parfaits, this recipes is easy to make.” She announced.

“Yum.” Luke whispered into your ear, making you let out a giggle.

“First we are going to get our wine glass and put a layer of chocolate mousse, using a spoon.” She spoke, grabbing the wine glass in front of her, then opening the tub of chocolate mousse and grabbing a spoonful, taking out some and putting it in the wine glass. You, Luke and the rest of the class copied her actions.

Once she has finished doing that and the rest of the class was she moved onto the next step.

“The next step is to add a layer of whip cream.” She spoke, opening the tub of whipped cream and taking out a spoonful then putting some in the wine glass. You, Luke and the rest of the class following the action.

Once Luke was done he put some of the whipped cream on his finger then it on your nose making you giggle.

“Let me get that for you.” Luke smirked, turning your head towards him, and licking your nose, making you giggle. Then placing a soft kiss on your nose.

“You’s two behave.” She warned, giving you a stern look then a smile.

“Now we are going to cute the sponge cake up into small squares, then put them into the wine glass, after you’s have done that then dice the strawberries and put them into the wine glass as well.” She instructed, as she cut the sponge cake. Then diced the strawberries.

Luke cut a few pieces of the sponge cake before putting some in his mouth letting out a moan, then cutting the rest of the sponge cake.

You leaned closer to his ear.

“You’re meant to put that into the wine glass not your mouth.” you chuckled, as you put the pieces of sponge cake into the wine glass.

“But it’s so good.” He whined, making you chuckle as you started to dice the strawberries, while he put some of the pieces in the wine glass. Then started to dice the strawberries.

“Then we are going to add another spoon of chocolate mousse, then to top it off another spoonful of whip cream, strawberries and sponged cake.” She spoke. Adding a spoonful of chocolate mousse then a spoonful of whip cream, then strawberries then sponge cake, beaming at the end result. The rest of the class plus Luke and you followed the instructions.

Beaming proudly at the end result. Luke grabbed the rest of the sponge cake and put it in his mouth, making you laugh. Before he could say anything the cooking teacher interrupted him.

“And to make it Valentine’s Day themed, we are going to add a red ribbon.” She spoke, grabbing the red ribbon and wrapping a bow around the stem of the wine glass, she grabbed the rest of the red ribbons and walked around the class to hand them out. Then handing out spoons.

You wrapped the red ribbon into a bow neatly while Luke on the other hand did a sloppy one.

“And that’s it for class tonight, we are done, I hope you all enjoyed this class, and comeback, next time we are going to cook pasta dishes, I hope you’s all have a safe night.” She spoke, as everyone started to leave taking the layered parfaits with them plus the spoons.

“You know we could always go to Rossi for pasta lessons.” You spoke, as you and Luke exited the building, eating the layered parfaits as you’s walked closely together side by side on the side walk.

“Yeah, I know, but cooking classes are romantic, you enjoyed it right? The cooking class?” Luke responded, taking a huge spoonful of the layered parfait and putting it in his mouth, letting out a content moan. Some of it went on the side of his face.

“Of course I did.” You giggled, as you noticed some of the cream and chocolate mousse on his face.

“What?” he asked, noticing you staring at him, the both of you’s stopped walking and turned towards each other to face one another.

“You got some whipped cream and chocolate mousse on the side of your mouth.” you chuckled, licking your pointy finger and whipping it off, while Luke smirked at you, leaning into your touch.

“Is it off?” he asked, leaning a bit closer to you.

“yep.” You answered, as his lips ghosted over yours.

“I can’t wait for next week’s class.” He mumbled, before kissing you…

Feedback is appreciated!

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Cloud9 Hemp CBD eLiquid Review

Intro

If you have wound up right here, it is reasonable to think possibly you are a fan of CBD vaping or maybe you have learned of CBD and fancy issuing it a go. The sole issue is there is a great deal of vendors around and also the web is heavy with accounts of scams plus dodgy products. Thankfully, Cloud9 are a longstanding producer of CBD eJuice along with one of the more respected out there. They offer CBD eliquid in 10 different flavors with different amounts of CBD. We received a choice of every taste, in 10ml plastic bottles each with 200mg of CBD (forty %). You are able to purchase these eliquids with CBD amounts as low as 25mg per 10ml container (five %), or even as large as 1000mg per 30ml bottle (66.7 %). But how does it try and more importantly, is it operational?

