Yummylicious Experiments

The Blueberry Chiffon Cake was tasty, but the colour was hideous, so it's not suitable to load the picture online. That will probably scare people away! LOL

Anyway, I got hooked on my Kenwood, so I baked another Chiffon Cake today! Orange Chiffon Cake! Got the recipe from Aunty Yochana. The cake tastes YUMMY and refreshing with the orange flavour! The texture was light and fluffy, and it was not dry.

The recipe calls for Orange Emulco, but since I don't use it all the time, the emulco will probably expire the second time I think about using it again. So instead, I used orange rind, which is more convenient and natural, it also exudes the strong orange flavor the cake needs.

I've got a new toy added to my baking needs!


A Kenwood Patissier MX270! I've been browsing high and low for a cake mixer to satisfy my baking addiction! For an avid baker, the preferred brands are either Kenwood or Kitchen Aid mixers for their performance and style, and a brand new one usually costs a bomb!

So I came across someone selling a few months old Kenwood Patissier on Kitchen Caper. It's a $120+ cheaper than a new one and the warranty lasts till May 2009. After asking Popo and Mong for their opinions and TADA! It's now sitting happily in my kitchen!

I've already started baking my first cake with KP! Like what Mong says, mixing the ingredients with a good cake mixer is a breeze, and it indeed is! Comparing to my old hand electric beater! At least my hands don't ache after beating the egg whites to stiff peaks! Less than 5 minutes later, I got my stiff egg whites!

The blueberry chiffon cake is now happily baking in the oven! Photos coming in later!