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.
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
They are always informative and very detailed making it easy to follow. She has new ideas and concepts that make the videos always interesting!
Hello Ann! Here are my answers:
Q1) 5
Q2) April 2011
Q3) I have tried a few of the recipes Ann shows and they turned out to be very easy to prepare, which is why I love her videos! Also, I love her accent!
Hope to win something from the other side of the world, Chile 🙂
Thanks to this Chanel you’ve helped me decide to chose catering for my GCSE’s and your the reason why I now love baking so much!
How many colurs of Bakery Boss mixers 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? Because she makes videos which is easy to understand and make too.
Country: India
Question 1: 5
Question 2: April 2011
Question 3: Ann teaches me things that no one else can teach me and it also allows me to come up with other creative ideas.
Ann’s passion and joy are contagious. Her creativity is matchless. She instills confidence to be adventurous, and learning is limitless. In other words, it’s the greatest!
Q1) 5 colours
Q2) 16April 2011
Q3) I have recently started my own little bakery business at home (India) and How to cook that has inspired me to do so.
I live in India
There were 5 colours
You started on the 16th of April 2011
The reason I love how to cook that:
I have always had this profound fascination with baking and wanted to create extravagant, memorable food and you have allowed me to pursue that passion.
Hey Ann! I love ur videos as they look so professional, and yes u are making videos since 16 April 2011 and there are five mixers. I live in India. THANK you for this giveaway
1. 5
2. April 16th 2011
3. Because I love chocolate and all things sweet 🙂
5 different colours, April 2011 and:
Ann is amazingly creative and talented and inspires all bakers to bake more!
6, April 2011 and I love the channel because I love the quirkiness in her videos and the amazing cakes she bakes 🙂
1. 5
2. March 2011
3. It has such great content, great ideas, and such amazing info for the treats that we ALL LOVE!!
I just want to say thank you for everything that you have done. I wanted to be a cook since I was 3. Now that I’m in high school, I want to give my parents something special for everything they’ve done for me. They also really like your videos, too. I think that they will be happy if I get this. Thank you for your inspiration and your shining creativity!
With lots of love,
Trinity Singh.
I can’t get my entry submitted!
Answers:
1.-5 colours.
2.- April 2011
3. Ann Reardon gives me so inspiration and she gives me a motivation to get up and bake. And u made me love baking,even tho i’m 15,i think of myself like i’m your biggest supporter ,and your biggest fan. All the love from Serbia. And i just want to say,that you are so kind,and your giveaway is so amazing! Keep being the best!
1. 5 colours
2. April 2011
3. Creativity, clarity of the tutorials, and Ann seems very gentle and approachable so it’s a relaxed atmosphere.
1) 5 colors (it could be 6 is the first one shown in the video is that same color as the first in the professional picture set- the colors are similar to me but they’re all beautiful)
2) 1st video is April 2011
3) I love How to Cake That because Ann can LITERALLY turn anything into a cake. There are no limits!
How many colours:5
When she posted her first video: April 2011
The reason I love how to cook that is because of Ann’s attitude the way she is herself she doesn’t copy any youtubers she is just herself
United States.
Q1. 5
Q2. 16 April 2011
-Baking and cooking helped my depression, and this channel gave me the idea to start baking for my housemates whenever I felt depressed. 🙂
I watch the videos every week. I love to try to make most of the desserts and cakes she makes.