Welcome To The Castletown Café!

We’re happy to serve you! Here, you will find re-creations of and recipes for food inspired by Chapters 1 and 2 of Deltarune. As new chapters are released, that of course means new recipes to create! Main art socials: Twitter: @marssaundrgrnd Instagram: marissaofunderground

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Right now, there is something more important to be posting about.

Here is a link of ways you can help. We, the citizens of imperialist nations have the power to stop the colonization and genocide of a nation by boycotting household name brands, contacting our representatives, attending protests and signing petitions.

War crimes like these need to stop. Here’s how YOU can help. 🍉

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Deltarune Live Replay Schedule and Important Castletown Café Announcement!

With Deltarune Chapter 5 approaching fast, I’m gonna do a live playthrough of Chapters 1-4 starting tomorrow in anticipation! Here’s my planned schedule:

Chapter 1: Thursday June 11 at 7PM PST, Friday June 12 at 10:30 PST

Chapter 2: Sunday June 14 at 7PM PST, Monday June 15 at 7PM PST

Chapter 3: Thursday June 18 at 7PM PST, Friday June 19 at 10:30 PST

Chapter 4: Sunday June 21 at 7PM PST, Monday June 22 at 7PM PST

Post continues under the cut!

I’d love to download the streams into video afterward in case anyone missed anything, but I have no idea how to do that, and since this is on Twitch, I’m not sure if it’s possible.

As for Chapter 5, I could hold off playing until 10:30 PM night of launch, or start on the 25th at 7pm (which may be better). I expect this chapter to be a long one like Chapter 4 was, so I may have to continue on the 28th.

Also! Important announcement regarding Castletown Café! I may be able to keep doing this cooking blog after all - but I will really have to rethink how I make things. I may remake a few recipes using cheaper alternatives (more canned goods and more local produce, for example) and making recipes completely vegan going forward. The reason is I care a lot about the well-being of others, and a cooking blog felt insensitive in a time where everything felt like it was falling apart and many can’t afford decent food or ingredients. It didn’t feel right to keep doing a cooking blog in such a stressful and depressing time, and my anxiety attacks didn’t help manners.

But I know what I can do going forward. There is a way.

I’ve still been cooking, but just doing my own creative recipes, and considering “how can I make this simpler, how can I make this vegan, how can I make this on a tighter budget?”

I wish my apartment’s porch had more sunlight for me to grow my own vegetables - but I am in luck, because there is a tiny farmer’s market within walking distance from my apartment, and local produce can be cheaper than the supermarket. I got a pint of strawberries for only $5. A head of lettuce for less than $2. Amazing. Remember, support your local farmers, they really need it in these uncertain times!

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Castletown Café Episode 27: Butterscotch-Cinnamon Pie

It's been 8 years.....doesn't seem like that long, does it? On September 15th, 2015, Undertale launched to the world and took the internet by storm, delighting gamers young and old and capturing their hearts and minds with the story, humor, memorable characters, and beautiful music. Without Undertale, there wouldn't be Deltarune.

It's safe to assume that the pie Kris stole between Chapters 1 and 2 as well as the pie Toriel later teaches Susie how to bake is the same pie from Undertale: butterscotch-cinnamon pie. It's the pie Toriel is known for in Undertale, where she asks you early on in the game which flavor you prefer. It doesn't matter if you choose cinnamon or butterscotch, because she later bakes you one delicious pie with both flavors included that compliment each other perfectly.

This pie is well known by fans to restore your health to full HP, regardless of the route you take (which effects how much max HP you have). It even has plot significance! If you know, you know.

Since Undertale's launch, I've made butterscotch-cinnamon pie every September to commemorate it's anniversary. In previous years, I followed pre-existing recipes, but this year, I have concocted my own! The results are a beautiful custard pie with a perfectly-set filling and it tastes as heavenly as the pies I'd made in the past!

While many butterscotch pie recipes out there include a meringue topping, I always opt for a cinnamon-vanilla whipped topping, inspired by @terribletriocreations butterscotch-cinnamon pie recipe. That said, I'd love to try out my butterscotch-cinnamon pie recipe with a meringue topping one of these days!

There are so many different ways to make butterscotch pie, from the simple to the advanced. You can make it with the browning butter method, or use butterscotch chips, or an easy brown sugar and butter custard filling. Mine is the latter category; great for any beginner and easy to make! Here we go!

BUTTERSCOTCH-CINNAMON PIE:

1 pie crust, pre-made or made from scratch

1 cup firmly-packed dark brown sugar

3 tablespoons flour

3 tablespoons cornstarch

Pinch of salt

2 cups milk

4 egg yolks, divided

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cinnamon-Vanilla Whipped Topping:

1 cup heavy cream

3 tablespoons powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out pie crust and line a pie dish with it. Make sure the crust fits the dish, trim off any excess dough, and dock the bottom with a fork.

