My recipe says "cream" mixture. Does this mean to use an electric mixer, or mix by hand?

Answer 1

"cream mixture" just means to blend everything together so there are no pieces of anything floating around. Before I had my mixer, I would do it by hand. It doesn't take very long by hand. I'm assuming you mean like cream butter and sugar together. That doesn't take much time at all and less than a minute with a mixer.

Answer 2

Use a fork, and move the fork in a circular motion at a perpendicular angle to the plane batter in the bowl. Is this clear to you? Just snuggle the bowl with the batter in one arm like a football. Snug it in securely. Then take a fork or, if you have one, a wire whisk, and mix it with a circular motion of the fork/whisk, not leaving the fork in the batter at all times and moving in a circular motion around the bowl, but in and up-and-down circular motion, where the fork/whisk cuts into the batter, goes down through it, and comes back up and arcs back to the point where the fork/whisk cut into the batter to begin with. I never use an electric mixer. And just as an aside: Did you know that there are non-electric mixers that cost a couple of bucks and you crank them by hand, which turns the little beaters in the batter? Hope your cake gets baked well.

Answer 3

You can go either way. An electric mixer is very fast and if you cream by hand it can take you twice as long if nor longer and very tiring on your arms.

Answer 4

It is your choice, but an electric mixer will be faster and less tiring.
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Answer 5

Either way, but a mixer is faster and easier.

Answer 6

probably electric mixer

Answer 7

I'd guess electric.