Can I Make Buttercream Icing From My Ordinary Mixer?
Decorating By diamondsmom Updated 24 Aug 2006 , 12:00am by msauer
Hi CC,
I'm new tot he decorating and don't have a kitchen aid as yet. I have my first babyshower cake in 3 days.
i was wondering if i can use my ordinary cake mixer to do my buttercream?
Would it change the texture?
Need all the help I can get . thanks diamondsmom
do you mean your hand mixer? Sure! I recently got a KA, which is way better than the hand mixer, but the hand mixer worked out for me in the mean time.
I went through 3 hand mixers before I got a stand one! It will work but it can be hard on them 
Yes you can. I make double batches with mine and don't have a problem. (I did get a KA and a new hand held but with my very old one I didn't have trouble making dbl batches.) Royal Icing is another story. 
I have also gone through a hand mixer already. Add the ingredients slowly and it will be fine. 
I use a stand up sunbeam mixer and have done single and double batches of BC with no issues........and I also bought a little cheapy GE hand mixer from Wal-Mart for like 20 bucks with the wire wisk and dough hook attatchments in addition to the regular beaters and I have actually done double batches in that thing and it just keeps on truckin~~~!!!!!
Great thanks for all the responses. I was getting a headadhe.
I only have the regular beaters though. will that be a problem?
I use them!!!!! I say go for it you'll be able to tell ifyour mixer can't handle it! You'll notice the beaters aren't able to a spin/1 then you better stop LOL
Yea or it will start to smoke! (Like mine did with the RI 
)
I used a hand-held mixer when I was visiting in Minnesota to make crusting cream cheese BC, and it worked just fine.
I did have to find a BIG bowl though - that recipe makes a LOT!
Marilyn
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