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Published specifications for every significant mixer, pan, turntable, scale and thermometer on this site, with what each figure actually comes to for a real cake.
Every figure on these pages is labelled as a derived measurement, a published figure from a named source, or a trade convention, and every serving count states the portion size it assumes. Tables are plain HTML you can quote.
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The default decorating mixer: 10 speeds down to a stir that folds rather than throws, a 5 quart bowl rated for 9 cups of flour, and the tilt head that makes scraping a buttercream bowl quick.
Best for: the buy-once home mixer for cakes and buttercream
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The smallest current KitchenAid, with a published 8 cup flour capacity that covers a two layer 8 inch cake in one bowl and takes the same attachments as every other model in the line.
Best for: a first stand mixer for home-sized layer cakes
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Three springform sizes at once, made without PFAS, which covers nearly every cheesecake recipe without having to rescale one.
Best for: baking cheesecakes at whatever size the recipe says
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A published 10 cup capacity, which is the figure you actually need when substituting a cheesecake recipe into a different pan, and two pans so a layered cheesecake can chill in parallel.
Best for: cheesecakes and mousse cakes
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