3D Stand Mixer Cake & GIVEAWAY!!
The dream cake for every baker, a 3D stand mixer cake! If you’re a baking enthusiast then I know you’ll love making this one for yourself. But how amazing would it be to WIN the real mixer to go with it! Simply fill out the entry form below for your chance to win one of 5 beautiful Breville mixers.
COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS: Nicolette Bahr, Juhi Mehta, Rhiannon Golik, Mayeve Leigh and Gemma Beatton
terms and conditions
To make the 3D stand mixer cake you will need:
Template for cutting the cake and fondant pieces
1 1/2 x chocolate cake recipe
baked in two trays
Caramel mud cake recipe
600 white chocolate
400g (14.11 ounces) or 1 ¾ cups plus 1 Tbsp margarine or butter
500millilitres (16.91 fluid ounces) milk (4% fat)
330g (11.64 ounces) or 1 1/3 cups plus 1 Tbsp and 1 tsp brown sugar
4 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
500g (17.64 ounces) or 3 cups plus 2 Tbsp plain/all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
Melt the chocolate and margarine in a bowl. Mix in the milk, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Sift in the flours and baking powder and and mix well.
Bake at 180C (356 degrees Fahrenheit) in a heat proof bowl (mine is 15.5cm (6.1 inches) at the top) and an 18cm (7.09 inches) round tin.
White Chocolate Ganache
700g (24.69 ounces) chocolate
130g (4.59 ounces) or 1/2 cup plus 2 tsp cream (35% fat)
Heat the cream and pour over the chocolate. Let stand for a minute then stir until smooth. Cool overnight at room temperature.
Milk chocolate ganache
400g (14.11 ounces) milk chocolate
130g (4.59 ounces) or 1/2 cup plus 2 tsp cream (35% fat)
Heat the cream and pour over the chocolate. Let stand for a minute then stir until smooth. Cool overnight at room temperature.
Buttercream
1 batch chocolate buttercream
Whip together with the milk chocolate ganache
Rice Krispies
50g (1.76 ounces) or 1 ½ cups of rice bubbles (rice krispies)
50g (1.76 ounces) or 1/2 cups of marshmallows
Melt the marshmallows in the microwave then stir though the rice bubbles. Rub your hands with a little vegetable oil to allow you to handle the mixture, or dip your hands in water.
Simple Syrup
1/4 or 55g (1.94 ounces) cup sugar
1/4 or 63g (2.22 ounces) cup water
Heat the sugar and water together until the sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool.
500g (17.64 ounces) Pale blue fondant
200g (7.05 ounces) black fondant
200g (7.05 ounces) red fondant to cover the board
1 white easter egg
1 quantity of italian meringue or your favorite frosting recipe for in the mixer bowl
silver and white luster dust
square cake board
round cake board
3 dowels and cake pop sticks
reusable molding gel for the logo I got it here
My Cookbook
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All recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.
1. 6 colors
2.April 2011
3. I love How to Cook That because it gives you a thousand options to make the difficult easy. Also, the way Ann explains everything easily. Love it
From Puerto Rico
Q1: 5
Q2: April 2011
Q3: Because only here the best tips, most creative ideas, inspiration and of course the most delicious recipes can be found in one place
From Serbia
Breville Stand Mixer Competition Entry
Question 1: How many colours of the Bakery Boss mixer are in the stand mixer cake video?
5 (6 including your cake!)
Question 2: When did Ann upload her first How To Cook That video?
April 16 2011 titled ‘how to make Pokemon Pichu cake decorating lesson How to Cook That Ann Reardon’
Why do you love How To Cook That?
Ann showed me that anyone can create wonderful creations, and given me confidence. She has showed me a dream of owning my own bakery/patisserie!
1. 5 colors
2. April, 2011
3. I loved to learn how to make special customized cake. Also, you explained very easy and simple as possible! Thank you! 🙂
5 colours.
April 2011
Gorgeous looking cakes, and a host that makes any day sweet and cheerful!
Country: The Netherlands
1) 5 stand mixers
2) April 2011
3) I love to bake, the creations she makes inspires me to do them, or think of my own creations and make them for other people.
5 colours
April 16th 2011
Because Ann makes so many amazing, different videos and has brilliant ideas and of course she is Australian.
6 coloured mixers (or the first one was the blue one, i got stuck there)
Your first video was April 2011!
Australian, funny, smart, caring and an amazing person. I can relate to this channel. We share the same interests and loves. First cooking channel I ever watched.
There are 5 different colors of stand mixer in the videos
You uploaded your first video in April of 2011 (April 16th)
I love How To Cook That because all the desserts Ann makes are absolutely incredible yet they are still easy enough so I can recreate them. Her videos are clearly explained and the blog really helps too. All of her recipes that I have tried worked perfectly well! I feel like How To Cook That videos get better and better every week and as soon as I see the week’s video I already can’t wait for the next week’s. You’re epic Ann!
Good luck to everyone!
5
April 2011
She gives really good details in her videos and always makes sure get list different ways to do things
Answer #1 – 6
Answer #2 – April 16, 2011
Answer #3 – I love your videos and I love you Ann. You are the one who really has inspired me to bake and I just love watching your videos.
I live in the USA and the first answer Is 5 not 6 sorry I was looking at like very single one and got mixed up
1. 5 colors
2. April 2011
3. Ann has such creative and fun recipes that are easy/fun to make! Without Ann, I wouldn’t be baking today. Thank you for the inspiration!
Hello I’m Stephanie Chandler I had to post a comment because there’s so many entries going on that it wasn’t allowing me to there are 5 colors and her first video was in April 2011 and I am a subscriber and the things I love about how to cook that is that Ann Makes Beautiful cakes she is very detailed on what you should do how you should do it and it’s very helpful for beginner like myself I aspired to be like her when I’m able to start up my own Baking Company I love her Channel she has so many videos to watch and learn from and she’s just a really really good Baker.
Answers to questions
1. 5 colors
2. April 2011
3. The way Ann presents make even a non baker, a super baker…
USA
5 colors shown
April 2011
I love it because it is really helpful and easy to follow. It taught me how to bake and to love baking.
Country-USA
Number of mixers- 5
First vlog- april 16 2011
Why i love how to cook that- I love that Ann shows you easy approaches for people like me that aren’t a professional!
I am from Canada
1. 5
2. April 2011
3. I love the fact that when Ann makes her cakes she makes it for the first time on video and shares it with us.
aweber wasn’t working.
I’m from Mexico 🙂
How many colours of the Bakery Boss mixer are in the stand mixer cake video? 5
When did Ann upload her first How To Cook That video? April 2011
Why do you love How To Cook That? (must be 25 words or less). For its amazing display of creativity and the step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions. Ann makes me feel I can do it too.
I subscribed to howtocookthat on email.
😀
Good luck to everyone!
5 Colours
April 2011
because watching you ann do what you do and all the recipies you makes inspires me to be like you and made me love what i do that is baking and made me want to be more than a home baker
1. 5 colours
2. april 2011
3. I love how to cook that because it combines all my favourite things in one. Desserts, Art, CHOCOLATE and most importantly the love of baking!!!!!!!!
hi sorry im from india
forgot to mention that