Baking Bonanaza-Profiterole Towers and Surprise Wedding Cakes (M)

Squealing, Grape waved her chubby little arms around as our family, Linnet's family and Belle's family crowded around 3 cream invitation with black swirly handwriting. One was addressed to my family, one to Linnet's family and one to Belle's family. Shaking, I slid my rose pink nail across. Slowly, I took out a cream and forget-me-not blue card.
'To, My wonderful family,
Cherry, Grape, John(dad), Lauren(mum), I'm getting married! It's to the wonderful young man Mike you've met. Our wedding is on the 7th June. YOU are invited! Please come!

Love,
Pineapple & Mike xxx'

I squealed with delight and Linnet and Belle ripped open their families' invitations, excited. "When's the 7th?" Linnet asked, pouncing on my right shoulder. "OMG! It's the day after the day after tomorrow!" Belle screamed, pouncing on my left shoulder. I grinned, would my aunt let me make their wedding cake?

"Two more days now!" I screamed as I jumped out of bed the next day. It was sorted, I would wear a short peach-coloured dress. Linnet and Belle would wear the same dress. Our hair would be let loose, it was all I thought about now! I would also wear my special diamond clip with dangly diamond earrings. They cost a fortune so it would be very special. I pulled on my short white top and a pair of apple-green shorts. Grabbing my aqua-coloured handbag, I rushed downstairs and ate a piece of toast with Nutella(chocolate spread) spread on it. "Bye!" I yelled over my shoulder, slipping on my emerald green high tops.

All through the lessons, I couldn't concentrate. I was designing Aunt Pineapple's wedding cake, I had been given the honourable permission! As we piled out of our classroom to go home, I dreamt of profiteroles, in a tower, profiteroles in a tower! 'That's it!' I thought and I took out my notebook and scribbled down my idea.

My family was treated to a colossal profiterole tower for dessert tonight. I had a lot of practice and by the time I had my 12th profiterole, I had written down the recipe for a profiterole. "Urghmmm! Mmmmm!" Grape gurgled, stuffing her chocolate framed mouth with profiteroles. I smiled into space, almost the wedding!

After another day, it was...WEDDING DAY! I was smiling from ear to ear, frantic texts from me to Linnet, Linnet to Belle, Belle to me and etc. Excitedly, I packed my dress and leotard, earrings and clip and dressed in my apple green shorts(again!) and the tummy-showing-slightly white shirt (again!). Also, I packed my apron and hairnet. I was ready to make the profiterole tower cake and be a brilliant bridesmaid!

We arrived at the beach wedding party! Quickly, I went to bake the profiteroles and, 3hrs later, I took out the tower, left 2hrs in the fridge, and placed it on the table. Quickly, I changed into the sash-y peach bridesmaid dress.

It was all over in a flash and soon, Aunt Pineapple and Uncle Mike came to see the wedding cake they had been kept a surprise. As soon as they saw it, they. Were. Gobsmacked. "Wow! Perfect! What a delicious delicacy!" Aunt Pineapple exclaimed, and Mike nodded in agreement. Everyone feasted on the thousands of profiteroles and licked their lips.
Again, Grape stuffed her chocolate-framed mouth with her 6th profiterole, "Urghmmm! Mmmmm!" she gurgled, smiling happily.

Profiterole Towers and Surprise Wedding Cakes.