You will find 10 distinct tastes of CBD eJuice in the Cloud9 span. These're Dark Side Of The Moon, Panama Red, Nice Dreams, Midnight Express, Mad Hatter, Lizard King, Equilibrium, Easy Rider, Ridgemont High as well as Yellow Brick Road. These flavors take in different fruit flavors, Tobacco and creams. Here's a brief rundown of every flavor:

Dark Side of the Moon: A savory and sweet combination of fudge brownies topped with cream and pralines, a drizzle and salted caramel of Kahlua to spotlight the chocolate notes. Easy Rider: Kentucky bourbon, Madagascar vanilla, toasted almond, coconut, hazelnut and highlights of brown sugar. Equilibrium: A blend of raspberry, lemon, koolada (mint), and also menthol. Sweet, sour and tart. Lizard King: A traditional combination of sweet cream, Bavarian cream, marshmallow & caramel infused with vanilla custard. Mellow and sweet. Mad Hatter: A blend of sweet vanilla custard, sugar cookies having a touch of brown sugar and honey. Savory and sweet. Midnight Express: Premium tobacco taste sourced from Europe. Good Dreams: A mellow blend of strawberries that are ripe, watermelon, cantaloupe, along with hints of coconut. Panama Red: A fruity fusion with an intensive nectarine kick. Sweet along with fruity. Ridgemont High: A mixture of Bavarian cream, ripe strawberry, sweet cream and cheesecake. Sweet along with fruity. Yellow-colored Brick Road: A combination of pomegranate and nectarine with an undertone of sweet cream. Fruity but smooth.

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The difference between this range of CBD juice and the CBD liquid used in the Cigalike-style brands such as Kanavape and Má is like night and day. Cloud9 CBD eliquid is full bodied, with abundant vivid flavors and slightly a hint of that apparent CBD taste. Actually the Harmony selection of standalone CBD fluid pales in comparison. Whereas Harmony offers an extremely organic and authentic CBD hit on the palate, Cloud9's liquid compares nicely to major manufacturers like Cuttwood, Pink Spot and Suicide Bunny. Your preferred juice is going to vary, but those that like the tobacco flavor will definitely appreciate Midnight Express. Fruit-lovers must begin with Panama Red (a brilliant, multi layered fruit hit) and all those that really like creams will certainly enjoy Lizard King (a super-sweet combination of creams). This's the very first CBD juice I have tried that tastes nearly as good as regular nicotine based high end branded eJuice and in a number of instances much betters them.

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Newcomers to CBD vaping ought to think about trying a lower percent of CBD, maybe even the five % (25mg per 10ml) span. This's cheaper and means you are able to vape a considerable amount in 1 day without worrying about ingesting excessive.

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The Flavors You Need to Try with Juicy Bar Vape

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What Recipe Uses Condensed Milk

