BAKERS! can i mix cake batter without a stand mixer?

[vash]

i refuse to pony up the $$ for a stand mixer. i have a glock and a toyota suspension lift on the wishlist, and i need to stay the course.

two cakes i want to make..lemon layer cake, and a red velvet cake. everyone uses a standmixer. can i get my with a handmixer?

[onlycafe]

yup.

[dhoward]

I broke down this year and bought the KitchenAid stand mixer I had wanted for years.
It is truly the Chuck Norris of kitchen appliances.

[john70t]

Fork in a drill? Those stand mixers are heavy.

[imcarthur]

Yes, you can with a hand mixer. Done it.

Ian

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

fork it!

[rfaust6024]

A hand mixer works great for a cakes and most home baked goods, HOWEVER.. if you are making ROYAL FROSTING, it takes 7 minutes, yep, count em, seven minutes..then you need a stand mixer, unless you want to hold the hand mixer for SEVEN MINUTES! Maybe a task I could of done years ago after reaching puberty (wink wink nudge nudge get what I mean eh?) but not anymore due to poor arm muscles. But I'm old so a stand mixer is my favorite. Go hit a Target, it's not only where America shops, but me too!

[vash]

ok, thanks. making a cake is a time commitment. i dont want to waste my efforts.

lemon layer cake is up first! DAMN! i need pans!

[Tobra]

hand mixer is fine for almost anything, except for pie crust....hmm, pie.

[Dottore]

Most master-bakers do it by hand.

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by Tobra

hand mixer is fine for almost anything, except for pie crust....hmm, pie.

You're right. A pie crust needs hands.

Ian

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

pie are square, not round..

[berettafan]

hit a yard sale and buy a used one for $25.

i mean, what are you doing for mashed potatoes?

you don't HAVE to buy the kitchenaid brand btw. our sunbeam works great.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by Tobra

hand mixer is fine for almost anything, except for pie crust....hmm, pie.

Pie crust needs a food processor and frozen butter

[imcarthur]

No. Pie crust needs Tenderflake lard (pity - only in Canada), a pastry cutter, strong hands & a rolling pin.

The big issue I have with a stand mixer is storing the damn thing. That is why I have resisted.

Ian

[vwbobd]

What do you think they did before stand mixers?????? You think there was a line of potential cakebakers waiting in line at the kitchenaid plant pounding thier fists :-D

I bought my wife a KA last xmas and it is awesome....definitly worth the money!

[javadog]

You know, they made pies long before any kind of mixer had been invented. You need a bowl and a spoon, maybe a whisk for some things. There are a couple of other pastry tools for making pastry....or pasta, or....

My mom made the best pie crust in the world and never even saw a food processor.

Mashed potatoes are best done with a ricer or food mill, not something electric that beats them into a stiff glue.

We have gotten way too addicted to electricity. Just sayin'

JR

[deanp]

We just got a KitchenAid refurb stand mixer on the KitchenAid website. 450w higher end model for just about 50% off. Looked at other KA mixers on other sites, 450W models run to $429, we got our for $220 delivered.

[cashflyer]

I don't think mixers were invented until well after cakes were invented, so yes it can be done by hand. Same for just about any other pre-electricity food item.

[p911dad]

Good one!