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
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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
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All recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.
Hi Julieth Arango from Colombia…. yeahhhh Baby!
Q1: 5 colors of mixer
Q2: April 2011
Q3: Because you have easy and fun recepies, for beginners like me.. I love it!!!!
I love you
There are 5 Colours and you started you’re. First video on 2011 april.i think you’re wonderful at baking mind blowing wonderful at baking very inspiring and bake wonderful recipes. I live WALES , Cardiff , uk
USA. 5 April 2011
Ann makes the most fun, creative cakes I have ever seen. Her attention to detail on her tiniest cakes like making exact replicas of books covers to huge twix bars are breathtaking. Even though I can’t taste the cakes, my eyes feast on her awesome creations! Come visit us soon Ann! We love you!
5 colours
April 2011
I love how to cook that because Ann comes up with some of the most authentic and amazing ideas for her viewers,thankyou
1. There are 5 colours in the video.
2. April 2011
3. Ann inspires me to try new techniques I would otherwise not know about or know how to execute. She puts so much hard work and creativity into every video. I can always expect something new and unique from her.
4. I’m in Australia
1.5 colors
2.April 2011
I love your videos because they encourage me to think more creatively about baking. I’m hoping this mixer might help me try out your recipes!
From USA
there are 5 colours and your first vidoe was uploaded on April 2011
because Ann make a lot of nice looking and creative cakes.
P.S I’m in England
1) There were 5 different coloured mixers shown in the video.
2) April 2011
3) It gives amazing recipes on the most amazing and most unique desserts, it answers questions and just inspired me to love baking even more than I do, I always watch How to Cook That even if I am not going to make the dessert, and also it is very detailed.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
1.- there is 5 colors of stand mixers in the video.
2.- the first how to cook that video on youtube, you poseted it on 16 April 2011.
3.- I love how to cook that because the cakes in the videos are so amazing that I enjoy a lot watching your videos and baking them, (I spend hours watching your videos for than baking them but I apsolutly not regret !!) I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please keep doin awesomes videos and cakes !!!!!!!!!!!
my email is moire.beltza@ gmail.com
1) 1,
2) April 2011
3) I love how to cook that channel because she makes the most awesome cakes and easy dessert to follow xx
England, U.K.
5
April 2011
Because it gives me inspiration and courage to reach my dreams to be a good baker like Ann. 🙂
1. 5
2. April 2011
3. Ann, what I most love of your videos is the relation with your family, and how you pass it to us by baking. Love Tania
Hey!
I’m from Austria
Here are my answers:
How many colours of the Bakery Boss mixer are in the stand mixer cake video? – I spotted 5 different colours
When did Ann upload her first How to Cook that video? – 16.4.2011
Why do you love How to Cook that? – I love your videos because one can see that you put a lot of afford in your videos. You are creating a lot of your cakes, pralines, creams,… by yourself and if you are coping something you give the credit to the real creator. You have a lot of innovative ideas like the giant sweets (Snickers,…) giving them to people doing great things and visiting chefs to show us how to create their unusual creations. You give advises that are always very useful. Every week I’m looking forward on your next video and they inspire me to try new things in my kitchen. Thank you so much for all those great vids you have made and you are going to make.
Q1- 5 colors available
Q2- April 16, 2011
Q3- as an aspiring baker, “how to cook that” is basically my recipe “book” it has a lot of amazing and easy to follow videos
from the Philippines by the way 🙂 😉
1. 5 colors
2. April 2011
3.
I am always a fan of How to Cook That! And I Love all of Ann’s creation. I am always amazed of how she come up with new invention each time she uploaded a video. Superb! Ms. Ann you are an inspiration and with your easy and doable instructions, I am always excited to try and say to myself, “yes! I can be as great as Ann’s”. I am a passionate yet an amateur baker, and I want to take this chance, with a hope that I could grab one of these helpful tool! My long time wish! Thank you and God bless to How to Cook That team specially to Ms Ann Reardon.
Mary Grace Cruz
-Philippines
Name: Jeslyn Lim
Email: s
Country: Singapore
How many colors: 5
First Video: April 2011
Why do I love How To Cook That: I’m always very inspired by your cooking but it takes a lot of work as I don’t have an electric mixer.
Q1 – 5 Colors
Q2 – April 2011
Q3 – As a hobby baker it gives me inspiration, and to me personally something to look forward to every week 😀
I’m from Germany
Philippines
Q1- 6 colours
Q2- Aprill 2011
Q3- How To Cook That, is a baking/cooking channel which gave me an inspiration, learning to bake, how to do that/ step by step, and mostly, loving the thing. It has all rare/unique, gorgeous, outstanding, and Absolutely Delicious recipes. It’s ideas of baking are giving me passion to bake or make them. I truly love How To Cook That, because of how Ann Reardon teaches me, inspires me, and loves us.
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?
I have always baked. I would like pursue a career as a pastry chef. Ann’s videos help me learn the skills that I will need.