Spring is here, and so is the festival of Easter!. The day is spent enjoying with loved ones and, of course, making easter eggs with the kids of the family. It may sound exciting, but kids in a cluttered kitchen is certainly not the best combination, agreed?
A cluttered worktop does not only cause chaos in your culinary playground but can also muddle up your headspace. Appliances meant to serve a single purpose can easily be replaced with Hafele’s multipurpose machines.
Hafele’s Highline Kitchen Machine Series comprises two models, Klara and Viola, for you to choose from, based on your requirements. Read on to learn about their exceptional features:
The Klara series consists of two models- Klara Highline and Klara Highline Pro.
Klara Highline:
With the Klara Highline Hafele Kitchen Machine, you can enjoy the most advanced design and functionality to make your regular cooking task a cakewalk. This exquisite machine is an all-in-one appliance that includes tools for kneading, beating, whisking, wet and dry ingredient grinding, slicing, and blending. This appliance comes in two colours- Murphy Red and Gothic Grey. It brings an elegant design with incredible functionality to your countertop along with the following and more:
- Heavy-duty full aluminum diecast body
- Powerful 1000W motor
- Timer function
- 5-speed settings
- 5L food grade stainless steel mixing bowl
- 3 mixing attachments: beater, dough hook and whisker
- 5L glass jar for blending
- 200ml for spice and chutney making
- Vegetable cutter (4 attachments: slicer, grater, chopper and masher)
- Optional: Aluminium body meat mincing unit
Klara Highline Pro:
The Hafele Klara Highline Pro kitchen machine is equipped with all features of the Klara Highline along with additional feature highlights such as a technologically advanced touch control pad, increased number of speed settings, and an enhanced model design in an elegant matte finish. Apart from this, the following features make this kitchen machine incredible:
- Heavy-duty full aluminium diecast body
- Powerful 1000W motor
- Timer function
- 7 speed settings
- High end touch control pad
- 5L food-grade stainless steel mixing bowl
- 3 mixing attachments: beater, dough hook and whisker
- 5L glass jar for blending
- 200ml for spice and chutney making
- Vegetable cutter (4 attachments: slicer, grater, chopper and masher)
- Optional: Aluminium body meat mincing unit
Hafele extends its Highline series with the Viola pro kitchen machine.
Viola Pro
The Viola Pro kitchen machine is an all-in-one appliance that efficiently manages your meal preparation processes. Its high-end functionality enables you to carry out your kneading, beating, whipping, whisking, and slicing requirements.
With the Viola Pro kitchen machine, you can enjoy all the functions provided in the machine along with additional features including a high-end touchpad that enables you to select the function you wish to use from the programmed options, a knob to adjust the speed setting as well as set the timer function and the option of switching the machine on or off. This Kitchen Machine comes with the following exceptional features:
- Aluminium die cast body
- Powerful 1300W Motor
- Metal gear transmission
- 6 speeds + pulse
- 5L stainless steel bowl with cover
- LED light bars on the side
- Vegetable cutter (4 attachments: slicer, grater, chopper and masher)
- 3 mixing attachments: beater, dough hook and whisker
- Optional: Aluminium body meat mincing unit
To enjoy the festival further, we are bringing to you two recipes of dishes that scream Easter:
Carrot Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 cup + 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cup grated carrots
- 1⁄4 cup crushed walnuts + more to decorate 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries
- Zest of 1 orange
Method-
- Preheat your Hafele Diamond Built in oven to 180 degrees and line two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, zest of an orange and cinnamon powder in your Kitchen Machine
- Next, beat the vegetable oil, the sugars, eggs, and vanilla for 5-6 minutes
- Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet without over-mixing, followed by the grated carrots ,cranberries and walnuts.
- Transfer the batter into the cake pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. When baked, let the cake cool down.
- After the cake has sufficiently cooled down, frost with cream cheese frosting on top of the first cake. Layer it with the second cake, add more frosting and decorate with walnuts.
- Serve the carrot cake in thick slices.
Marzipan
Ingredients
- 1 pound almond paste
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted, plus more for dusting
- 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional
Method-
- Coarsely chop the almond paste into quarter-sized chunks and place in the bowl of your Hafele Kitchen Machine
- Add powdered sugar to the bowl and mix on low speed until the mixture has a fine, sandy texture.
- Pulse the almond paste and powdered sugar until the mixture resembles wet sand.
- With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the egg whites (and almond extract, if using) until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a ball.
- Dust a countertop or cutting board with powdered sugar and knead the marzipan until it develops a smooth, pliable texture. It should have no lumps or dry patches.
- Enjoy it on your favourite cake or as a tasty, nutty snack.
- Serve marzipan in slices on a plate or enjoy it on your favourite cake or as a tasty, nutty snack.
Now, cut down your preparation time with Hafele’s all-in-one kitchen machines. With the trending concept of open kitchens, keeping your countertops clutter-free is now more of a necessity than a choice. Enjoy your cooking time with Kitchen Machines that add elegance to your space while providing the benefit of having a single machine in the kitchen over multiple individual appliances.