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Hiya Debnath

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  1. I like the red rose. Which hairstyle would you love to try next?
  2. True, if dancing weirdly and alone in the bathroom counts. Prefers coffee over tea?
  3. I swap the Sherbet Lemon for a chocolate frog.
  4. I was busy collecting Mardi Gras throws in this basket. I put my haul in this basket. I love bead necklaces and bead bracelets and I am not disappointed because I got a lot of them. I also got some fruits (coconuts and apples), coins, a large tea mat that I am definitely going to use at my next tea party, shiny gems, and even a tiara.
  5. Mud Cake Ingredients: - All-purpose flour - 2 and 1/4 cups (8 and 1/2 ounces) Dutch-processed cocoa powder - 1/4 cup (7/8 ounce) Baking powder - 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) Salt - 1/2 teaspoon Unsalted butter - 1 and 1/2 cup (12 ounces) Canola or vegetable oil - 1/2 cup (3 and 1/2 ounces) Granulated white sugar - 1 cup (7 ounces) Powdered white sugar - 2 cups (8 ounces) Eggs - 2, large Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon Buttermilk - 1 cup (8 ounces) Semi-sweet dark chocolate (melted in a double boiler) - 2 and 1/2 cups (20 ounces) Black gel food coloring (optional) Dark chocolate shavings (optional) Equipment: - Parchment paper The process: - In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, stirring continuously. Set this mixture of dry ingredients aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil, and 1 cup granulated white sugar together, until the mixture becomes creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and stir until evenly mixed. Then, add the buttermilk and the above mixture of dry ingredients, bit by bit, alternately, stirring continuously. Then, pour in 1 and 1/2 cups of melted, semi-sweet dark chocolate, and stir to combine. Add in black gel food coloring to get a rich black soil-like color. You may skip the black gel food coloring if you want a lighter version of the color. If you are aiming for blacker colors, play with the black gel food coloring to get the shade of black you desire. The resulting mix is your batter and it should be very thick, as the batter of a mud cake is usually very thick. Lightly grease the sides and bottom of three 8" (20cm) baking pans with canola or vegetable oil such that parchment paper sticks to the pan. Then, line the bottom and sides of the baking pans with parchment paper. Pour the batter into the baking pans, distributing equally, and spreading evenly. Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Put the baking pans in and bake for 18-22 minutes, until a toothpick or the tine of a fork inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. If it comes out stained by the batter, bake further, checking every 2 minutes, until it comes out clean. Take care to not bake too much, or else the cake will be dry. Once the cake is properly baked, carefully remove it from the oven and set aside for cooling. Beat 1 cup of butter until soft and creamy. Sift 2 cups of powdered white sugar and add it to the butter, then beat until fully combined and smooth. Pour in 1 cup of melted semi-sweet dark chocolate and stir until creamy. Add black gel food coloring and combine until the color resembles that of the baked cake. You may not need the food coloring in this step, if you did not use it when making the batter. Cut the baked cake into cylindrical slices and layer with the above buttercream frosting. You may shape the cylindrical cake into a solid flower pot-like shape (with no cavity) using a knife. Smear an even layer of buttercream frosting on top. Use a spatula to smear on the sides smoothly and evenly. Put the entire thing into the freezer and let it chill for 3 hours. Then, remove from the freezer and bring to room temperature. Alternatively, cast the Chilling Charm and cool it enough to make it set. Optional step - Sprinkle dark chocolate shavings on top.
  6. I would put a lovely and tiny shining star made of pure gold inside the King Cake. The star would symbolize the star that guided the Three Wise Men to the baby Jesus.
  7. Happy Valentine's Day, everybody. Hope everyone has a great day.

  8. My Mardi Gras Float would be Harry Potter themed. It would look like a cross section of the Hogwarts castle with the towers intact but no roof, and the float master would sit inside it in a chair shaped like that of Dumbledore in the Great Hall, and the float would be painted like the Hogwarts Castle in sandy and black colors. The float master would also be dressed like Dumbledore. The other riders in the float would be dressed like Hogwarts students of different houses. I would add floating candles for decoration inside the float, by supporting them on near invisible strings. The float would also be decorated in banners from the front of the float to the back in the house colors of the four Hogwarts houses. The Hogwarts logo will be stamped on the sides of the float. I would add a beautiful front piece that resembles the Whomping Willow. The float master would throw out edible wands made of chocolate to the crowds.
  9. Which creature would you like to work with? (It must have featured in Fantastic Beasts) I would like to work with unicorns. They are gentle and pure creatures, and also my favorite creatures. Despite the bad things that can happen to one for harming unicorns, people have exploited unicorns at the risk of corrupting their soul, especially referring to the incident when Lord Voldemort, who already had less than a soul in himself, hunted the unicorns in the Forbidden Forest. Why are you keen to work with this particular creature? I enjoy the company of unicorns very much. Their gentleness, purity, innocence, grace, and beauty, makes me very happy. I feel refreshed when I spend time with them. What skills or aptitudes do you have that you think could prove useful in the role? I have the ability to understand and be one with magical creatures so that I can care for them. I can also use my communication skills and persuasion skills to spread awareness about the creatures in the magical community to protect them.
  10. Image credits for the image of the Golden snidget to appropriate places.
  11. Yes. An egg? Which room is used to clean other rooms?
  12. Hogwarts Professor/someone in the Ministry of Magic
  13. I think my Animagus form would be a cat. I am lazy, fierce, and ever so slightly moody, just like cats are. I like to take care of myself just like cats, but I can be loyal and hardworking when I want to, just like cats.
  14. New books, fresh parchment, coffee, and the Hogwarts Library.
  15. I love cats. I love non-vegetarian food. I never make my bed.
  16. The future. What can you catch even though you can't see it?
  17. What is one bad habit Voldemort can't ever have? Stick his nose into everything.
  18. Icecream? I am thinking of something crispy and salty.
  19. Guilty. Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night to steal food from the refrigerator?
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