Crimp the edges of the crust around the rim of the pie dish. I do it by pinching the dough with my fingers and thumb, but using a fork or another utensil works, too.

In a small bowl, scramble one egg yolk with a little bit of water and brush the rim to gloss the edges of the pie.

Grab a sheet of foil and place in the pie, then fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake the crust for about 7-10 minutes. After that, remove it from the oven for a moment.

Remove the beans or pie weights and place a pie shield on the rim of the pie shell to prevent the crust rim from overcooking. If you don't have a pie shield, grab a sheet of foil and place it over the pie, cutting out the center where the filling should go. Instant pie shield! Now, bake your pie crust again for another 5-7 minutes, or until your crust is fully baked. Remove it from the oven yet again. If the crust puffs up at the bottom, squish it back down with a spoon.

In a small mixing bowl, beat 3 egg yolks and set aside.

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt. Whisk together for 30 seconds, then slowly add the milk while continuing to whisk in order to prevent any clumps or lumps from forming.

Cook the mixture, stirring constantly to prevent burning, until it's nice and thick and is bubbling a wee bit.

Stir in the butter and keep cooking as the butter melts. After that, keep stirring and cooking for a few more minutes, then remove from heat.

With a ladle, slowly incorporate (while whisking) 1 cup of the hot butterscotch mixture into the egg yolks to temper the eggs and prevent scrambling from occurring. Once you've added and mixed it together, feel free to add just a little more butterscotch, slowly, to ensure that the eggs gradually got hot enough. Then simply pour your egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining butterscotch.

Return your butterscotch to medium heat and cook again for another 3 minutes or so, then stir in the vanilla and cinnamon until fully incorporated.

Pour that butterscotch filling into your prepared pie shell and bake once again for another 7-10 minutes. Remove your pie from the oven and let it cool completely. Once cooled, your custard should be completely set and ready for the whipped topping!

In another mixing bowl, combine heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon and beat on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Attach your decorating tip of choice to a piping bag and place it in a tall glass to fill it with the whipped cream. As you would with decorating a cake, pipe the whipped topping over your pie in any pattern or design you'd like. If you want, you can sprinkle the top with a little extra ground cinnamon for a finishing touch. Enjoy and stay determined! ❤

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Listening to this had me realize why posting (be it art or cooking) has felt like such a chore to me anymore. Cooking especially, and 7:41 to 10:30 in the video sums up why for me. It just feels….I dunno, out of touch or something when the world is on fire, forced starvations are taking place in another part of the world, climate change and tariffs threaten access to food, stuff like that….

It started with a burnout in late 2022, and then, well - one year later and it didn’t feel right to continue anymore (and I was still figuring out what brands were OK, I took to local farms and local brands (and imported Asian brands) due to the demented, evil things the USA supports and funds (and so do its big-name companies and brands). And then, the election went the direction I knew it would (because we live in the messed up timeline where evil often wins, and this vile system ran exactly as it was intended to), so more uncertainty about the future really made me freeze. While I’ve still been cooking, I’ve continued to feel ennui about posting and feeling a sense of wrongness about sharing recipes when all these horrors are being presented to us on our phone screens. And I’m not alone in feeling weird about posting recipes when all this is happening, even if it’s related to fandom stuff (fanart in food form is how I’ve seen it).

This video has really helped me understand why I feel the way I do about posting these days. But I shouldn’t let that stop me. And maybe, if you are feeling the same way, you don’t have to let the horrors stop you either. In fact, maybe we need to provide people with art or writing or recipes to help make people’s day….because we have the power to do that. I know my art can do that. And so can my recipes.

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I miss doing Castletown Café, and I wish I continued before late 2024. In all honesty, I feel scared knowing how expensive food will get and how less and less people will have access to food. I worry that by sharing recipes I’ll be flaunting privilege - that is, while I can still afford food.

I’ll be working hard supporting food banks or AT food banks because the need will skyrocket. I will continue to stress the importance of supporting local farmers and growing your own food if you can. I live in an apartment with a small porch, personally, so the best I can do is growing my own herbs, but I get fresh produce at farmer’s markets when and where I can.

I may also see what I can make while excluding expensive ingredients like eggs or chocolate. Right now, I should look at making anything involving chocolate soon as I can, it’s already become expensive, but I still have plenty left over from before all that. Maybe I’ll still be able to make the Spin Cake. But, I need to do it while I can. I gotta get creative and approach cooking like how my great grandparents might have done during the Great Depression.

