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I have a beautiful shiny kitchen aid on my counter..

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KillashandraRee · 06/09/2014 07:24

What shall I bake to christen it? (Joint birthday and Christmas present from my DParents!) I've been looking at it for two days just admiring it and now think I might be ready to try it out but can't quite decide what to do first. Any great recipes / ideas welcome Grin

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lordnoobson · 06/09/2014 07:27

Why did you buy it then?Hmm

comebackstrong · 06/09/2014 07:29

Get the Nigella cook book 'Domestic Goddess'. She loves a Kitchen Aid and most of her recipes include using one!! Make the Autumnal cake…its AMAZING (and very fitting for this time of year!)

comebackstrong · 06/09/2014 07:29

There is always one with a pointless comment.

TheBatteriesHaveRunOut · 06/09/2014 07:35

lordnoobson she didn't
it was a gift

if you look very carefully, this information is hidden ever so cleverly in her OP

KillashandraRee - CAKE just CAAAAAAAKE! Like a big victoria sponge or fairy cakes.

It's relatively quick and you can eat it while decided what to do next Grin

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KillashandraRee · 06/09/2014 07:58

Lordnoobsen Hmm why pee on my party it was a present!

I make my own bread by hand every day so am excited to try that but think a cake is definitely more exciting as the first product.

Am a huge fan of nigellas Victoria sponge so might try that one. DS 2.8 is thumbing through recipe books at the moment Smile

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HarlotOTara · 06/09/2014 07:59

What colour - important things first Grin - mine's red by the way

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KillashandraRee · 06/09/2014 08:00

Harlot it's Pistachio and a thing of beauty Grin

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MrsMinton · 06/09/2014 08:01

Cake with jam and layers and cream...I like cake a lot! I also have kitchen aid envy as I would love one.

Catsmamma · 06/09/2014 08:02

i'd make something that needed masses of whisking or beating....save me the bother...I don't have a mixer

...oooohhhh marshmallows!! :D

Mrsgrumble · 06/09/2014 08:03

lord must have woken up on the wrong side of bed Grin

Lemon drizzle for me please

Happy Birthday Flowers

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KillashandraRee · 06/09/2014 08:08

Marshmallow? I can make marshmallow?

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Gileswithachainsaw · 06/09/2014 08:11

Coffee and walnut. You haven't lived til you have had kitchen aid butter cream.

Oh and welcome to the club. I luvvvvvs mine!!!

Hollycopter · 06/09/2014 08:12

Meringue... I use Dan Leppard's recipe and leave it in for 15 mins at full speed, it comes out really well and is really effortless.

ItsNotEasyBeingGreen · 06/09/2014 08:14

So jealous. I want one. :(

I bet your cake will turn out perfect as if baked by angels. Kitchen aid angels with pistachio wings!

lk26 · 06/09/2014 08:15

Make a pavlova. I crave a red kitchen aid. Last year my OH said he would buy me one. I stupidly says no let's spend the money on the house. Doh. Now no money but a beautiful garage and roof :(((
Marshmallows look scrummy.

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KillashandraRee · 06/09/2014 09:25

I now have a big list of things to make this weekend! I am going to get so fat Grin

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Kitsmummy · 06/09/2014 09:31

Ooh, pistachio, that's the colour that I covet!

secretsquirrels · 06/09/2014 09:32

I would find out what the topic is on this week's GBBO and make that. Then you can eat it while watching Smile.

NewEraNewMindset · 06/09/2014 09:34

Jealousy at a guess Hmm

I plan on getting one when I eventually get our new kitchen fitted. I might just leave it on the counter to gaze at too. Quick call the kitchen appliance police!!

I think a cake is a fab idea.

Cereal0ffender · 06/09/2014 09:37

I find mixers beat the life out if cakes, I do all cakes by hand. I use the kitchen aid for bread dough or whisking.

Jemimapuddleduk · 06/09/2014 09:38

We just had good food American blueberry pancakes for breakfast using the kitchen aid. It's a Saturday morning staple at ours and everyone likes them! They are good with banana in too.

Lj8893 · 06/09/2014 09:40

Soooooo jealous!!!

me and dp want one so badly (me because its pretty, dp is a chef so he will be the one using it!) but we just cant afford it. Although he is waiting on an insurance payout after a bike accident so he may treat himself depending on how much he gets!

frogbubbles · 08/09/2014 06:40

I have kitchen aid envy!! I am dreaming of becoming the proud owner of a pastel blue beauty. Until then I shall have to make do with my next mixer.

You should definitely make marshmallows or meringue

SanityClause · 08/09/2014 07:02

If you haven't got one already, get the "flex edge" paddle. There's a silicone edge on it, which scrapes round the edge of the bowl, as you go - you don't need to use a spatula.

Anotheronesoon · 08/09/2014 07:09

Sounds lovely! I got a cream one as a wedding present three years ago and love it! It is one of my favorite things! I SOOO get the kitchen aid love- in fact when early pregnant with ds1 I had an argument with a colleague who said it was a waste of money so I told her she knew nothing about baking and burst into tears!!! Ha ha gotta love the hormones!
I would do a simple cake - it will take you about five minutes and then you can bask in the wonder of a lovely cake made in no time at all with hardly any washing up- yay! So wishing my low carb diet wasn't starting today!