Hey there! I'm so excited to share some delicious recipes that use condensed milk. Condensed milk is a rich and creamy dairy product, often used in baking. It adds a lovely sweetness to desserts like cakes and cheesecakes, as well as savory dishes like curries or casseroles. In this article, you'll find some amazing recipes that make the most of this versatile ingredient. So let's get cooking! Ice Cream Cake I love making desserts with condensed milk. It adds a richness and sweetness to recipes that can't be found elsewhere! One of my favorite ways to use this ingredient is for an ice cream cake. This delicious dessert combines the indulgence of homemade ice cream with the classic taste of pound cake. To make it, you'll need a frozen pound cake, softened vanilla ice cream, freshly chopped fruit (such as strawberries or bananas), and sweetened condensed milk. To begin, cut the frozen pound cake into thin slices. Arrange each slice in a 9x13 inch pan so they cover the entire bottom surface area. Then spread some softened vanilla ice cream over the top and sprinkle on your fresh fruit pieces. Finally, pour sweetened condensed milk over everything until evenly coated. Place back in the freezer for at least four hours before serving your delectable creation! This ice cream cake makes an excellent dessert for any summer gathering or family get-together – just add whipped topping and sprinkles if desired! You can also turn it into a fun twist on a traditional fruit trifle by layering pound cake cubes, flavored pudding mix, fruits, and finally pouring on sweetened condensed milk - yum! Or try using store-bought waffle cones instead of sliced pound cake for an easy yet tasty ice cream sundae. No matter how you serve it up, your guests will love this creamy treat made with everyone's favorite secret ingredient: condensed milk! Caramel Flan I have the perfect recipe for you - Caramel Flan! It's an easy-to-make dessert that is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. This creamy, custard-like flan uses condensed milk as its base, making it deliciously sweet and rich. Plus, it has just the right amount of caramel flavor to really take this indulgent treat up a notch. To start off, make the stove top custard first by combining egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and mixing until light and fluffy. Then add evaporated milk, white rice pudding mix, vanilla extract, and condensed milk together in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir continuously until everything comes together into a thick mixture; then pour it into individual ramekins or baking dishes lined with parchment paper. Bake the flans at 350°F for about 25 minutes or until golden brown on top. Let cool before topping with caramel syrup or dulce de leche - whichever you prefer! Serve chilled and enjoy every spoonful of this decadent treat! Coconut Macaroons I was just talking about Caramel Flan, but now let’s move on to Coconut Macaroons. These bite-sized treats are a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth without feeling too guilty afterwards! The main ingredients for these delicious macaroons are condensed milk and shredded coconut. You can also add some dulce de leche or chocolate chips if you want an extra kick of flavor. These yummy desserts are incredibly easy to make – all you have to do is mix the ingredients together, shape them into small balls, and bake until golden brown. Plus, they last for days in an airtight container so you can enjoy them whenever the craving strikes! If you're looking for something more filling than macaroons, why not try making banana bread with condensed milk? This classic dessert is sure to be a hit with both kids and adults alike. If you're still unsure what recipe to use your condensed milk on, I suggest giving one of these two recipes a go - you won't regret it! With its creamy sweetness, crunchy texture and heavenly aroma, either one will surely become a firm favorite of yours! Coconut Pecan Pie I'm sure you're aware of the classic pecan pie, but have you ever had a Coconut Pecan Pie? It's an absolute delight! This decadent dessert combines two fan favorites: coconut and pecans. To make it even better, this recipe uses condensed milk to give it that extra flavor kick. The first step is making your homemade crusts. For this particular recipe, I like to use graham crackers crumbs for that added crunchiness. Then in a separate bowl, combine the ingredients such as melted butter and brown sugar for a delicious