Intermediate - Cake Advice (C2423)

A: 丽丽,你下周日有空吗?能来我家教我做蛋糕吗?
Lìli, nǐ xià zhōurì yǒukòng ma? néng lái wǒ jiā jiāo wǒ zuò dàngāo ma?
Lili, are you free next Sunday? Can you come to my house to teach me how to make a cake?
B: 有啊。你怎么突然想做蛋糕了?
yǒu ā. nǐ zěnme tūrán xiǎng zuò dàngāo le?
Yes. Why do you want to make a cake all of a sudden?
A: 下个月我男朋友生日,想给他个惊喜。
xià gè yuè wǒ nánpéngyou shēngrì, xiǎng gěi tā gè jīngxǐ.
Next month is my boyfriend's birthday. I want to give him a surprise.
B: 你想做什么蛋糕?
nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme dàngāo?
What kind of cake do you want to make?
A: 做个简单的吧。
zuò gè jiǎndān de ba.
I'd like to make a simple one.
B: 那做戚风蛋糕,这种蛋糕非常松软,可以涂果酱吃,也可以做生日蛋糕。是一种基本的蛋糕。
nà zuò qīfēng dàngāo, zhè zhǒng dàngāo fēicháng sōngruǎn, kěyǐ tú guǒjiàng chī, yě kěyǐ zuò shēngrì dàngāo. shì yī zhǒng jīběn de dàngāo.
Then let's make a chiffon cake. This kind of cake is very light. You can spread jam on it and eat it. It can also be a birthday cake. It's a basic kind of cake.
A: 好啊,好啊。我要准备什么?
hǎo a, hǎo a. wǒ yào zhǔnbèi shénme?
Okay. Okay. What do I need to prepare?
B: 你要买原料:低筋面粉100克,鸡蛋5个,油40克,细砂糖70克,牛奶40克。
nǐ yào mǎi yuánliào: dījīnmiànfěn yībǎi kè, jīdàn wǔ gè, yóu sìshí kè, xìshātáng qīshí kè, niúnǎi sìshí kè.
You need to buy ingredients: 100 grams cake flour, 5 eggs, 40 grams of oil, 70 grams of granulated sugar and 40 grams of milk.
A: 工具呢?
gōngjù ne?
What tools?
B: 打蛋器,烤箱和八寸蛋糕模。
dǎdànqì, kǎoxiāng hé bā cùn dàngāo mú.
An egg beater, an oven and an 8-inch cake mold.
A: 行,我下班就去买。
xíng, wǒ xiàbān jiù qù mǎi.
Okay. I'll go buy the stuff after work.

Key Vocabulary

蛋糕 dàngāo cake
惊喜 jīngxǐ surprise
松软 sōngruǎn soft
to paint, spread
果酱 guǒjiàng jam
基本 jīběn basic, fundamental
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
原料 yuánliào original
低筋面粉 dījīnmiànfěn cake flour
yóu oil
细砂糖 xìshātáng granulated sugar
工具 gōngjù tool
打蛋器 dǎdànqì whisk
烤箱 kǎoxiāng oven
mold
xià to get off work

Supplementary Vocabulary

惊吓 jīngxià to frighten, scare
甜点 tiándiǎn dessert
被子 bèizi blanket, quilt
枕头 zhěntóu pillow
化妆品 huàzhuāngpǐn cosmetics
油漆 yóuqī paint
花生酱 huāshēngjiàng peanut butter
高筋面粉 gāojīnmiànfěn bread flour
coarse, rough

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