AIBU to ask if cakes made in a food processor are just as good as any other?

[CakeMaker12]

Decided to make muffins in a food processor using the "All in one" method to make a cake. Did it as was too lazy to get the stand mixer out. In my opinion the muffins tasted the same as they do when I make them with a stand mixer. Perhaps this is because the muffins I made contained oil rather than butter.
Would it work to make a cake with butter using a food processor? I haven't tried this yet.

I don't know the answer I'm afraid. But for me this is why the stand mixer lives out. If I had to get it out to use it, I never would. I don't have a big kitchen but it's so heavy it just wouldn't work if I had to get it out each time.

Was it a whisk attachment in the food processor?

No, I just used the knife blade as this is what the food processor instructions advised to do.

I used to make cakes in my food processor and they were fine. It is too easy to overmix them though so they don't rise as well as those made using a hand mixer.

It makes no difference how you mix it. There's more potential for overbeating things like cream or knocking the air out but this isn't relevant with a basic batter like cake or muffins.

As to whether your good processor would work on a thinker mix? Depends on the machine. If it's one of these processors with different fins/blades then it would probably be fine. I would start with the wet ingredients though and add the dry slowly to ensure it doesn't get too thick for the machine to manage. Most cake mixes like a Victoria sponge wouldn't be a problem but if it's a cheap machine it might be hard on the motor so I would do the above to be safe.

Muffins don’t need much stirring, so I wouldn’t make them in an food processor.

This recipe https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/food/recipe19.shtml is for an absolutely amazing lemon cake and whilst I have a stand mixer I use very often (and is out), this deserves getting the food processor out for - it doesn’t come out as well any other way.

It's easy to over mix but muffins are pretty reliable in one as oil based

I always use my food processor for cakes, rather than my stand mixer. I think it works better for butter, especially if you haven’t had time to soften it first. The blades do an excellent job of mixing it all. Obviously it doesn’t work if you want to add things like chocolate chips or fruit that you don’t want to be pulverised

Thanks all for your brilliant advice! I have a folding blade on my food processor which I used to fold the raspberries and chocolate chips in to avoid them getting pulverised.

Will have a go at this one! Thank for this suggestion.

I use the food processor then fold in the flour with a spoon. They rise just fine.

The problem for me would be not being able to lick the whisk!

😂😂

I must admit though I generally use a fork, a heavy fork though not flimsy supermarket one