A Look at KitchenAid Stand Mixer Accessories

 It is understandable that when it comes to kitchen tools, you want to have the best. You are looking for mixers, blenders, knives, pots and pans, etc. KitchenAid mixers are among the most popular in the market. It is worth knowing what they can do for you by using their attachments. Mixer attachments are designed to help you produce desserts that are light and fluffy or give richer texture to your breads or pizza dough. The attachments can also be used with other kitchenAid mixers too! Take the KITCHENAID® Classic 4-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer, for example: it comes with multiple attachments like dough hooks, wire whisk, and more.

KitchenAid Stand Mixer Accessories

KitchenAid produces mixers of all shapes and sizes and offers a range of different accessories and attachments to accompany them. The attachments come in handy for more than just mixing up the batter; sometimes it's nice to whip up some whipped cream or make some homemade ice cream. It can also be used for other tasks like grinding meat, grinding grains, and even kneading dough for breads. The attachments include:

• Gourmet Pasta Press

• Food Grinder Attachment

• Vegetable Sheet Cutter Attachment

• Metal Grain Mill

• 7 Blade Spiralizer Plus with Peel, Core and Slice

• Sifter + Scale Attachment

• Fresh Prep Slicer/Shredder Attachment

• Pasta Roller

• Ice Cream Maker

• Pasta Cutter Set

• Citrus Juicer

• 11-Wire Whip Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer Attachment

• Stainless Steel Flat Beater for 4.8L Tilt-Head Stand Mixer

The most popular attachments are the grinder and sausage stuffer attachments. If you love making your own sausages or grinding coffee, these attachments will be perfect for you!

Last Word

A kitchen is not a true kitchen without a Kitchen Aid Mixer. The power of the Kitchen Aid Mixer ensures that one can always create delicious and fluffy pastries, cakes, or dough. While a stand mixer does a great job at mixing dough for bread, it cannot be used on bowls with lids on them. A hand mixer cannot be used to knead bread dough as well as a stand mixer can. The attachments provide extra functionality to the stand mixer, so you can do more than just mix food. Browse online to find the perfect stand mixer attachments and accessories such as Tilt-Head Hammered Glass Bowl, Wire Whisk, and Tilt-Head Frosted Bowl.

Make Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Using KitchenAid Stand Mixer Accessories

Even those maintaining a healthy diet are allowed to enjoy some delicious recipes once in a while. While on a diet, you can make a gluten-free carrot cake to satisfy your sugar cravings. While cake-making is considered a labour-intensive task, when made using various KitchenAid stand mixer accessories you can do it without any hassle. Gluten-free carrot cake is a recipe that would be loved by your health conscious family members. Continuing on the topic, in this blog post, we will discuss how to prepare gluten-free carrot cake using various KitchenAid stand mixer accessories. Read on.

Ingredients

Cake

• Virgin coconut oil - ½ cup
• Almond flour - 3 cups
• Kosher salt - 1 ½ tsp
• Baking powder - 1 tsp
• Ground cardamom - 1 tsp
• Ground cinnamon - 1 tsp
• Ground ginger - 1 tsp
• Baking soda - 1 tsp
• Large eggs - 5
• Dark brown sugar - 1 ¼ cups
• Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
• Carrots, coarsely shredded and squeezed firmly to get rid of excess water - 10 oz.
• Shredded coconut (unsweetened) - ¾ cup
• Walnuts - ¾
• Golden raisins - ½ cup

Frosting and Assembly

• Cheese cream - 8 oz.
• Butter (unsalted) - ½ cup
• Gluten-free sugar (powdered) - 1 ¼ cups
• Greek yogurt - ⅓ cup
• Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
• Kosher salt - 1 pinch

Recipe

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease parchment-lined round cake pans with oil and dust them with some almond flour.
• Add salt, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, ginger, and 3 cups of flour in a large bowl.
• Attach your KitchenAid stand mixer accessory - beater - to the electric mixer and into a large bowl start beating eggs and brown sugar until it turns more than triple in volume.
• Now, add some vanilla extract and beat that as well.
• In a separate medium-sized bowl toss carrots, raisins, coconut, and the remaining ½ a cup of oil.
• Reduce the speed of the mixture to low and add 3 additions of flour mixture and then 3 additions of carrot mixture to the egg mixture. Ensure you beat the mixture well after each addition.
• Add the prepared batter in the pans, bake until lightly brown which would take at least 33-36 minutes.
• Once baked and out of the oven, let the cake cool for a few minutes and release it from the pan. Finally, let it cool completely.

Frosting and Assembly

• In a stand mixer attach the wire whisk and start beating cream cheese and butter in a large bowl at a medium-high speed. Continue until it turns very smooth.
• Now reduce the mixer speed and add some powdered sugar.
• Add some yogurt, salt, and vanilla extract to it and increase the speed from medium to high.
• Whisk the ingredients again until it turns light and airy.
• Chill the mixture to let it stiffen slightly to reach a separable consistency.
• Finally, take the cake you have prepared and cover it with one-third frostig from top and sides.

Wrap Up

Cooking and baking might seem an arduous task, but with the help of the right equipment, you can make the most difficult recipes without much hassles. A wire whisk, food processor, or dough hook are some of the basic KitchenAid stand mixer accessories that simplifies your work in the kitchen. Buying kitchen equipment is like a long-term investment which is why you must always invest on high-quality products from reputable brands such as KItchenAid.