Chapter 7: The Magic Cake Shop
After untying the bow on the package and opening the box, Lilith exclaimed, "It's so beautiful!"
The cake in front of me is only 5 inches in size, and the surface is evenly covered with several evenly cut red strawberries, whole cherries, crystal fruits (similar to grapes) and other fruits.
The fruit layer is followed by a cream layer, a cake layer, a cheese layer, and a harder chocolate layer at the bottom and around it.
It is 5 stories in total.
Small and delicate, eye-catching.
The unique aroma of creamy fruits also makes the tip of the nose flutter and saliva overflows.
"This ...... Is the cake clean and can I eat it?"
Lilith asked, imperceptibly, and swallowed softly.
"Edible, absolutely very clean, Miss Lilith, it's a spoon. ”
Zhou Ming smiled and said, the nobles are more picky, they will not eat those three-no products that they don't know where they come from, and they have strict requirements for hygiene standards, so Zhou Ming also took out two silver spoons wrapped in oily paper bags, which were as bright as new and spotless.
Taking the spoon, Lilith didn't eat it immediately, but took a spoon and handed it to Beatrice, who was swallowing next to her, and said, "Beatrice, you can help me taste this cake." ”
Beatrice is short and fat, and her biggest hobby is eating, and this tasting task is perfect for her.
"Okay, Miss Lilith!"
Beatrice quickly took the spoon and couldn't wait to dig hard into the piece of cake that looked like a work of art.
The beauty of the cake is immediately destroyed.
Lilith frowned.
Beatrice opened her mouth and put the spoon full of cake into her mouth, and the intense phenol aroma exploded in her mouth.
The freshness of the fruit ****** the smoothness of the oil.
The sweetness of chocolate.
Explodes in the mouth in an instant.
A smile of happiness appeared on Beatrice's face.
"How's it going, Beatrice, how does it taste?" asked Lilith, who was beside her.
Beatrice didn't answer, but picked up the spoon and dug another spoonful into the cake.
With this spoonful, she tasted the sweetness and thickness of the cheese, and the happiness on her face was about to turn into a dazzling holy light.
"Beatrice, is it delicious?" Lilith asked again, anxious.
As if she hadn't heard, Beatrice headed the spoon towards the cake again.
"You foodie, you won't give it to you!"
Lilith reacted, snatched the cake from Zhou Ming's hand, gently scooped half a spoonful with a spoon, and tasted it herself.
"This ...... What does it smell like?"
The expression on Lilith's face was even more exaggerated than Beatrice's just now.
A voice in my heart said: It's delicious, it's delicious!
"Sister Lilith, give me another bite!"
Beatrice's face was full of anxiety, where's my cake?
"No, this is what Leylin gave me. ”
"Give me another bite~!"
Beatrice circled around Lilith.
"If you don't give it, there won't be a few bites. ”
The 5-inch cake is really not that big, and a girl can eat it all.
"Give me one bite, one last bite!"
Beatrice was about to jump up.
Lilith still didn't give it to her, but gave up her ladylike demeanor and sped up eating.
Finally, when the cake box became empty, Beatrice, who had only eaten two bites in total, sat on the ground and cried, Sister Lilith was so bad that she didn't give her the cake!
Zhou Ming, who was standing on the side, watched this scene with some amusement, and after Lilith finished eating the cake, he walked up to the satisfied Lilith and asked:
"How about Miss Lilith, if you open a cake shop in the royal capital, do you think anyone will spend it?"
"Yes, of course, there must be a lot of people willing to buy it. Lilith said with a little cream on her lips.
"Then this cake shop, are you willing to cooperate with me?" Zhou Ming asked.
"I do!
Beatrice on the side jumped up, walked up to Zhou Ming and said, "Lei Lin, as long as I can eat cake every day in the future, I will cooperate with you, how many gold coins do you want, speak!"
Beatrice's family is a merchant family that deals in all kinds of food, and has at least 100 shops related to food and catering in the royal capital, which is very wealthy.
"Uh......"
Looking at the puffing Beatrice, Zhou Ming guessed that the damage Lilith had just done to her was not small.
"Miss Lilith, Beatrice said she wanted to join too, is this okay?"
Zhou Ming asked Lilith that in front of the Rudolph family behind Lilith, Beatrice's family is not a fart, and whether or not to agree to Beatrice joining, Zhou Ming said that it doesn't count.
"Yes, let's work together. ”
Perhaps out of guilt, Lilith nodded in agreement.
After a few days of discussion and planning, the trio decided on a revenue share ratio.
Beatrice went out of the store and found a store close to the school for Zhou Ming, as the storefront of the cake shop, after the cake shop opened, all the proceeds, Beatrice got 30% of the dividends, plus a cake every day.
Lilith contributed funds and took out 5,000 gold coins as the starting capital for the operation of the cake shop, solved some resistance and troubles, and after the opening, Lilith got 40% of all the profits.
Zhou Ming is responsible for the operation of the store and the training of cake chefs, and after the opening, Zhou Ming gets 30% of all the profits.
In fact, in terms of dividends, Lilith asked for 30%, and Zhou Ming took 40%...... After all, without his skills, the cake shop would not have been able to open.
But Zhou Ming still insisted that Lilith take the lion's share, even if the 10% gain cannot be ignored, but it accounts for "dominant" and "secondary", which causes different psychological effects.
If Zhou Ming is dominant and takes the lion's share, if he encounters trouble in the future, he will have to be in front and deal with various forces, which will definitely distract him.
If Lilith is dominant, her mentality will change from "participant" to "cake shop owner", and she will naturally be a lot more concerned, and if she encounters trouble, she will solve it herself without Zhou Ming's request.
The forces of all parties, even if they are red-eyed, do not dare to offend the Rudolph family.
After the share distribution is determined.
