Chapter 16: Carl's Cake Shop
At the cost of the cake making method, the sales channel of white sugar was settled, Xia Lin returned to the imperial capital and continued to be busy.
The daily output of his small sugar workshop was actually about 500 pounds, and he originally planned to hand it all over to the Greg Chamber of Commerce to ship, but since he was trying to teach his mother and sister to make cakes to make money, he left his mother and sister a quota of 100 pounds of sugar.
After a day of full production, Charlene asked Harper to deliver the first batch of sugar to the Greg Chamber of Commerce in the city.
This batch of white sugar in exchange for the hardware Lent Twenty Silver Mar lifted the spirits of everyone in the small workshop.
Whether it's John Sr., Lannie, Hurley, or Harper, they all look at those little cuties with sparkling gold and silver eyes.
Xia Lin himself took advantage of this time to re-plan and clean up the storefront, put a few small tables in it, decorated the corners with some potted shrubs dug from the suburbs, and bought some tea and spices, and put a wooden sign next to the faΓ§ade that read "Carl Cake Shop", and opened a small tea shop in style.
There was still a lot of cake flour left over from yesterday's sift, and Hurley and her mother had probably mastered the craft of baking cakes under Xia Lin's guidance, but they still didn't have much confidence.
Afraid of wasting these precious raw materials, they dragged Xia Lin off the bed early in the morning and asked him to teach them how to make cakes by hand once again.
Because it was the first day of sale, they just conservatively made two ordinary cherry and strawberry cream cakes of ten inches and two deluxe versions of fruit cakes of the same size for trial sale according to Xia Lin's instructions.
In addition to the cake, Xia Lin looked at the molasses left over from yesterday's white sugar and taught his mother and sister how to make an equally delicious dessert with milk, sugar and eggs, but at a more affordable price: pudding.
This simple and delicious dessert only needs to be stirred with a little sugar in the egg to completely melt into the egg mixture, then add milk and cream and stir well, and finally let it sit for a while and heat it on a water tub for 20 minutes.
After pouring brown molasses, the brown sugar pudding's slightly elastic texture and sweet and fragrant taste also made the mother and daughter full of praise, and naturally they would not object to this dessert being included in the menu.
These desserts are accompanied by traditional black tea and a dozen pounds of green tea simply stir-fried in an iron pot by Xia Lin, as well as lemon juice and sugar to garnish the flavor.
Xia Lin came up with a lot of ideas for this small shop, and he hung the names of the products with the prices written on them in a conspicuous position behind the counter in the storefront.
It reads:
"Cherry Cream Cake/Strawberry Cream Cake: Five silver mar pieces
Deluxe Fruit Cake: One piece of eight silver mar
Brown sugar pudding: 50 copper biss 1 serving
Black tea: 50 copper biss for a cup
Green tea: 30 copper biss cups"
For a modern person, the necessary advertising and marketing are naturally indispensable.
Silverfish Street leads directly to the North District Wharf, and there are usually quite a few pedestrians coming and going, so Xia Lin asked Hurley to cut the cake and pudding into small pieces the size of a longan, and put them on a wooden table at the door, shouting for passers-by to try them for free.
Although more than half of the people passing by here are not the target group for cakes, word of mouth has spread about the deliciousness of cakes, and there are always people who can afford to buy cakes who are curious to come and taste them when they hear the news.
Moreover, the main focus of pudding is to be close to the people, and its deliciousness is believed to be recognized by many people.
"Hurley, don't be shy! You're the Kanban lady at Carl's Cake Shop! Be imposing! β
On the busy street, Xia Lin stood next to Hurley and encouraged his sister.
"But...... But how can anyone do the kind of strange advertising words you shouted in front of so many people! β
Hurley, dressed in a new pale blue dress, said writhingly.
"What can't be done! Isn't it just shouting? Look at me as a demonstration! β
Xia Lin shook his head, feeling a little helpless about his sister who was not angry. He can't take care of the cake shop every day, and if Hurley doesn't train out now, how will he run his own cake shop in the future.
"Carl Cake Shop! You can enjoy the sweet and fluffy cakes and puddings for free! Don't have money to eat new pastries! Hurry up, everyone, there will be no more pastries after eating! β
Xia Lin stood on the street, waving his right hand at the passers-by, putting his left hand to his mouth and shouting the advertising slogan he had just made.
It was the first time that this world had tasted it for free, and when I heard that there was such a good thing as not having money to eat, passers-by suddenly cast curious glances.
"Do you really want money?"
Soon a woman wearing a headscarf and holding a little girl was attracted by Xia Lin's advertising slogan, and walked over with some hesitation, she looked at the small, delicious-looking pastries in the wooden table and asked.
"Of course not money! But one person can only taste it once! If you want to eat again, you can only buy it at Carl's Cake Shop! Little sister, would you like a piece? β
Xia Lin leaned over with a gentle smile and asked the little girl with her fingers in her mouth.
"Mommy, Mommy!"
The little girl looked up at her mother and pleaded.
"That'...... Let's have a piece! β
The woman felt that there were so many people on the street, and this young man should not deceive herself, so she gritted her teeth and said.
"Here, your little cake and pudding! Be careful not to drop! β
Xia Lin used the prepared bamboo skewers to insert a piece of cake and a piece of pudding and handed it to the little girl, the little girl took the cake and opened her small mouth to swallow the small cake into her mouth, the sweet and soft taste suddenly made her eyes widen.
Chew...... Chew...... Chew......
After a moment of surprise, the little girl narrowed her eyes and happily enjoyed the taste of the cake.
After finishing the cake, the little girl looked at the soft pudding, licked her lips, and put it in her mouth.
It was completely different from the cake, but it was sweeter and softer, and the little girl felt as if she had flown up, hugging the soft clouds in the sky.
"Is it delicious?"
The woman asked with surprise on her daughter's face when she saw her daughter's reaction.
"Delicious! Mom, I still want to eat! β
The little girl swallowed the pudding, looked at the small cakes and puddings on the table with her eyes shining, and shook her mother's hand in a begging manner.
"How much does this cake and pudding cost?"
The woman really couldn't hold back her daughter's pleas, and asked Xia Lin and the others helplessly.
"A piece of cherry cake or strawberry cake is five silver coins, and a brown sugar pudding is fifty copper coins. Buy any of the new desserts now and I can give you a cup of green tea worth 30 copper coins! β
"What? How much? Five silver coins?! That...... Give my daughter a pudding......
When the woman heard Xia Lin's offer, her hand that was about to take the money from the apron stiffened, and she said hesitantly.
"Good! Please come to the store! We'll be giving pudding and green tea to my daughter right away! And why don't you try the cake and pudding too? Everyone can taste it once for free! β
"Okay then...... I'll try it too! β
The woman, apparently also interested in the expensive cake and the crystal-seductive-looking pudding, took the bamboo skewer that Hurley handed her, put it in her mouth and began to taste it.
The rich sweet taste immediately captured her heart, and then the Q-elastic and smooth pudding, the viscosity and sweetness of molasses matched with the light and smooth pudding itself, which made her frown stretched in amazement.