Double Dare (From the Files of Madison Finn, 14) by Dower Laura

Author:Dower, Laura [Dower, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781480422650
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Madison heard the doorbell ring and quickly hit SAVE. She leaped up from the desk and ran downstairs. She knew who was at the door. This person could surely snap her out of the little blue funk, right?

“Presenting … the missing ingredients!” Aimee said, twirling around with a big brown paper bag. She’d fixed her blond hair in a loose topknot and her cheeks were pink. “Sorry I’m late. Ballet class ran over.”

“Thank goodness you’re here!” Madison said, and opened the door wide so Aimee could twirl inside.

“I am so ready to bake,” Aimee declared. “And I brought chocolate frosting and a bunch of other stuff we can use to decorate the cake. Roger was a big help, actually.” Roger was Aimee’s oldest brother, and he knew how to do almost everything—including cook.

“Great!” Madison said with a smile. “This is going to be so much fun!” She could feel the blue funk fading already.

Mom was pouring herself a glass of cranberry juice when Madison and Aimee walked into the kitchen. “Hi, Aimee,” Mom said. “Are you girls all set to bake Fiona’s cake now?”

“Yep,” Aimee said, dropping her bag on the counter.

“Need any help?” Mom asked, taking a sip from her glass.

“Nope,” Aimee said.

Mom smiled. “Well, you don’t mind if I supervise the oven part of this afternoon, do you? You need to be careful.”

“Of course, Mom,” Madison said, giving Aimee the eye. “Where did we put Gramma Helen’s recipe card for Super Fudge cake?”

Mom rifled through the cards inside an old wooden recipe box that she hardly ever used. She pulled out an old, stained card and handed it to Madison. “There you go. All the ingredients should be in the cabinets and the fridge. And I bought more flour yesterday.”

“What did Mrs. Waters decide about the rest of the food for the party?” Aimee asked.

“Pizza—all the way,” Madison said. “And some ice cream for dessert with the cake.”

“Man, this will really blow my diet!” Aimee said.

“You’re on a diet?” Mom asked.

Aimee shrugged. “Well, I’m just watching what I eat.”

“Hey, Aimee, Mom says we should serve everything in twos since it’s a birthday party for both Chet and Fiona. Isn’t that a cool idea? Unfortunately, we couldn’t really come up with food that’s served in pairs.”

“That is brilliant!” Aimee exclaimed. She balanced on the tips of her shoes as though she was doing a ballet move. “Totally, positively, absolutely BRILLIANT!”

“What are you talking about?” Madison asked.

“Let’s make two cakes,” Aimee explained, “Twin cakes, get it?”

Madison threw her hands into the air and hugged her friend. “Aimee, you’re a genius! Why didn’t I think of that?”

“But you did think of it, silly,” Aimee replied. “I just helped you.”

“Let me just make sure we have enough to make two cakes,” Mom said as she pulled the eggs out of the refrigerator. Quickly, Madison and Aimee loaded up the countertop with the rest of the ingredients. They were almost out of baking powder, but when Mom measured it, it turned out that there was enough.

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