Friends, you may know I like to bake. I mean, outside of making music, it is probably my favorite hobby. Over the holidays my hubs decided it was time to consider purchasing a new countertop stand mixer for my kitchen.
The old mixer is just that : old. A Kitchenaid in name, it has been a truly reliable companion over the last 17 years here in my kitchen. But, she rattles and vibrates – and sometimes I think her mixing paddle is going to fly right out of the bowl, which is a bit concerning. As hard as it might be to say goodbye to my friend, it is time for a new appliance.
Its not just age, it is size. My girl has a 4 quart bowl, which at best can only hold 1 batch of batter or dough at a time. Do you know, that I baked more than 10 coconut rum cakes this past Christmas season? Mixing up one round of cake batter at a time really eats away my time. I am about to get a new stand mixer that will hold roughly 2- 3 batches at a time!
For a while now folks have asked if they can buy my baked goods. And up until now, I’ve only sold my treats once in a long while, largely in part because of the nature of my mixer. Which leads me to the really important thing…
This year I’m going to be practicing baking all kinds of bundt cakes – many shapes and sizes and flavors. I’m hoping to practice a bundt cake each week. 52 cakes. 2017 will be the year of the bundt cake. (By the way, I’m just a little nervous about such big number -52 cakes! You’ll have to forgive me if I miss a week!) And I’m hoping that after I’ve practiced and practiced I’ll be prepared to actually sell a cake or two. But, I’m getting ahead of myself.
Guess what? My little family is not going to eat 52 cakes this year. No way. I’m hoping friends and family will be willing taste testers! Be ready if you come to my house – I will probably need you to try out the latest cake! And, if you let me know your favorite flavor, a cake might just arrive at your doorstep. (Sorry my lovely Canadian friends and family- I won’t be shipping over the border)
Aside from sharing cake, each week I will post the new cake recipe here to share with you. And maybe a photo or two. Some weeks maybe repeat recipes that are tweaked for a better product. I really hope you’ll enjoy this tasty adventure with me one way or the other!
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Sounds like a lot of fun, Melody! So you’ll spend a year practicing and then hopefully have them for sale?
My own mixed at home sounds like yours – just about to die and just too small anymore. Enjoy the new one! Which one did you get? What colour is it?! 🙂
We’re all good here – hot and tired (per the norm), but working hard and enjoying it – it is so nice to feel ‘settled’. We have 5 families on our base that are in the process of allocation (moving into their bush locations for the first time), so that’s super busy and very exciting. 🙂
Anyways, had to comment on the gorgeous cake. Yum!!
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Well, for my year of practicing and getting started, we bought a 7 quart kitchenaid pro – anything above that – Vollrath or Hobart was just more of an investment than we wanted for right now. If things really get rolling next year, I may need something more – but, this will be good for now! My new mixer arrives on tuesday! I’m pretty excited! 🙂 We pray for you guys regularly – and I’m so glad to hear things are going well!
Do you have an Instagram account?
I have a personal account, but nothing for daily portion. I think I might get one up and running soon! 🙂 we need photos of cake, right?