Sunbeam MX5900 Mixer User Manual


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• Alwayshaveingredientsatroom
temperature.Warmthebowltobeusedin
reallycoldweather.
• Addflavouringandessencestothe
shorteningforabetterflavour.
• Addthesugartothesoftenedshortening
andbeatuntilthecolourlightensslightly;
there’snoneedtobeatuntilthesugaris
dissolved.
• Addwholeeggsoneatatimeandbeat
untileggisabsorbed.Eggsshouldnotbe
coldastheycancurdlemixtures.
• Inourrecipeswewilluseself-raisingflour
whereverpossible.Ifplainflouriscalled
for,itmustbeusedtokeepthebalanceof
ingredientscorrect.
• Dividetheflourandtheliquidintotwo
portionsandaddalternatelywiththe
liquidonspeed1-don’toverbeat.
• Ifyoudon’thaveatinthesamesizeas
therecipesuggests,heraresometinsthat
areofsimilarcapacity:
 Use2x20cmsandwichtinsora1x28
x18cmlamingtontinora1x20x7cm
deeproundcaketinor1xstandardloaf
tinora1x20cmringtin.
• Caremustbetakenwhenusingacake
tininsteadofasandwichtintolowerthe
suggestedtemperaturebyapproximately
25°Candlengthenthecookingtime.
• Careshouldalsobetakenwhen
substitutingacaketinforaringtin,baba
tinoranytinwithafunnelassomecake
mixturesthathaveaveryhighfatcontent
mayneedtheheatsuppliedbywayofthe
funnel.
• Cookingtimesandtemperaturearemeant
onlyasaguide.Lightmixturesshould
springbackwhenlightlytouchedand
heavymixtures,fruitcakeandthelike,
shouldbetestedwithaskewertowardthe
endofthesuggestedcookingtime.
Reasons for Poor Results
Sponge Cakes Shrink
Unbalancedingredients,overbeatingofegg
whites,suddenchangesoftemperatureor
draughtwhentakingfromtheoven.
Cakes Do Not Rise
Mostlyduetogrossoverbeating,butcanalso
becausedbytoohotanovenduringthefirst
partofcooking.
Cakes Sink in the Centre
Toomuchfat,raisingagent,liquidorsugar;
toolittleflour;undercookingorslowcooking.
Cakes Run Over at Edges
Toomuchbatterforsizeofpan,toocoolan
oven,toomuchsugar,overbeating,toomuch
raisingagent.
Hard Outer Crust
Toomuchflour,toolittlesugar,overmixing,
toohotanoven.
Moist, Sticky Outside
Toomuchsugar,overbeating,underbaking.
Coarse Crumbly Texture
Overbeating,lowbakingtemperature.
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Helpful Hints for Better Cake
Making
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