concoction that will be spread on top of the crusts. To complete this amazing treat, layer banana topping with sweetened coconut flakes and chopped up pecans before pouring in the yummy mixture made with condensed milk previously mentioned. Bake in oven at 350°F until golden-brown and voila - you'll have yourself one delectable Coconut Pecan Pie! Enjoy every last bite of its heavenly taste that brings together multiple flavors into one delightful dish. Cheesecake Squares Moving on from the delicious Coconut Pecan Pie, let's explore a delectable alternative: Cheesecake Squares. This simple recipe uses condensed milk to create a creamy texture and distinctive flavor that will have everyone coming back for seconds! To make these delightful squares, you'll need cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, butter and of course, sweetened condensed milk. Cream together the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy before adding in the remaining ingredients one at a time. Pour into an eight-inch square baking dish lined with parchment paper and bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown. Once cooled completely cut into small squares for serving. For extra flair when presenting your cheesecake squares be sure to top them off with some fresh fruit or chocolate shavings; this adds color as well as sweetness to each bite! Serve chilled either on their own or alongside something tart like lemon curd - guests are sure to love it! Frequently Asked Questions Can I Substitute Evaporated Milk For Condensed Milk In These Recipes? Yes, you can substitute evaporated milk for condensed milk in recipes. However, when doing this it's important to consider the portion sizes and storing tips. Evaporated milk is thicker than regular milk which means that you'll need less of it than what a recipe calls for if using condensed milk. Additionally, make sure to store any unused evaporated or condensed milk properly so that its shelf-life isn't shortened. Can I Use Plant-Based Milk Instead Of Condensed Milk? Yes, you can use plant-based milk instead of condensed milk in recipes! Dairy free substitutes such as almond milk, coconut milk and oat milk are all great alternatives to sweetened condensed milk. Just be sure to adjust the amount of other ingredients like sugar or butter accordingly since these dairy free milks are thinner than their condensed counterpart. How Long Do These Recipes Take To Make? When it comes to time saving cooking tips, you want to consider how long a recipe takes. If your goal is to whip up something quick and delicious with condensed milk, there are many recipes that can be made in no time at all! Depending on the complexity of the dish, anything from fudge squares or ice cream to puddings and pies can take as little as 10 minutes or as long as an hour. So depending on what kind of dessert you're looking for, you'll easily find plenty of recipes that use condensed milk and fit into any timeline! Is It Possible To Make A Vegan Version Of These Recipes? Yes, it's possible to make vegan versions of recipes that use condensed milk. Dairy-free substitutes can be used in place of the traditional ingredient to create delicious vegan options. For instance, you can replace condensed milk with a combination of full fat coconut milk and sugar or a store bought vegan version like Coconut Condensed Milk. The proportions will depend on your recipe, so it may take some experimenting! Can I Freeze The Recipes Made With Condensed Milk For Later Use? Yes, you can freeze the recipes made with condensed milk for later use. However, it is important to take proper storage precautions before doing so. For example, make sure that the recipe has cooled completely and then transfer it into an airtight container or wrap it well in plastic wrap before freezing. Freezing the recipes helps retain their health benefits too! Conclusion Yes, you can use condensed milk in a variety of recipes. Whether it's for cakes, desserts or even savory dishes, there are countless delicious ways to incorporate condensed milk into your cooking. The great thing about using this ingredient is that it adds so much flavor and sweetness without having to add any extra sugar. Plus, with some minor substitutions such as plant-based milks or vegan ingredients, anyone can enjoy the deliciousness of recipes made with condensed milk! So if you're looking for something new and exciting to try in the kitchen - give these recipes a go - they are sure to be a hit! Read the full article

