Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 120: Golden Sand Custard Filling, Really Delicious

Yu Cheng regretted, "Mom, I ate it, but I ate it too fast. When I wanted to taste it properly, it was gone."

Several people couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Even Jiang, who was watching the fire and ready to add more firewood at any time, couldn't help laughing.

Li looked at the finished cakes on the dough board with some embarrassment, and then looked at the small piece of cake left in her hand.

She reached out her hand to pass her small piece to Yucheng, but it was so delicious that she turned her hand on her own initiative and put it into her own mouth.

When Yucheng saw his mother handing it to him, he opened his mouth to take it in surprise, but he watched helplessly as the hand reached his mouth and then retracted.

Yu Cheng looked at Li in shock: "Mom, you?"

After Li finished eating, she smiled and said, "Yucheng, I'm sorry, this cake is really delicious, and mother wants to try it too."

Yu Cheng smacked his lips, and lost all hope. He scanned the small round cakes on the dough board.

Shen Yu smiled and shook her head, comforting Yu Cheng, "This is just a trial. We didn't buy many salted duck eggs, only enough to make these. Next time, I'll make more so you can taste it again."

Yu Cheng felt better after hearing this, but he still looked unsatisfied.

Jiang couldn't bear it any longer and said distressedly, "Yucheng, Aunt Jiang hasn't eaten her piece yet, you can have it."

Before Yu Cheng could answer, Li objected, "How can that be possible, Sister Jiang? We agreed to give each of us one piece. It's not like he didn't eat anything. You can't spoil him like this."

Yu Cheng also shook his head, but still said politely: "Thank you, Aunt Jiang. My sister said that she would make more next time. I will eat it next time."

When Jiang saw this, she had no choice but to give up.

As Shen Yu kept turning them over, the small round cakes baked on the iron pan had turned into a beautiful golden color and could be taken out of the oven.

Shen Yu put all the baked small reunion cakes on a flat round plate and placed it on the dough board.

She smiled and said, "Auntie Jiang, the small reunion cakes are all done. Now they are waiting to be packed. Go wash your hands quickly. You are the only one who has not tasted the small reunion cakes with golden custard filling."

Jiang smiled and said, "Miss, you are only talking about me. You haven't eaten either, right? Let's see if there is anything else I can do for you. It won't be too late to taste it after we finish it all."

Shen Yu waved his hand and pointed at the small round cake on the dough table. "This baked cake is still hard now. It needs to be sealed after it cools down. It can only be considered truly done when the crust becomes soft after the oil is added tomorrow. Everyone has been busy making cakes all afternoon. Hurry up and sit down and take a break."

Seeing that there was indeed nothing else for her to do, Jiang took off her apron and went to wash her hands.

Shen Yu put the icy little reunion cakes on a flat plate, took out a plate rack, and placed them on top layer by layer. He then placed the plate rack in a wooden barrel, and placed the barrel in a large vat filled with freshly drawn well water overnight. The icy little reunion cakes would be cooler and taste sweeter.

Shen Yu sighed. Fortunately, it was almost August and it was already cool at night. If only he had a refrigerator, there would be no need for so much trouble.

Although snow skin mooncakes are delicious even when not refrigerated, Shen Yu, who has eaten refrigerated snow skin mooncakes, still misses the cool and sweet taste.

Shen Yu put all the mini reunion cakes in place, looked at the mini reunion cakes on the dough board waiting to cool down, and made sure that nothing was left out before she took off her apron and went to wash her hands.

The whole family sat around a small table drinking tea. On a small plate were two small round cakes with golden custard filling, and there was tea in front of everyone.

Shen Yu sat down with a smile, looked at the dish, and asked curiously, "Aunt Jiang, why don't you eat it? Come and try it to see if it tastes good."

Li said, "Sister Jiang is waiting for you. I asked her to try it first, but she refused."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Aunt Jiang, since you and Dun Dun live at home, you are like a family to us. You don't have to be so polite in the future. Sometimes I am not done with my work, and mother and my brothers and sisters eat first. Just leave some for me."

Jiang smiled and said, "You worked hard for half a day, so I deserve to taste it with you. It doesn't make sense that we all ate it while you, the baker, haven't. How can I feel good about it?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "I will be more confident if you guys taste it and find it good. After all, I have never seen this kind of filling in the county, so I don't know how it will be accepted."

As he spoke, he picked up the small plate and handed it to Jiang. Jiang then carefully picked up the light pink peony-shaped snow skin round cake, looked at the shape and pattern carefully, and then slowly started to eat it.

Shen Yu was much simpler and more rough. She had carefully looked at the appearance of the pastry when it was being made, and had already given Master Song a big thumbs up in her heart.

The molds made by Master Song have delicate textures, layered patterns, and are exquisite and three-dimensional.

When you look at the mold, the pattern is reversed and you don't think much of it, but when you press it out and see the shape of the cake, you suddenly feel like the flower is a fresh flower.

Just break the peony flower into two petals and check whether the thickness of the crust is appropriate.

Well, it’s perfect, the crust is thin and the filling won’t leak out, perfect.

One bite and it was so satisfying. Shen Yu savoured the long-missed flavour happily, thinking about how to make it taste better while eating.

This pink is too monotonous. It can be adjusted to have more layers, making the outside lighter and the inside darker, which will make the flowers look more realistic.

More colors need to be mixed out.

Especially this red, the darker the red, the more elegant and magnificent it looks.

Now this light pink color is too tender, and it is not suitable to be given to elders.

But when given to a young woman, this light pink color looks very delicate and soft.

While she was thinking unconsciously, she had almost finished the whole reunion cake. Shen Yu then realized that Yu Cheng was staring at her expectantly.

Shen Yu couldn't help but smile, and teased Yu Cheng, "Oh, this golden sand custard filling is so delicious, so delicious."

Jiang looked at Yucheng and said, "Yes, this filling tastes really good. I didn't expect that fresh milk and duck egg yolk mixed together would be so delicious."

Yu Cheng came up to her like a puppy, wagging his tail. "Auntie Jiang is the best. Tell me what it smells like."

Jiang suppressed her laughter and said seriously, "It tastes like fresh milk and duck egg yolks, Yucheng, don't you think so?"

Yu Cheng immediately lost his temper and sighed, "Hey, you all know what it tastes like, but I don't."

Shen Yu couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he broke off a small piece of the unbitten side of the small reunion cake in his hand, put his hand to Yu Cheng's mouth and said, "Open your mouth."

Yu Cheng opened his mouth obediently, chewed a few times and his eyes immediately lit up. He sat next to Shen Yu affectionately, and when he had swallowed the cake in his mouth, there was really nothing left to eat, so he announced: "Big sister is the best to me, and the small reunion cakes made by big sister are the most delicious. I know what the filling of this golden sand tastes like, it's really delicious."