wah.. 'scary' lei this forum. post pics of food.. immediately got pple come in and comment liao! kekeke.. anyway..
autum: u could try .. getting one of those measuring cups.. which have many kind of measurements written on ONE cup.. the one i have.. has liquid written on onse side, for flour and sugar on the other side.. and on it. it has sub divisions of 'cups'.. so real handy. all in one!
go see? i bought it from cwp cs..
anyway. that's the problem with the different kind of measurments.. UK and US.. so for me. when i attempt to bake anything.. the recipe.. i prefer to find one that says in weight. i.e. grams/kg.. must easier for me ..
and yes. u have that.. then i think dun need to by another mixer liao.. my 'mixer' is actually two whisks attached to motor only.. that's how i see it
jaxe: for chiffon.. whip till STIFF leh.. ehh. ok. u young and fit. me, if i have to do that manually. i think i will not bake at all!
autum: i am not sure about the hole n the middle. i feel it is purely 'cosmetical' reason..

coz.. even with without those moulds with holes in the middle (i.e.) normal cake mould.. the chiffon cakes didn't sink in the middle mah.. anyway. i am not sure about it ..
dun have to waste money buy another cake mould. what u have.. it is just fine
i hiao lah. that time. too eng.. so went bought this mould to make my chiffons look more professional.. kekeke..
jaxe: if u dun grease the mould.. the surface of the chiffon will 'peel'.. and the cake will be like peeling .. like got excezma like that leh..