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I finished frosting the last batch of cupcakes before deciding to make some for myself. I took the basic ingredients to make a cupcake and took my recipe book from the counter top. I was not a professional baker at all so having a recipe book beside me was a way out of danger zone in case I needed to check If I was doing everything right.
I decided to make a red velvet cupcake that was not red at all. Basically it's just a normal cupcake with chocolate velvet flavor. It was not meant to be sold so I omitted the red food coloring out of the way.
I preheated the oven to 350 degrees F and prepared one muffin pan with cupcake papers. After that, I started to sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium mixing bowl. Then, in a large mixing bowl I gently beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, vinegar, and vanilla with a handheld electric mixer. Next, I added the sifted dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mixed it until everything was smooth and thoroughly combined.
I spooned the batter into each cupcake papers until each was 2/3 filled. I popped it in the oven for about 20 to 22 minutes, turning the pans once, half way through. Once done, I let it cool completely before putting on the frosting.
In a large mixing bowl, I beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until the mixture was smooth. I added the sugar and beat it again on low speed. After which, I increased the speed to high and let it mix until it was very light and fluffy.
I put the cream cheese frosting inside a plastic piping bag with a 2D piping tip. I started to pipe some frosting in the middle of each cupcake and going round to form a beautiful rose frosting.
I smiled with the beauty of what I made and took a photo of it. I thought it was good to post it on my online shop. I popped it in the fridge for a few minutes while I cleaned my mess in the kitchen. I looked at the clock and it was only nine in the evening. It was never too late for a single serving of cupcake.
"Mmmm, those cupcakes looks delicious." I heard my older brother, Rico, behind the door. He was not even in the room so why would he know that I was baking some cupcakes?
"Maybe we should head in the kitchen for some night snacks." I heard Kayla's voice too. No wonder why Rico knew about my cupcakes.
I stared at the door as they twisted the knob to open it. "Oh you are here," they said in unison.
"Of course I am here. So, you want some cupcakes?" I asked with an obvious tone that I heard what they were saying.
"We just wanted some chips." He said like I would believe him. Boys were not really good in lying.
"Oh come, you almost talked to the door before you opened it. You thought I would not know your plan to attack my cupcakes?" I said, shoving a cupcake to my sister's face.
"Hey, what was that for?" She was surely surprised.
"I know you were the one who wanted it badly." I smirked at her.
"Wow, this is really good." She devoured the delicious treat, not caring what she looked like.
Rico grabbed his share and ate it quickly. "Is this some kind of a red velvet cupcake that is not red?" He asked, staring at the empty cupcake paper.
"I didn't put some food coloring in it." I said as I ate mine. "Before I forget, where were you awhile ago?"
"Gemma and I went on a date. You know, we were so busy these past months because of school."
I nodded at his words while devouring my sweet treat. We were just talking when the door opened again. It was mom.
"You want some cupcakes?" Kayla offered.
"Oh no thanks, I brushed my teeth already." She refused while shaking her head. "I'm here to ask you if you are all free tomorrow?"
"I am free tomorrow." Rico raised his hand.
"Kayla and I are free tomorrow, mom."
"That's good, we are going to the beach tomorrow." She smiled. "You two, go and pack your necessities. We'll stay there for three nights." She pointed at us. She knew that Kayla and I were pretty picky on what we wear and bring.
"Yes, mom." We said in unison.
"Before I forget, mom, I have deliveries tomorrow." I said with a worried look.
"Oh sweetie, don't worry. We'll let Joe deliver those for you."
"Thanks, mom."
"You're welcome, Andi."
She said good night to us and went upstairs. The three of us ate some more cupcakes before deciding to go upstairs too. Packing up was my favorite part of all.
"What will you bring tomorrow?" Andi asked me. We were in my room and talking about stuff that we should probably have for tomorrow's activity.
"I will bring three pairs of bikini." I opened my closet and looked for a nice bikini to wear for tomorrow. I spotted my favorite Triangl bikinis and showed it to her. "I'll bring these two."
"I'll wear my Triangl bikini too." She said while writing it down on a piece of paper.
"I'll wear a crop top and shorts for tomorrow and I'll bring another three pairs. I will also bring four beach dresses so that I will have extra clothes and of course three pairs of PJs." I mentally checked my imaginary checklist.
"Okay, got it." She said as she headed to her own room.
I grabbed my pink suitcase and put my things inside it. Of course, I also brought sunblock lotion, sunnies, and other necessities that a girl should have.
After a few minutes of packing, Kayla went to my room again. She was hugging her stuff. "Is your suitcase full?" She asked.
"Nope, we can still share."
We fixed our things and finally, we were done by midnight. It was really tiring but fun.
So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
I pressed my alarm before fixing my bed. I did not even need it to wake me up because I barely had sleep. I cannot even wait to go the beach so I woke up at five in the morning and took a bath that early.
As usual, I dried my hair in front of the mirror and stared at myself to analyze whether I looked okay or I looked 'I don't know'. I was wearing a peach crop top and a red shorts. I completed my outfit with a pair of peach jelly sandals.
I was ready to go by the time my mom called us downstairs. Kayla went to my room to help me with our suitcase. It was a bit heavy because we brought a lot of clothes and necessary things with us.
"What the heck did you bring with you?" Rico asked as soon as he saw what we were holding. He looked like it was so unimaginable for us to bring many clothes.
"We brought enough clothes with us." I said with a smile.
"Whatever." He shook his head and carried it for us. He only had a sports bag hanging on his right shoulder.
"Did you even bring enough clothes?" I asked him.
"Yeah, my things are just enough to keep me alive for three days." He smirked at us. It was obvious that he was teasing us for bringing a lot of things. "Unlike the two of you, you brought a suitcase and you also have a beach bag."
"But we need those." Kayla dramatically showed a pout.
"Girls," he simply said.
"Hey, Gemma is a girl too."
"Okay, fine, you win." He raised his right hand in surrender. We went downstairs and headed to the front door.
"Good morning, my angels, are you ready?" Mom greeted us with a warm hug and a good morning kiss.
"Yes mom," Kayla replied.
"Mom, look at your daughters' suitcase." Rico said with the same look he gave us awhile ago.
Mom let out a bright smile and said, "as if you are new to this attitude, Rico."
"I end up carrying this for them."
"We did not ask you to do it."
"Do I have a choice?" He said.
"I love you, brother." I said in a loud voice. He placed our suitcase at the back part of the van before heading to his own seat.
Kayla went to her seat in the middle while I went to the very back seat. It was my favorite spot. "Mom, where is dad?" I asked her. I was wondering why he was not around. We were about to go.
"He went inside to get his phone, sweetie." she settled in her seat in front of Kayla.
"Okay," I simply said. I grabbed my earphones from my bag and plugged it in my phone. I closed my eyes for a while and tried to take a nap.
It was only a few minutes when I felt that the van was already moving and about a minute later, it went to a stop. The door opened and I heard someone speaking.
I opened my eyes when I felt that someone was seating beside me and I wasn't wrong. "Good morning Vivian." He greeted me with a grin.
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