Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: maerrie on August 25, 2013, 05:32:17 am
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Hello!
I'm new here, had my TM over a year & really happy with it. But recently all my cake batters that I make in the TM are really dense & have an awful texture. What am I doing wrong?? Am I over mixing? The recipes I've had problems with are adapted, not TM ones but I haven't had this problem before. I'm not sure what I'm doing differently but I was wondering if anyone else has experienced a similar issue & how did you deal with it? Thanks in advance for any tips you can give!
Maerrie.
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Oh no, Why not try making a recipe from on here, just to see how it goes. :)
My favorite off all time, is the " I Love Bimby's " Chocolate cake.
I make it every week without a fail yet, and i have had my thermie for 4 years.
maybe if you post the recipe you are using, we can help, with any tweaks to it.
Also, Hi and welcome to the forum, why not pop over and introduce yourself too. :D :D
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No problems here, let us know what recipe you are having problems with.
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Hi maerrie! I've moved your posting here so that members can also welcome you to the forum as well as give some advice on cake making. It seems strange that you're only just having problems with your cakes after a year and I wonder if you've changed your brand of flour recently?
Welcome to the forum, I hope we can help solve your problem.
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Perhaps you are not cooking it long enough. Do you poke a skewer in the middle? As above I would try a cake that has already been converted to see if it does the same.
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
I'd do what Obbie suggested and try the ILB chocolate cake...I've never had a fail with that one either.
The only other thing I can suggest other than flour etc is an expensive one.....is your oven on the way out? Perhaps you could invest in an oven thermometer and check it is running at the right temp?
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Hello and welcome. It's disappointing when cakes don't work out. Like Robyn said, try the ILB chocolate cake. It's never failed for me either.
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Hi and welcome!
I thought the same as Brumington, maybe your oven...
I have issues with my oven so I bought a $6 oven thermometer that just sits on the racks and I can see exactly what the temp is inside the oven (VERY different to what the thermostat tells me :( ) -it has helped me to no end save my bacon baking. Good luck :)
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Welcome to the forum maerrie
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Welcome to the forum. I am sorry that you are having trouble with some of your cakes. Before you start making a favourite recipe I would check out on here and also on the UK site if they have a recipe that is very similar to the one you want to make. Then I would follow the times ect and see if that makes a difference. I find that if a recipe needs the butter and sugar creamed then I use the butterfly as that seems to work for me better than just throwing everything in. Good Luck!!
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Welcome to the forum maerrie.
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Hi and welcome.
Have you checked your TM's feet are clean so it is weighing the ingredients properly?
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I agree I would be checking the scales for correct weighing.
Every time I use the Thermomix I check the scales by clicking the "weigh" button and then checking the weight of the MC.
Mine is always 30gram And then I am set for the recipe. I recheck if I remove and wash the bowl.
I prevents a lot of failures and is quick and easy.
Good luck and Welcome
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I do the same Bootobethin but my MC weighs 25g. Funny how they are different but that's a well known fact.
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Welcome to the forum Maerrie. :)
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Welcome. There are lots of good, helpful hints. Let us know how things go.
I find that it is very easy to over mix a cake with the thermomix. I usually use the :: function to help prevent it, when I fold in the flour.
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Hello everyone -
wow! what a welcoming and helpful bunch you are! I hope I won't be losing too many hours of my life to this forum but am not too hopeful ;D
Thanks so much for all the advice. I did suspect I might have over-mixed as the bad cakes happened when I was in a hurry (I haven't changed flour brands and do have a temperamental oven but have already got a thermometer in there).
Next time I need a cake I will try the ILB recipe that several of you mentioned; I also like the suggestion of using the butterfly to cream the butter & sugar. Another thought I had recently is to use the reverse function so it's mixing with the blunt sides of the blade... not sure how much difference that might make.
Also, thank you so much for the suggestion about weighing the MC - that's genius! And simple, like most genius ideas. Will definitely always do that from now on.
I should probably also say a few words about me... I got my TM after I was made redundant while on mat leave and got a bit of a payout. Luckily for me I was employed again within 3 months (which is when I would have returned from mat leave anyway) so my TM is a lovely little bonus, and it makes having two toddlers sooooooooo much easier. I use it every day (in fact it's in the dishwasher right now) and have given away about 4 kitchen appliances to my SIL since I never use them anymore! I was always a from-scratch kind of cook, and I love all the things the TM makes easier and saves time on.
Looking forward to sharing things and benefiting from all your experience and wisdom!
Thanks again for all the helpful replies.
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Hi and welcome Maeree. With help from the forum you will have your cakes right in no time.