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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: johnro on September 21, 2011, 06:18:13 am
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Had some buttermilk which required using so dug out a recipe I have had for ages - from Super Food Ideas (I had cut the recipe out so the date is not on the page!). Super Easy Chocolate Cake
170g plain flour - can use SR flour but omit bicarb
1 teasp bicarb soda
1/3 cup cocoa
180g castor sugar
250ml buttermilk
2 eggs
125g butter - melted and cooled
1 teasp vanilla essence
Set oven 180oC. Grease a deep round cake tin, lining base with paper. The tin I used was 20 cm x 6 cm.
If needed, pulverise sugar 15 -20 secs - speed 9. Set aside.
Add butter to TMX - melt 60 degs - 3 - 4 mins. - (butter is supposed to cool according to the original recipe but who has that time!!!)
Add all other ingredients to bowl, whiz unitl thick and creamy - 2 min- speed 7.
Bake 35 - 40 mins or until cooked when skewer tested..
Ice when completely cool.
This was iced with butter icing - 100g softened butter, 300g icing sugar, I tabsp cocoa + 2 tabsp milk - whiz 3 mins - speed 6.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QE8v8bYAzrQ/Tnm6HHimg0I/AAAAAAAAJu4/lCETLzYOfxs/s720/Supper%252520Easy%252520Choc%252520Cake.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NeBQuk2tzGU/TnnKs9cKowI/AAAAAAAAJu8/zWh9wMEwzho/s720/Supper%252520Easy%252520Choc%252520Cake%252520002.jpg)
members' comments
Hally - Its really, really delish. I used SR flour and I doubled the recipe.
Amanda - I made this cake, but had a little tweak here and there.
Used SR flour (couldn't find the baking soda, I think it ran off with the coconut)
Was a little surprised at the large amount of sugar, so cut it down to 150 gm
My eggs were large - weighed 100gm together, so cut down on the buttermilk too and only used 150gm.
Also reduced mixing speed and time to 30 seconds at speed 7.
Cake is wonderful - rich and moist and rose very well!
Sparkle - I made this awesome sounding cake, but don't know what went wrong. After being out of oven for a few minutes it completely deflated. Any ideas why???
Food For Thought - There are probably a couple of possibilities as to why.
1. Cakes hate to be over beaten. Given the speed of the TM I would suggest that 3 mins on Sp 8 is quite a long time. I think I'd halve that.
2. I would use SR flour, as the plain flour, butter milk and sugar are all heavy ingredients and 1 tsp of baking powder is possibly not enough.
3. The oven temperature wasn't on the right temp or there was a fluctuation of some kind.
I tend to think the last one is a bit of an excuse
Not sure if that helps but hope it does.
Sparkle - Thanks for getting back to me. I tend to think maybe the first one. I only mixed it for one minute on speed 7 but it had lots of air bubbles which I forgot to tap out before placing in the oven. I also think I might have undercooked it 😏. I'll give it another go using your suggestion of SR flour.
Thanks again.
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Truly lovely looking cake Robyn.Would a 23cm cake tin be big enough?
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CC the tin I used was 20 cm x 6 cm, pic must be deceptive!!! :) :)
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Thanks Robyn. :-*
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I will be making this on the weekend - can't wait :o. I haven't had much luck with cakes in the TM. Pastry is a dream though, so don't know what I do wrong when it comes to cakes. Will let you know how it turned out.
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I think a common problem with TM cakes is overmixing. We can certainly recommend some yummy cakes if you need any suggestions. ;) ;D
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Made this today to say Happy Birthday to Judy.
Judy will post a photo. Its really really delish.
H :)
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I have just made this cake, but had a little tweak here and there.
Used SR flout (couldn't find the baking soda, I think it ran off with the coconut)
Was a little surprised at the large amount of sugar, so cut it down to 150 gm
My eggs were large - weighed 100gm together, so cut down on the buttermilk too and only used 150gm.
Cake is wonderful - rich and moist and rose very well!
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Oh, forgot - also reduced mixing speed and time to 30 seconds at speed 7.
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Yes I used sr flour too as didnt have any regular plain flour and I doubled the recipe.
Did you take a photo?
H :)
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Here's Hally's cake - unfortunately I didn't get a piece even though it was for my birthday ;D
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Glad you enjoyed the cake Amanda and Hally - thanks you the tweaks Amanda. I was unsure about letting the beating continue however because the original recipe stated the mixture needed to be thick and creamy (beating time of 4 mins on a high speed mixer!!!!!), hence the 3 mins but great to know that this time can be successfully reduced Amanda!!!! :) :)
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I've got some left so will take a pic and try to work out how to get it on here.
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Hi, I have been lurking for a little while now, had Thermie since November. I made this awesome sounding cake, but don't know what went wrong. After being out of oven for a few minutes it completely deflated :-\ Any ideas why???
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Hi Sparkle
There are probably a couple of possibilities as to why.
1. Cakes hate to be over beaten. Given the speed of the TM I would suggest that 3 mins on Sp 8 is quite a long time. I think I'd halve that.
2. I would use SR flour, as the plain flour, butter milk and sugar are all heavy ingredients and 1 tsp of baking powder is possibly not enough.
3. The oven temperature wasn't on the right temp or there was a fluctuation of some kind.
I tend to think the last one is a bit of an excuse
Not sure if that helps but hope it does.
Cheers
Fiona
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Thank you for the response Fiona I did not notice this post during my spasmodic visits of late. However my time has been very well spent over the past hour visiting your website - Food 4 Thought Gourmet (http://www.foodfourthought.com.au/), you have a right to be very proud - fabulous work!!! :) :)
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Hi Fiona,
Just looked at your website. Lovely recipes.
Thanks
Hally :)
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Hi Fiona . . me too . . . and I can only echo johnro's words . . .
- Food 4 Thought Gourmet (http://www.foodfourthought.com.au/), you have a right to be very proud - fabulous work!!! :) :)
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Hi Fiona,
Thanks for getting back to me. I tend to think maybe the first one. I only mixed it for one minute on spd 7 but it had lots of air bubbles which I forgot to tap out before placing in the oven. I also think I might have undercooked it 😏. I'll give it another go using your suggestion of sr flour.
Thanks again