Kioskiosk is a part of the Super Contemporary exhibition at The Design Museum. It gives small independent businesses a chance to sell their products rent-free in a prime London location. Different designers occupy it daily and this weekend was my boyfriend’s turn to sell his t-shirt designs. I decided to jump in with him and sell some homemade cakes – a perfect opportunity to use a KitchenAid mixer and make a few recipes from the 90th anniversary cookbook. I invited a few of my favorite bloggers down to sample the cakes and showcased the mixer along with the cookbook. The Kiosk is a great space with heaps of character; in a fab location overlooking City Hall and Tower Bridge. Our kiosk was aptly named ‘T-shirts and treats’.

The baking commenced and first off was the bread. I used the 90th anniversary Candy Apple KitchenAid mixer (should I be getting this excited about a piece of kitchen equipment?) and produced a few recipes from the anniversary cookbook. Honey and walnut granary bread, followed by a simple white bread recipe from the BBC and the wonderful soda bread recipe from eatlikeagirl’s blog.

On to the cakes, I decided to make lemon and vanilla tart, chocolate brownies, chocolate chip cookies, flapjacks, lemon and earl grey tea chiffon cake and a range of chocolate, lemon and lime, cherry and vanilla flavoured cupcakes!

The KitchenAid swirled in one direction and twirled the opposite way as I marvelled at the egg whites turn from liquid to a spongy mass. The lemon and earl grey cake, I was happy to say was made without butter. Never had I made such a cake and I was slightly nervous as I placed the mountainous foam into the oven. I was delighted to see the result, a lightweight sponge upturned onto the cooling rack. It didn’t taste half bad either.

The flapjacks nearly turned into a crumby, albeit tasty mess but a few minutes longer in the oven hampered any chance of this happening. I used Jordans rolled oats, which are, in my opinion the best oats I have ever used when making flapjacks.

All that was left to do was decorate the 42 cupcakes…

Eight hours later I was free to collapse in front of the TV before turning in for an early night. I woke earlier on Sunday and we headed off to the Kiosk.

My first sale was two loaves of bread, something that made me glimmer with excitement. Many sales later, Sarah Moore aka fingersandtoes came to visit and it was great to meet her. I found out some very useful information on London knitting groups and she went away with a sample of the lemon and earl grey cake and a KitchenAid cookbook.

I thoroughly enjoyed the baking and we now have plans to rent a stall at London weekend markets to sell our ‘t-shirts and treats’ on a regular basis. So watch this space.

Sarah