Beatrice also asked for a store from her family that was not doing well...... It's close to the school.
It just so happens that this store is not far from where Zhou Ming lives.
So he hired a few workers and renovated the storefront.
Then I went to the blacksmith shop, took out a few sets of design drawings, customized a batch of tools such as ovens, hand-cranked egg beaters, juicers, dough mixers, etc., and also used soft sheepskin water bags to make a batch of cream containers, the bottle mouth is small, the main purpose is to spray a more beautiful pattern on the cake.
And to contact two fruit shops to establish a contract, at a price higher than the market, the other party to supply the freshest fruit.
Ingredients such as eggs, cream, cheese, cocoa (the ingredient used in chocolate), and wheat flour also require a high level of quality.
The consequence of this, naturally, is that the cost of making cakes will certainly not be very low.
However, the cake that Zhou Ming wants to make is not a product sold to the poor...... Cakes are such high-end things, of course, only consumed by the aristocracy.
20 days later.
Magic Cake Shop.
Announcing the official opening!
On the opening day, almost all the female students in the class, including Lilith and Beatrice, were present.
The kitchen of the cake shop is crowded with female students dressed up in fancy clothes.
"Thunderlin, why is this cake shop of yours called 'Magic Cake Shop'?
Betty, a female classmate, asked, she thought the name was a bit weird.
"Yes, yes, the cake made by Leylin is so delicious, it's like magic has been applied to it!"
Beatrice stood up and said that she had eaten at least ten cakes made by Zhou Ming these days, and she had gained two or three pounds.
"I know the cake made by Leylin is delicious, but the name of this shop is too weird, what does it have to do with magic, why not call it 'Lilith Cake Shop'?"
Betty still doesn't like the name.
"The cakes I make do have something to do with magic, and the cakes I made before were made by magic. ”
Zhou Ming, who was standing in front of the cabinet-type kitchen counter, had to explain.
In fact, whether it was the cake for Lilith to taste or the cake for Beatrice to eat as a snack later, he used magic.
After all, he had a makeshift oven and didn't have any tools.
For example, there are no whisks, juicers, dough mixers, etc., and it is impossible to make cakes without them.
However, the magical magic solved Zhou Ming's problem at this time.
For example, if there is no whisk, he can release a small "whirlwind" magic that causes the egg to spin at high speed, and finally achieves the effect of breaking the egg into a fine foam.
However, this process requires high precision operation ability.
If you're not careful, I'm afraid that the egg wash won't be beaten, and it will spill everywhere, so you can't be distracted in the slightest.
The same is true for the process of juicing and stirring noodles using magic.
"Beat eggs with magic to squeeze the juice...... How is this possible?"
Betty shook her head, first of all she didn't dare to imagine this image, and she hadn't heard of anyone doing it, let alone being able to do it successfully.
"Let me show you how. ”
Zhou Ming didn't say much, just smiled slightly, then took out two eggs, beat them into a bowl first, and stretched out his right hand.
After a while, a cone-shaped vortex appeared on the right palm, which was constantly rotating, and the speed was getting faster and faster.
After the vortex stabilized, Zhou Ming picked up the bowl containing the eggs in his left hand and poured the egg liquid down.
The female classmates stepped back one after another, for fear that the egg wash would splash on their gorgeous long dresses.
However, their worries were unnecessary, after the egg liquid entered the vortex, it did not splash out, but followed the vortex, constantly rotating at high speed, and quickly mixing and foaming.
In less than two minutes, after the egg mixture was stirred, Zhou Ming removed his palm, controlled a small hole at the bottom of the vortex, and then reduced the strength of the vortex.
The beaten egg liquid flowed down the small hole into the container prepared by Zhou Ming.
During the whole process, not a trace of egg wash was spilled.
"This ...... That's amazing, isn't it?"
The female classmates were surprised one by one, each begged for two eggs, and imitated Zhou Ming's operation.
"Ah, my dress!"
"You've got the eggs on me!"
"Ah, stop playing, I've got eggs all over my face!"
The female classmates all failed.
Even if some female students succeed in making a vortex, it will only make the egg splash wider.
After the attempt failed, these flamboyant aristocratic female classmates were covered in egg liquid and embarrassed...... The visual experience is pretty bad.
"Thunderlin, how did you do it, how can you use magic so well?"
Afterwards, the female classmates who gathered around Zhou Ming asked.
"Just practice a few more times, and if anyone is interested in learning, I can teach you. ”
Zhou Ming said with a smile.
"Good!"
"I'm going to learn this!"
"I'm going to learn too!"
The female students were very enthusiastic.
In the midst of all that, the first two opening cakes of the Magic Cake Shop were ready.
The two cakes are 15 inches in size, have five layers and are 20 cm high.
One of them is a "magic cake" made by Zhou Ming using magic.
The other is a "regular cake" made with a hand-cranked whisk, juicer, noodle mixer, etc.
The two cakes were tasted and commented on by the female students.
"Magic cakes are even better!"
"No, it should be the magic cake that is particularly delicious, and the ordinary cake tastes average. ”
"I love magic cakes too!"
"The taste is completely different, and after eating magic cake, you don't want to eat ordinary cake. ”
The female classmates were highly unanimous in their evaluation of the magic cake, and they all thought that the magic cake was better.
It's just that the magic power in Zhou Ming's body is limited, and with his ability, he can make a magic cake at most every day.
As a result, after the official opening of the magic cake shop, the price of ordinary cakes and magic cakes is very different.
For example, if a 15-inch cake is sold for 100 to 180 gold coins.
The price of the magic cake is a staggering 800 to 2,000 gold coins, and you need to make an appointment to queue up.
Even so, in the following months, the magic cake shop and the magic cake, throughout the royal capital, set off a wave of cake frenzy.