TwistyBakes Lower-fat Cupcakes in the Ankarsrum

I’m not a huge cake baker, I focus more on breads. But everyone needs a decent cupcake in their arsenal for special occasions. I turn to this recipe, inspired by Nagi over at http://www.recipetineats.com for the original recipe, adapted here for the Ankarsrum. Ingredients 150 g plain / or cake flour 1 1/4 tsp baking powder (measured accurately) 1/8 tsp salt 2 large… Continue reading TwistyBakes Lower-fat Cupcakes in the Ankarsrum

Golden Rum Cake

I’ve been on a lifelong quest to find the perfect Rum Cake, ever since a colleague’s wife baked one for me and wouldn’t hand over the recipe. I think this dark Golden Rum Cake is it. Video up next, written version below. Recipe Ingredients: Cake Batter 300g Plain Flour 1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 1tsp Allspice… Continue reading Golden Rum Cake

Twisty Test Kitchen: Mixing dough in the Ankarsrum Assistent

My bread baking career started as a child, hand kneading with my grandmother. Her tasty, wholesome bread was famous not least for it’s heavy and satisfying crumb but also for the way she would butter the end of the loaf, then hold the loaf vertically to carve the buttered slice off. Weird. In recent years… Continue reading Twisty Test Kitchen: Mixing dough in the Ankarsrum Assistent