Also, I know there’s plenty of you outside the US who hopefully aren’t affected by any of this. Maybe one day I’ll be able to join you guys…I appreciate your support for those of us trapped here.

Stay safe and stay determined. ❤️

- Mari

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Aw guys, thank you for all your support! Honestly, I’m willing to accept the challenges I’ll be facing in the future in regards to ingredients and accessibility. And, with the new chapters having been out for about a month, I’ve been wanting to make some of the food and drinks that appear in both chapters. Now, how do you make tea silvery in color……? 🤔

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Well guys, it’s happening. I waited too long, and now I won’t be able to make anything that calls for chocolate or coffee. This burnout lasted almost 3 years, and honestly….I have to wonder if I’ll ever get back into this. Part of the problem is my dislike of writing and how posting art and recipes feels like a chore to me. I wish it didn’t, I wish I felt excitement or passion when posting my own content, but doing that for more than a decade on social media seems to have sapped that from me…hence why I stopped. It may never pick up again, unless the second Great Depression is stopped sooner, but I have a feeling it will last years. Hopefully the rest of the world can adapt without the US and do just fine without us, and I can flee the US to a more livable country. Right now I can’t get out, but I want to. Badly.

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guess what I may have figured out what to do for scarlixir

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This video is sponsored by WORMS

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I miss doing Castletown Café, and I wish I continued before late 2024. In all honesty, I feel scared knowing how expensive food will get and how less and less people will have access to food. I worry that by sharing recipes I’ll be flaunting privilege - that is, while I can still afford food.

I’ll be working hard supporting food banks or AT food banks because the need will skyrocket. I will continue to stress the importance of supporting local farmers and growing your own food if you can. I live in an apartment with a small porch, personally, so the best I can do is growing my own herbs, but I get fresh produce at farmer’s markets when and where I can.

I may also see what I can make while excluding expensive ingredients like eggs or chocolate. Right now, I should look at making anything involving chocolate soon as I can, it’s already become expensive, but I still have plenty left over from before all that. Maybe I’ll still be able to make the Spin Cake. But, I need to do it while I can. I gotta get creative and approach cooking like how my great grandparents might have done during the Great Depression.

Also, I know there’s plenty of you outside the US who hopefully aren’t affected by any of this. Maybe one day I’ll be able to join you guys…I appreciate your support for those of us trapped here.

Stay safe and stay determined. ❤️

- Mari

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Aw guys, thank you for all your support! Honestly, I’m willing to accept the challenges I’ll be facing in the future in regards to ingredients and accessibility. And, with the new chapters having been out for about a month, I’ve been wanting to make some of the food and drinks that appear in both chapters. Now, how do you make tea silvery in color……? 🤔

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I miss doing Castletown Café, and I wish I continued before late 2024. In all honesty, I feel scared knowing how expensive food will get and how less and less people will have access to food. I worry that by sharing recipes I’ll be flaunting privilege - that is, while I can still afford food.

I’ll be working hard supporting food banks or AT food banks because the need will skyrocket. I will continue to stress the importance of supporting local farmers and growing your own food if you can. I live in an apartment with a small porch, personally, so the best I can do is growing my own herbs, but I get fresh produce at farmer’s markets when and where I can.

I may also see what I can make while excluding expensive ingredients like eggs or chocolate. Right now, I should look at making anything involving chocolate soon as I can, it’s already become expensive, but I still have plenty left over from before all that. Maybe I’ll still be able to make the Spin Cake. But, I need to do it while I can. I gotta get creative and approach cooking like how my great grandparents might have done during the Great Depression.

Also, I know there’s plenty of you outside the US who hopefully aren’t affected by any of this. Maybe one day I’ll be able to join you guys…I appreciate your support for those of us trapped here.

Stay safe and stay determined. ❤️

- Mari

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I finally drew the funny TV man. 📺

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I totally have realized in that crashout post I typed two weeks ago that I basically insulted two of my favorite games: Pokémon and Animal Crossing. Yes, small children CAN play them, but they are not for babies - they’re for everyone because anybody can play em. And yes, children ARE the target audience for Pokémon, but that doesn’t stop older people from playing or enjoying it, too.

I am so sorry for insulting fans of those games when I’m a fan of them too 😅

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It’s been about 2 and a half weeks since Chapters 3 and 4 have released, which means I think it’s now OK to stream playthroughs (it may have been OK at launch but everyone was playing them then and obviously wouldn’t be watching the streams in order to avoid spoilers). Hopefully I won’t struggle as much due to there being more guides by now (but those risk spoilers).

