Free Web NovelChapter 570: Chapter 496: They’re Truly in Love, While I’m Just an Accident_2
She confidently said to Xie Jiahao and their daughter, "Honey, Jingjing, I’m going out to buy some groceries, I’ll be right back."
Then, she grabbed her phone, quickly changed her shoes, and stepped out the door, heading straight to the nearby market.
After carefully selecting her items, she returned home with fresh spinach and high-quality flour in hand.
As soon as she stepped through the door...
She heard her daughter’s clear and sweet voice: "Mama, Mama is back, can we have cake now?"
Yang Xinrou saw the unmistakable joy and anticipation in her daughter’s eyes and responded tenderly, "Of course, my little darling, Mommy will make spinach steamed cake for you right away. Just be good and wait here for me, okay? I’ll call you when it’s ready..."
"Mmm hmm~"
Jingjing nodded her little head eagerly, and only after watching her mother walk into the kitchen did she reluctantly turn her attention back to building blocks at her dad’s urging.
But!
Her little mind kept wandering, and she couldn’t focus on the blocks anymore.
Every now and then, she would peek toward the kitchen, eagerly wishing that in the next moment, her mother would come out...
To be precise...
She was hoping her mother would come out carrying a plate of fragrant spinach steamed cakes...
Xie Jiahao noticed her "I want to eat but won’t say" face and immediately understood the little one’s thoughts. He teased with a laugh, "Oh, is my Jingjing impatient to eat already? This little look, you’re just like a greedy little cat..."
"Nooo~"
Busted, Jingjing felt a bit embarrassed, pouted slightly, picked up a block, and casually placed it on the structure she was building.
In the kitchen.
Yang Xinrou’s phone was standing steadily by the stove, playing a carefully selected cooking video, demonstrating the detailed steps for making spinach steamed cake.
Following the video’s guidance, she put the washed spinach into boiling water to remove the oxalic acid and to make the green color more vibrant.
The blanched spinach was quickly cooled in cold water to keep its crisp texture.
She drained the water from the spinach and blended it into a fine spinach puree.
The blender hummed, the green liquid swirled and churned, emitting a fresh and natural aroma.
In a large bowl, Yang Xinrou poured in an appropriate amount of flour, added the spinach puree, and based on her years of experience, yeast, baking powder, sugar, and warm water.
She stirred continuously with chopsticks.
Seeing the batter thicken, she added warm water to adjust the consistency.
See it thin out, she quickly grabbed another handful of flour and continued stirring.
Repeating this process...
Eventually, she achieved a perfect blend of flour and spinach puree, forming a green batter with just the right consistency.
Following the video’s guidance, she poured the batter into a greased cake mold, gently shaking it to smooth the surface and release air bubbles.
The batter sat quietly in the mold, fermenting, while Yang Xinrou observed patiently, occasionally pressing lightly with her fingertip to check the fermentation progress.
When the batter had doubled in size...
Yang Xinrou placed it into a steamer, covered it, and started steaming.
After about twenty minutes of patient waiting, the kitchen was filled with the entwined aromas of spinach and wheat.
Yang Xinrou lifted the steamer lid with anticipation, revealing the spinach steamed cake, enticingly green amidst the steam, the edges slightly overflowing, adding a touch of homely warmth and carefreeness.
She put on oven mitts and carefully took the cake out of the steamer, placing it on a rack to cool slowly in the residual heat.
Once at a suitable temperature, she removed the cake from the mold, placed it on a plate, picked up a knife, and cut it into uniform, neatly shaped pieces.
Thinking of her daughter’s convenience, she carefully selected a few pieces and cut them into smaller bits again so Jingjing could easily enjoy them.
"Jingjing, come, the spinach steamed cake is ready, go wash your hands and have a try..." she called gently while carrying the plate full of green cakes out of the kitchen.
Hearing the call, Xie Jiahao and Jingjing immediately put down the blocks, happily rushed to the bathroom to wash their hands, and then excitedly came forward.
"Wow, it’s green cake!"
Jingjing saw the tempting spinach steamed cake on the coffee table and clapped her hands excitedly.
Xie Jiahao saw it too and complimented, "Hmm, it looks pretty good!"
"Of course, just look at whose craftsmanship!" Yang Xinrou boasted.
Jingjing, no longer able to wait, tilted her little head and called, "Mama, I want cake!"
"Okay, Mommy will give you some now."
Yang Xinrou smiled and handed a small spinach steamed cake to Jingjing from the plate.
Jingjing eagerly took it and took a bite.
However.
Her expression gradually became a bit subtle.
Indeed.
She found this spinach steamed cake wasn’t as tasty as the one she had at her grandpa’s house yesterday.
"Mama, it doesn’t... taste like this..."
Jingjing tried to express herself, but at her young age, she couldn’t quite articulate the subtle difference, only pouting slightly, her happy expression mixed with a touch of disappointment.
"Does it not taste good?"
Yang Xinrou tasted a piece herself and couldn’t help but frown slightly.
It wasn’t bad, but indeed, it couldn’t compare to the spinach steamed cake they had yesterday...
