You can use a hand blender also called an immersion blender for cake and mixing cake batter although it may not be best for all types of cakes and you may need to adjust your technique.
For cakes which don't require creaming of butter and sugar or a lot of aeration you can use a hand blender to combine the ingredients and create a smooth cake batter.
The hand blender can also be good for incorporating dry ingredients into wet ingredients very quickly and efficiently and results in a lump free batter.
However hand blenders are not as effective as other mixers at creaming butter and sugar together to create a light and airy texture which is crucial for many cakes including those that rely on the process for volume and structure.
You can beat a cake mix by hand using a fork or spoon although it's faster and better to use a hand mixer to beat the cake mix with.
You can also use a wooden spoon or sturdy spatula for mixing a cake mix by hand.
A sturdy whisk can also be used to beat a cake mix with by hand and creates a smooth cake batter.
You can make a cake with a hand mixer including a manual hand mixer or an electric hand mixer.
The electric hand mixer is better and faster than a manual hand mixer at mixing cake batter and other ingredients.
Hand mixers can be used for a variety of different mixing tasks which include making mashed potatoes, cookie dough, bread dough, cake batter, pancake batter, whipped cream, scrambled eggs, blending icings, blend vinaigrettes or even make meringue.
You can also blend together ingredients for muffins, pies, appetizers and other foods, cupcakes, Swiss buttercream etc.
Any recipe that you would use a stand mixer for you can also make using a hand held hand mixer including cheesecake, whipped cream, frosting, cakes, peanut butter cookies, chocolate filled banana muffins etc.
A mixer in cooking is a tool used to mix together ingredients such as by beating, whisking, kneading or stirring the ingredients.
Mixers are a kitchen appliance that combines together ingredients in order to achieve a desired consistency.
For example in baking mixers are a common tool, where the mixers are used to make cakes, pastries, breads, cookies etc.
Mixers can also be used to grind meat, shred chicken, make sausage and meatloaf etc.
Mixers can also be used to dice, spiralize and slice vegetables.
Mixers can also be used to cream butter and sugar until it's fluffy.
Mixers including hand mixers can also be used to mix and mash mashed potatoes after the potatoes have cooked and makes it faster than doing so by hand.
A stand mixer such as the KitchenAid Stand Mixer can also spiralize vegetables, dice vegetables, slice vegetables and shred chicken.
Stand mixers are very popular and are often used on baking shows and by bakeries to help make dough's, cakes, breads and pastries.
Mixers help to make the repetitive tasks of beating, whisking and stirring of ingredients much easier than doing so by hand.
When a mixer has a dough hook installed the mixer can also be used to knead bread dough.
Mixers can also be handheld and used to beat eggs and other ingredients as well.