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eight Dangerous And Shocking Components Hidden In Your Foods

As a knowledgeable personal instructor together with well being coach I've assessed a lot of diets and dish plans in the past. My partner and i always ask "So what is definitely your diet like? inches And the most typical response is definitely... "Oh our diet's excellent actually. very well It's not really until all of us delve deeper into what exactly people are taking in upon a daily basis wherever we learn to realize of which their diet had not been that healthful after all. Must be food product is resting over a supermarket shelf isn't going to signify it's OK to try to eat. Think about it... Little ones can eat colors nonetheless we avoid call up crayons food. Consequently , precisely why are we putting thus a lot of lifeless and nutritional devoid foods as properly as many identified waste into our bodies all these nights? The food firms absolutely don't make it easy. A lot of the meals brands don't make much sense due to all the requirements and unpronounceable companies. 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It can in everything from breakfast cereals and rice, to fruit fruit juice and your current drinking water. Sometimes at amounts about 2 - three or more times what on earth is considered risk-free. It's also been revealed to be in many protein powder-based products. Indeed, foodsdaily.com read that accurately seeing that well... those high-priced health proteins powders that quite a few guys and women waste their funds in have been revealed for you to contain this toxic factor amongst others. Quite a few wine beverages together with beers have likewise been shown to consist of arsenic, mostly the sharper ones. To filter these beverages they use diatomaceous earth, which is a natural product however this contains iron and other factors, such as arsenic. So to stay away from this toxin, get a new good quality water filter for the house and drink vino or beverage that is usually unfiltered. The unfiltered wine beverage in addition to ale also include more nutrients. 4. Fecal Boucles This one sounds nice does not it... Fecal glands any person? No thank you! Most people don't know the fact that some of the tastes utilised in your favorite glaciers creams among other items, comes from typically the castor sacs of beavers, which often is located at their rear end of the animal. That secretion is usually called castoreum and it is utilized to mark the beaver's territory. Due to typically the close easy access of the castor sacs into the beaver's anal boucle, castoreum may be the combination of pee, secretions from typically the castor boucles as properly as secretions from the fecal boucle. Castoreum will be used to be able to flavor vanilla, raspberry plus strawberry snow cream and is a new Food plus Drug Administration (FDA) accredited food chemical in quite a few popular glaciers cream brands. It's in addition accustomed to flavor many refreshments for example protein and food substitute drinks. You will generally still find it labeled since "Natural Flavoring". Isn't very the fact that great, so for everyone a person know, several of these apparent "natural" ingredients may be perineal secretion by other animals. My personal guidance... again, make your very own ice creams so a person no longer take beaver waste. five. Borax Borax offers been prohibited as a new food additive in Europe as well as the U. S. although is allowed in the particular European Union, even though they listed it as a good substance of very high worry. It's commonly used to make cosmetics, detergents, teeth enamel glazes, fiberglass, to be a flux in metallurgy and is particularly made use of in fire retardants. From the food industry it's known by it's E quantity: E285. Borax is utilized regarding acidity control, toning broker and preservative. The idea can be obtained from some caviars, noodles in addition to depending on location can be included a good wide variety of dishes to be able to add a firm texture. Borax has been taking into account the revised classification while dangerous for replica : category 1B. half a dozen. Coal Tar Doesn't this method smart appetizing? No way! You may be thinking what on earth would likely coal tar be performing in food? Nicely the great old processed food industry reaches it once again. So many of the processed food items of which grace the store racks these days contain a new long list of foods inorganic dyes. Most of all those food chemical dyes are made from coal tar and even it is listed because a regarded carcinogen (causes cancer inside of living tissue). It's used in such factors as road manufacturing, road and pavement sealing layers, cosmetics, shampoos and prescription drugs. In foods and even beverages it's known since E102, Tartrazine or perhaps Green #5 and can end up being found in soft drinks, flavored chips, pickles, cheese distinctive flavored products as well since many other food items in addition to beverage items. It is just another reason to keep highly processed meals away through your body in addition to these of your loved kinds. 7. Rodent Hair Would certainly you like some rodent hair with that? Now i'm sure it is something the fact that you usually sprinkle more than your freshly made healthy meals... Not. Well according to the Food and Drug Management (FDA) it's fine to get some rodent hair in the food. Due to many food manufacturing being manufactured through large industrial features, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an permitting for rodent hair around many solutions, about what they will term "unavoidable defects". They make it possible for 1 rodent hair per 100g regarding chocolates, 5 rodent hair is for every 18oz peanut garnir vessel and 22 rodent hairs per 100g cinnamon. That will sure keep me personally away from processed food for a while. 9. Boiled Beetles This only keeps getting better doesn't it? Now so why do you need chunks of beetles in your food an individual may ask? Known while carmine, natural red-colored #4, crimson pond or perhaps E120, it's some sort of foodstuff color made by way of cooking meals cochineal insects in a salt carbonate or maybe ammonia option. It's used to create plastic-type flowers, inks, inorganic dyes, chemicals and cosmetics. Found in food and beverages is actually accustomed to color ice cream, candy, natural yoghurts and particular fruit juices. Ways to revealed to cause anaphylactic shock and severe sensitized reactions in some people. Different dyes used instead associated with organic #4 are artificial options such as: green #40 plus red #2. These are derived from oil production. My guidance, continue to keep this garbage away through the body as much while you can. We often wonder why that even while we are more computer advanced than any some other time in historical past, humans will also be more ill and unhealthy than virtually any other time in record. To me it's because simple as day. This will be items that I've truly mentioned and the thousands of other food ingredients, flavors, colors and preservatives that our leaders enable manufacturers to add to the particular foods people feed on that is helping to bring about health issues world wide. Thus it really is for you to decide. As Hippocrates said centuries ago: "Let foods be thy medicine and treatments be thy food" Thus be smart and select your food sensibly.

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