So, I went to visit my parents for a few days and while there I decide to make a cake for my parents. Pulled out my mom's kitchen-aid mixer, all the ingredients for the cake, and got everything into the bowl. I plug the mixer in and then next thing I know cake batter is flying everywhere! Yep, I forgot to check to make sure it was turned OFF before plugging in the mixer! I swear it landed on every possible surface in the kitchen, including me! So I learned two things, one that a kitchen-aid on its highest setting has one heck of a splatter distance. And the most important lesson, to make sure the mixer is off before plugging it in, I will be double and triple checking from now on!

Becky

I can't tell you how many times I've just left my finger slip and turn it on full power! Yes, that's why I'm MessyBAker!!!

Oh yeah, been there done that! Felt like Lucille Ball

At least yours was cake batter--try a double batch of buttercream frosting with two pounds of the powdered sugar in the KA bow! I am still cleaning up powdered sugar. The funniest thing was I was covered head to toe in powdered sugar. What could I do but laugh (after uttering a few choice words).

I have also done the cake batter thing (a few times, unfortunately); I now always check my KA before I plug it in!

Been there, wrote the book! lol!

It's amazing how far powder sugar can travel..........

My cat was black......now she's a grey kitty....

Oh man...sorta did that - hit the button with one arm while the other hand was in the bowl at the time!

OMG - NOT a good thing!

Jen
PS - Hi fellow Michigander!!!