Cupcakes galore
A guest asked for a oneshot of Henry telling Emma that he needs 200 homemade cupcakes for school the next day whilst they are living in New York.
"You WHAT?!" Emma shrieked, eyes nearly popping out of her skull. "Henry! Do you not think I could have done with a little more warning than a few hours?!"
"I'm sorry, I totally forgot! Mrs Esquilin only reminded us today to bring our stuff in. I can't show up without them mom, I promised I'd bring them." Henry finished with his puppy dog pout. Emma sighed in frustration, knowing that she couldn't refuse that look.
"Well I guess we'd better go get some ingredients in. I can't remember the last time I did any baking with you so I know for a fact we don't have any flour, vanilla essence, caster sugar or icing sugar let alone enough to make two hundred cupcakes. We'll need a lot more eggs and milk too. And probably a sieve and some more modern kitchen scales and a proper electric whisk." Emma said to herself as she scribbled down a quick list and grabbed her car keys and purse.
"Did I mention they need to be three different flavours?" Henry said sheepishly. Emma's eyes narrowed at her son. He was really pushing it now.
"Better add cocoa powder and some sort of toffee to the list." She grumbled. Henry gave his mom his trademark grin, so grateful he'd got himself off the hook.
By midnight the kitchen looked like some sort of baking storm had raged through it. There were splodges of flour here and patches of icing there and there was a mountain high pile of dishes to be done sitting by the sink. But at least they were done. Two hundred freshly baked cupcakes. Sure, a lot of the batches were a little on the burnt side, but nothing a little icing wouldn't cover up.
"You're the best mom ever!" Henry exclaimed, wrapping his arms around his mom's middle.
"Yeah kid." Emma said, exhausted. She patted his shoulder affectionately. "Just never do that to me again."
"I won't." Henry promised, already thinking about what they could do for the next bake sale other than fairy cakes.