A: The final step is to assemble the cake and tiger skin.
B: You spread a layer of cream onto the underside of the tiger skin and on top of the cake, then roll up the cake into a log shape.
A: My goodness, I’m a little nervous.
Photo: Eddy Chang, Taipei Times 照片：台北時報張聖恩
B: Finally, take the tiger skin and wrap it around the cake. Now our eye-catching and delicious tiger skin cake is complete.
A: 最後一個步驟，就是把蛋糕和虎皮組合起來囉。
B: 把鮮奶油塗抹在虎皮和蛋糕上，把蛋糕捲起來。
A: 天啊，我好緊張。
B: 再把虎皮一起包上去，好看又好吃的虎皮蛋糕完成啦。
（Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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