Genius

So my only issue with my mixer (see post below) was that you had to scrape the bowl to get everything to combine.

I was annoyed with this partly because i am lazy and therefore didn't want to have to scrape the bowl and partly because well i could use the hand mixer and not have to scrape the bowl!

So whilst making a sweep of my favorite store (oh what a wife i have turned into) Sur La Table we came across this Beater blade and after initial issues with getting the correct one for our model we are the proud owners of a beater that solves all the problems.

It scrapes the bowl while it turnes

Genius!

Adventures with pumpkin

The only pumpkin thing i had tried before coming here had been pumpkin pie which i really didn't like.

Since being here i have tried a bunch of things.
We had half a can of pumpkin in the fridge left over from another recipe so i decided to try making pumpkin spice cake.

It was good, i frosted mine with cream cheese frosting but i am sure you can try other frostings.

The final verdict will be when Steve gets home tonight and tries it.

So the recipe.

Pumpkin spice cake

• 4oz (1 stick) of room temperate unsalted butter
  
• 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  
• 1/4 tsp allspice
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 1 cup of Pumpkin Puree
  
• 1/2 cup warm milk

1. Heat oven to 350
   
2. Butter a 9" cake pan
   
3. In a large bowl sift together flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, salt, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
   
4. Using a electric mixer cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
   
5. Add eggs and beat until combined.
   
6. Add pumpkin and milk and beat.
   
7. Add flour mix and mix gently until combined.
   
8. Pour batter into pan and bake for about 45 minutes until cake tester stuck in the middle comes out clean.
   
9. Rest cake for 20 minutes on a wire rack and then frost.
   
   
10. And enjoy!
    

I actually found this cake pretty easy and i liked it!

So i guess pumpkin is not all that bad.