Hello, I am having lots of trouble making frosting. It's not so much the making part but the actual mixer - I've already completely broken 2 cheapish hand mixers and have recently invested in a Kichenaid hand mixer thinking this should handle the thick mixture better but even this is starting to show signs that it doesn't like it! My question is - what does everybody use to make frosting? I think because the mixture of butter and icing sugar is a thick mixture it's wearing the motor out but if so how does everybody else make frosting? I can't afford to keep buying hand mixers! Please help! Thankyou xx
what is your recipe, chelseaanastacia? you are right to be alert for the motor straining --
Do try this recipe: https://www.cakecentral.com/recipe/22469/2-icing I have used it to make icing with a cheap hand-held and it did fine. Good luck :)
Your icing must be really thick, because I've made frosting a million times with an inexpensive Black and Decker hand mixer. I now have a KitchenAid stand mixer which I use (two, in fact) and it has never struggled making icing. One of my KA's is a seven quart pro model purchased solely for it's powerful motor, which I use to make fondant, gum paste and yeast breads, all of which are much heavier and thicker than any frosting I've ever made. I use the 5 quart Artisan for making frosting, unless I am making a huge batch.
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