Apricot Cake

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Kitchenaid has done it’s maiden mix. On an experimental cake no less. This is an apricot cake based on a favourite pumpkin cake recipe. I managed to use up about half the pulp that needed a home. If the cake tastes anywhere near as good as the raw mix did, it’ll be a winner.  It worked beautifully. Less apricot flavour when cooked but the cake texture is excellent. Less salt next time.




Kitchenaid vs old Kenwood observations

Better:
The motor starts nice and slow so mixing in flour was no issue. Win! The Kenwood starts fast so sends flour all over the kitchen.
I like the manual lift of the mixer head. No spring assist so no shock movement to splatter things.

Worse:
The beaters don’t clear the bowl when raised enough to sift in flour without removing the bowl.
The kenwood bowl is easier to pour/scrape out of.

Same:
I think in both cases the beater height needs adjusting downwards a bit. Neither pick up all the mix at the bottom of the bowl. The kitchenaid mixes from the sides of the bowl better though.

Recipe
As pumpkin spice loaf, minus: 1/4c sugar, nutmeg, cloves (less salt)

second version had 3/4c suger again, only a pinch of salt, 1/2t cinnamon, bit less of ginger. Turned out beautifully but still not very apricot flavoured when cooked.

as muffin cups or drop cakes, bake 20-25 min.



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