I do have more faith in myself now than I did when attempting Chapter 4 on the 7th when I was very sleep deprived and impatient with myself, feeling a deep sense of urgency and needing to get through it as soon as possible, so I became very impatient with myself. Given my brain likes to freak out when there’s a problem or something is difficult, that got in the way, too (I have both autism, ADHD, as well as clinical anxiety, plus severe emotional dysregulation that I’ve battled my whole life). The lack of sleep wasn’t helping either, and it could have been caused by the stress of “urgency” I felt.

I have gotten over that episode of learned helplessness and internalized ableism, though there’s no telling when it may want to strike again, but I keep telling it “I beat Jevil on Pacifist 3 times. You know what works? Putting on a podcast to distract my mind so my reflexes do the work”. That’s how I do it. 😂 that is my solution. It does seem to shut that nasty little beast up! Ha!

Anyway, I haven’t streamed on Twitch in a few weeks, so I’m gonna replay Chapter 3 starting tonight and this time try to unlock the secret boss (I skipped it the first time because I didn’t have the patience to spend battling the miniboss required in order to proceed). Unlocking the secret bosses are becoming more challenging (finding the Eggs are also becoming more long and convoluted too, though I didn’t mind the Egg quest in Chapter 3 at all, it was actually pretty cool).

What I like about streaming is the feeling that I’m not alone when playing. ❤️ and people in the chat may offer suggestions if I’m having difficulty (or sometimes say to do a thing I already did lmao).

With that, it’s time to get the stream set up. I may start with a little Animal Crossing before switching to Deltarune (because I have AC on the brain as well).

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Was just at the grocery store. Chocolate has doubled in price.

Fuck you, Trump.

Idk if or when these tariffs will go away, but this really may spell the end of my cooking journey. I know I stopped sharing recipes a long time ago because I don’t like writing (it takes time and concentration and I’m impatient, I seem to write better when feeling big emotions), but this may truly be it.

Even if I do share recipes, I’m not gonna be able to get the ingredients I want for ‘em. Chocolate and coffee are now out of the pantry (so no Spin Cake until I move out of the US or the tariffs end). I had a tiramisu roll cake in mind for Spin Cake….I had 3 years, and now it’s too late. Wish I didn’t lose interest or focus in late 2022…

I’m so sorry.

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Thankfully those of you fortunate enough to live in other countries should still be able to afford things like chocolate and coffee when we no longer can, so I can probs still make and share recipes calling for what’s left of the chocolate I have before it runs out. Still can’t make a tiramisu roll cake for “Spin Cake” however. (My idea was since it makes Lighteners dizzy when they eat it, it’d be caffeinated plus a roll cake fits the spiral or “dizzy” theme). Maybe if the tariffs end in a few years or I can move to Canada, I can finally make it….until then, I’ll just have to share pre-existing recipes that already exist for “tiramisu roll cake”. Besides. It is WAY harder to invent your own recipes for sweets than it is for regular savory cooking. Sweets, be it candy, baked goods, or ice cream, requires a strong understanding of math and science in order to perfect inventing your own recipes….

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Was just at the grocery store. Chocolate has doubled in price.

Fuck you, Trump.

Idk if or when these tariffs will go away, but this really may spell the end of my cooking journey. I know I stopped sharing recipes a long time ago because I don’t like writing (it takes time and concentration and I’m impatient, I seem to write better when feeling big emotions), but this may truly be it.

Even if I do share recipes, I’m not gonna be able to get the ingredients I want for ‘em. Chocolate and coffee are now out of the pantry (so no Spin Cake until I move out of the US or the tariffs end). I had a tiramisu roll cake in mind for Spin Cake….I had 3 years, and now it’s too late. Wish I didn’t lose interest or focus in late 2022…

I’m so sorry.

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Minor DR Chapter 4 spoilers:

Not even Sonic the Hedgehog is fast enough for Jackenstein smdh

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Had anybody beaten Chapter 4 yet? I need help.

You know the library with the green and blue pianos? There is no hints I can find anywhere for the right notes I need to play. Please help me. I can’t find the hints. And there is no guide because I tried looking it up. All I get is how to find the secret boss. Finding secret bosses are the only guides that exist right now.

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Okay so if anybody else was stumped, it’s actually easy to figure out. I thought I needed to play a combination of notes like all the other piano puzzles but that’s not the case here. Notes just move the green and blue blocks around! So if you press “left” it goes “left”, press “up”, it goes “up”…..

The solution was so obvious but I went off of assumptions and tried to find hints but there weren’t any. Some puzzles are so obvious and easy to figure out that you don’t need hints, and I overestimated the puzzle here.

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Had anybody beaten Chapter 4 yet? I need help.

You know the library with the green and blue pianos? There is no hints I can find anywhere for the right notes I need to play. Please help me. I can’t find the hints. And there is no guide because I tried looking it up. All I get is how to find the secret boss. Finding secret bosses are the only guides that exist right now.