Sunbeam MX5900 Mixer User Manual


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Toomuchfatorsugar,overmixing,under
baking,ortoohotanoven.
Fruit Sinks
Mixturetoosoft,dampfruit,toolittleflour,
ingredientsnotcorrectlybalanced,over
beating.
Some Hints on Sponge Making
• Therearebasicallytwomethodsof
spongemaking.Thewholeeggmethod
isthesimpler,butbettervolumecanbe
achievediftheeggwhitesareseparated
fromtheyolks.
• Ifyouelecttoseparatetheeggs,whipthe
whitesuntiltheyholdpeaksandgradually
addthesugaralittleatatime,beating
wellbetweeneachaddition.Startwith
teaspoonsofsugarand,asthemixture
stiffens,additmorequickly.Thisprocess
shouldtakeabout3-5minutes.Onlyfold
intheeggyolksuntiltheydisappear,say
½
minute.
These General Tips apply to either method:
• Eggsshouldbeatroomtemperature.
• Castersugarwillgiveabetterresultasit
dissolvesmorequickly.
• Bowlandbeatersshouldbeclean,dryand
freefromanyfat.
• Thefoldspeedofthemixerwillsupply
thegentlebutthoroughactionnecessary
tofoldinflour.Careshouldbetakento
mixonlyuntiltheflourhasbeenfolded
thoroughlythroughtheeggmixture.
Alwayscommencemixingonspeed1.
• Theliquidshouldalwaysbehotwhen
foldedthroughthespongemixture.This
startsthespongecookingonthetable,
soitisessentialtohavetheovenin
readiness.
• Don’trushthefoldinginandbesure
theliquidisevenlyfoldedthroughthe
mixture.Anyunmixedliquidwillcausethe
spongetobehelddownwheretheliquid
lies.
Swiss Rolls
• Thespongemixturemustbeevenly
distributed.Abetterresultwillbe
achievedifthemixtureispouredalong
thetinandthetintiltedtoallowthe
mixturetoruntothecorners,ratherthan
spreadingthemixture.
• Whiletherollisbaking,sprinklealittle
crystalsugarontothesheetofbaking
paperlargerthantheSwissrolltin.
Softenthejamtomakeiteasytospread.
Immediatelyaftertherollcomesfromthe
oven,turninontothepreparedpaperand
quicklyspreadthejamrightouttothe
corners.Makethefirstrollatighttuck
andusethegreaseproofpapertohelpyou
handlethehotsponge.
• Itisessentialthespongeisrolledquickly
andthatspongeisnotover-cookedorthe
rollwillcrack.
Helpful Hints for Better Cake Making (continued)
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