Showing posts with label kitchen aid mixer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen aid mixer. Show all posts

Thursday, October 9, 2008

The Eagle Has Landed




IT CAME TODAY!!!!!!! YAY!!!! The Kitchen Aid Mix has arrived! Not a minute too soon either. My hands were starting to disown me after my constant use of the hand mixer. I think I developed a minor case of carpal tunnel in the process. Anyways, it’s here, and it’s my gorgeous new baby. Truth be told, I bought it in Ebay… and therefore got a deal! I didn’t know it would be the new Susan B Komen edition with the pink stripe on it, but that makes me love it even more. Not to mention I did my part and donated $40 dollars to help the Fight Against Breast Cancer, just by purchasing it! Pretty successful transaction if you ask me!

I couldn’t wait to open it, so I did, and I went right to work. Little known fact (at least it was to me) wash the bowl before the first use. I made the most amazing buttercream, which I was virtually incapable of with the hand mixer, but since I didn’t wash the bowl (I was too excited, come on now) I got a dusting of metal in the frosting. I made my dad, and Matt taste it, and then I threw the rest out to avoid making someone sick with metal! It was perfect texture, perfect taste and well great…

So now I need to make a cupcake, with my new machine, and see if they come out as amazing as the buttercream. I’ll keep you posted.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Mmm Perfection

So I think, by the response of most people, I’ve mastered the Chocolate cupcake… PERFECT…

Now for the buttercream. Seriously, I don’t know what I did so wrong with the hazelnut… Maybe I’m not mixing it enough… Maybe I need a new hand mixer… Oh how I can’t wait for my new Kitchen Aid Mixer to arrive on my front door. Life will be that much better when it’s in my cupcakin paws! Back to the buttercream… Anyone out there have ANY suggestions… I’m willing to take all advice. I’ve looked up and tried so many recipes. Maybe that’s the problem too… I should just wing it, and mix and match until I get something perfect. No more recipe following for me! That’s the goal tonight, perfect some Plain Ol Vanilla buttercream…

All of this will happen after I run of course. We’re going for 3 miles today… 4 if I have time. Followed by a dinner..

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