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Hi all. Apologies if this question has been asked already but I’ve been searching for the answer and cannot find it.

I know that in the video, Paul recommends beating the cake batter together by hand rather than using a machine in order to minimise the air getting beaten into the mix and thus making a more dense cake. However I have a damaged nerve which makes it painful to do much beating of anything so I always use my Kenwood mixer. Has anyone tried making this using a machine and how did it turn out?

Thanks.

Hello GloriousFood

I too have the same problem and I do use my Kenwood to fold the batter with the K beater for a couple of minutes on the slow to medium speed. All it needs is for all the ingredients to be fully blended just as you would for a muffin mix. You’ll only get a dense, heavy cake if you beat the batter on high speed for a long time. Hope this helps.

Ah, great, thanks very much madeitwithlove!