The Starlight Cupcake Surprise!

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***The Starlight Cupcake Surprise!*** is the 16th episode of *Butterbean's Café* released on November 22, 2018 on Nickelodeon in the US and on Nick Jr. globally as well as on January 27, 2019 on Treehouse in Canada. It combines with the next episode; *Summer Slushies!*, for the 9th complete episode of its first season.

## Summary/Description

Cricket is really excited to frost cupcakes both in the café and at events outside of the café, but her big sister wants her to practice. With the day at the café beyond what they can handle, will the serve a perfect special order to Professor Cosmos and his crew on time with Cricket's help?

## Plot

It's a normal day in Puddlebrook. Inside the café, Dazzle gave Ms. Learnerbrook her cupcake order. Poppy told Dazzle a soup order is ready; the latter picked a cupcake from her drawer and added it but sent the meal with unfrosted cupcake. Butterbean held the tray and frosted the cake with icing before sending it to the customer. Cricket wished she could decorate cupcakes, but Butterbean told her someday she'll be great at piping. As the piping word is new to her, she asked for definition. Her big sister gave her her piping bag, saying she has to start practising before she can be good at it. Butterbean repeated what she said and is doing in her first interaction with the viewer(s).

Professor Cosmos came to the the café and greeted Dazzle who told him to wait as she serves a strawberry smoothie for Ms. Gateau and sandwich and the last available cupcake to Mr. Schruder. Dazzle thanked him for waiting and attended to him;
he wants to order 12 cupcakes. She told him there are no more cupcakes. He wants to surprise them with it, but Dazzle told him they were really busy. However, Butterbean assured him the cupcakes will be ready by sunset to his delight. Poppy came to the main area and added to Dazzle's concern about them having so much to do and adding the cupcakes to it, but Butterbean showed them the easier route out of it. However she admitted to the viewer(s) her team was having a busy day.

Dazzle called for a soup order, but Poppy didn't hear as the noise of the batter mixer the latter was using neutralized the call. Butterbean brought out a bagel sandwich order, pressed the bell and called out that it's ready. Poppy stopped the batter mixer to ask if there were any more eggs, which Dazzle replied they did and that she should check the fridge. Cricket went to tell her big sister about what kind of frosting she wants and she'll do it. Butterbean appreciated the offer but feels as though her little sister is not ready yet and that she should be practising. Cricket felt a bit dejected, but her big sister justified what she said to the viewer(s).

The episode shifts to Cricket siting and practising her piping techniques. She wished she could pipe a blue tree and the piping bag colour magically turned to blue. She was covered in awe as she pipes a blue tree. She uttered her having green leaves then the colour on the piping bager became green; she wanted a yellow bird, the icing bag colour became yellow. She mentioned purple and the icing bag's colour became purple. She became really excited that she wanted to show it to the bean team – starting with Dazzle. Mr. Denboro came to block her path so he can order one fresh banana smoothie and Dazzle attended to him, automatically making her occupied; she made it known to her. Cricket went to Poppy but she also made it known to her she was also busy, frustrating her. Next, she went to her big sister in the pantry, who asked Poppy if they had blueberries, which the latter replied they were out and that she should try raspberries instead. Butterbean asked her little sister how the icing practice is faring. Before Cricket could answer, Jasper called for help from both girls to carry some load into the pantry, frustrating her again. Butterbean told her to show it to her later. Nevertheless, Cricket told the viewer(s) about her excitement despite not having the right time to show it to the team.

Butterbean and Poppy finished helping him carry the boxes of ingredients to the counter. They went back to the kitchen only to Cricket splash icing all over the kitchen. Dazzle came to see what Butterbean saw as she heard her cry. Butterbean told everyone to stay calm and told her little sister to come with her outside while they clean the kitchen. Cricket apologized saying she wanted to help, but her big sister knew before she even said. The former asked she could make any designs with her piper and the latter affirmed, but added she had to learn the simple stuff and have to help clean up even before that. They hugged (meaning Cricket was forgiven) and went back inside the kitchen. Butterbean told both Dazzle to make new cupcakes fast, which they did accompanied by *Let's Get Cooking!*. Butterbean told the viewer(s) the new batch of cupcakes are on the cooling racks, which will give her time to check on her little sister's piping practice. Butterbean was impressed by her straight-line piping and asked her how she got different colours added to her piping. Dazzle came in with the boxed-up cupcakes before Cricket could answer and gave them to Butterbean, telling to hurry. The latter asked her little sister if she'll come with her to deliver them. She affirmed and asked Butterbean if she can show her her piping skills after that, which she also affirmed before they headed out to the park.

The sisters got down from the sweet ride and gave Professor Cosmos, who was waiting, his box of cupcakes. But after putting the box down and unwrapping it, he reminded her of the frosting. She expained her team was rushing a lot they forgot to do that. Cricket finally told Butterbean about what her piping bag can do. They went inside the rear side of the vehicle and Cricket frost them accompanied by *the series' bonus song*. They came back to the situation of the professor with the now-frosted cupcakes and Butterbean uses a starlight bean to do the fairy finish on the cupcakes to make them glow. Professor Cosmos commended their appearance and Butterbean said it's was Cricket's piper which helped, so he thanked her. Butterbean concluded the episode by telling the viewer(s) she was proud of her sister's hardwork and that she'll be a *cupcake star* one day if she keeps on practising.

## Trivia

* It may look as though the viewer(s) can clearly see Cricket's frustration about not showing the colour-changing icing bag to the bean team as they were busy making customers happy that she vented it on soiling the entire kitchen.
* Butterbean mentioned to Professor Cosmos that her team was rushing so much that they completely forgot to frost them when in truth, they made the new batch of cupcakes without frosting them with icing at all.
* This is the first time one or two members of the bean team are seen really busy buring an episode. The second being *Jasper Learns to Bake!*.
* Professor Cosmos ordered his snack/meal without any credit card. This may look weird to any viewer watching this episode as it's impossible to order something in reality without either credit card or physical cash.