I forgot to mention that I used my new BeaterBlade attachments in my stand mixer when I made my sister’s wedding cake.  WOW, what a fantastic invention and I will never do without it again!  It was soooooo nice to not have to stop and scrape the bowl repeatedly.  I highly recommend!

Mean wanting to tell you to use the BB instead of the whisk when mixing the deep passion cake.

Also, for mousseline, cream the butter with the BB, then add the meringue to the butter and BB it.

Congrats Patrincia. You got 2 of them? I would like to get this as well, trying to wait until I make more cakes. So many things on my wish list - so little space and $ . It’s a nice problem to have though, right? Feels good to have a passion for baking!

hectorwong - 13 October 2009 12:30 PM

Mean wanting to tell you to use the BB instead of the whisk when mixing the deep passion cake.

Also, for mousseline, cream the butter with the BB, then add the meringue to the butter and BB it.

You use the whip for the meringue, but use the BB when adding the butter?  Fantastic!

Jenn - 13 October 2009 12:30 PM

Congrats Patrincia. You got 2 of them? I would like to get this as well, trying to wait until I make more cakes. So many things on my wish list - so little space and $ . It’s a nice problem to have though, right? Feels good to have a passion for baking!

Yep, one for each of my KAs (5qt and 6qt).  I can’t wait to make cheesecake using the BeaterBlade… and I think I’ll make brownies today or tomorrow.  The kids are going to be so glad I got these attachments - they really eliminate the horrid chore of scraping the bowl… something I’ve always hated doing!

hectorwong - 13 October 2009 12:30 PM

Mean wanting to tell you to use the BB instead of the whisk when mixing the deep passion cake.

Also, for mousseline, cream the butter with the BB, then add the meringue to the butter and BB it.

Hector - how do you know to mix with BB instead of whisk? Is there a guideline? Is it if the recipe said to mix with whisk, then can replace with BB?

I also have the new Beater Blade. My younger sister and I recently used it to make 240 cupcakes for our youngest sister’s wedding. We baked mis en place—everything was already portioned out, measured out, weighed out. Once we turned the KA on, we only turned it off to portion the batter into cupcake papers. Then the bowl would go back into place on the mixer, and we would start adding the ingreds. for the next batch. It was awesome to use and saved us a lot of time.

I just posted my avatar. It is a photo of the 6” wedding cake we made in addition to the cupcakes. The top and bottom layer is a split Coconut Seduction Cake (RHC, but found on the web site Heavenly Cake Baker). The center layer is Golden Grand Marnier Cake (TCB). The layers are frosted with Dark Chocolate Ganache (TCB) using Belgian chocolate. The exterior is frosted with Mousseline Buttecream (TCB) flavored with Grand Marnier. It is decorated with a clay angel, hollyhock flower buds and coconut. The flavors all came together to create a wonderful mouth experience.

I must have one! Beautiful new cake Patrincia.

Kathleen, that’s a lovely cake and it sounds delicious!

I just got a beater blade - haven’t used it yet. Are we still supposed to use the timings that Rose recommends - that is, exactly those times, or does everything need less mixing time? Obviously, I know I wouldn’t have to stop to scrape. thanks, Beth

I use the same as specified in Rose’s recipes with excellent results. You’ll love the new blade! Let us know which cake is the first to be made with it.