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What’s Cookin’ Wednesday – The Extended Edition

The “What’s Cookin’ Wednesday” giveaways were supposed to end last week… but I’m adding one more week. I am SUPER excited about it, and I think you will be, too.

A couple weeks ago, I was invited to take part in a webinar with NYC cupcake chef David Arrick. David, who was formerly a Wall Street attorney, founded Butch Bakery, which specializes in unusual cupcakes – specifically, cupcakes made for men. Take a look:

In addition to not looking like your everyday pink fluffy cupcake, they come in really unique flavors. For example, they’ve got The Campout,which is an ode to s’mores, and the Beer Run, described on their website: “Butch meets buttercream in our chocolate beer cake with beer-infused buttercream topped with crushed pretzels.” Think that’s unique? Check out the Home Run – “This peanut butter cake with banana bavarian cream & crumbled bacon is more fun than getting to third base.” Yes, you read that right – bacon on a cupcake.

They also have a rum and coke cupcake, which they may have thought they made for men, but they really made for me. AND according to David, he’s working on a new margarita cupcake. Really – there are no words to describe my thoughts on that.

Anyway… The point of the webinar was to introduce us to the genius that is Butch Bakery, but also for us to get baking tips from David himself. His biggest tip? Use Breville products!

I was introduced to Breville a while ago, when I was asked to review their blender. I love that thing, so I was excited to see what other small appliances they offer. David showed us how he can make his famous cupcakes using two things – the Breville Stand Mixer and Smart Oven.

Aren’t they pretty?

After we all drooled over these for an hour, David told us that the people at Breville were sending us one of each – and a stand mixer to give away! Needless to say, we were all thrilled. Cortney and I pretty much stalked the UPS guy until they were delivered!

I was intrigued by the Smart Oven. I’ve actually never had a toaster oven. I’m a child of the 80s, we love our microwaves! I really never thought about getting one, but now that I have it, I love it! This model comes with a wire rack, a removable crumb tray, a pizza pan, a baking pan, and a broil rack. It can do just about anything! The LCD display has options for baking, toast, pizza, broil, roast, cookies – you name it. It’s big enough to fit a casserole dish as well! The first time I used it, I could not believe how quickly it preheated. My oven preheats really quickly, but still, the Smart Oven caught me off guard with how fast it was ready. There are so many times that I want to bake a few dinner rolls or something and I hate to use the regular oven, so I am looking forward to having the Smart Oven for things like that.

Now, onto the stand mixer!

I was soooooooooo excited about this, because as my interest in baking has developed over the last year or so, I’ve heard time and time again how wonderful stand mixers are. They are an investment, to be sure, and a lot of people I know got one for a wedding present. However, when I got married, I was too clueless to know I needed one, and I hadn’t been able to pull the trigger on buying one myself. But let me tell you.

This. Thing. Is. Amazing.

I’ve had it for about a week, and I’ve tested it out quite a bit in that time. I made buckeyes first. I have been making buckeyes for a few years, and while they are delicious, a problem I always had is that the peanut butter filling turned out very crumbly – so much so that I couldn’t use a good portion of the last batch I made. Not so with the stand mixer – the mixture was creamy and beautiful and I used every last morsel.

I also made three pumpkin rolls. I love making pumpkin rolls and I love eating them even more, but they are rather time consuming. A couple weeks ago I made three of them, and it took me a solid three hours. This time, using the stand mixer, I shaved a half an hour off the total time AND I managed to do the dishes and clean up the kitchen during that time as well. Honestly, I have no idea why the mixer saved me so much time, but it really did. It also made the cream cheese icing super fluffy and smooth – no butter chunks to be found.

The mixer comes with an assortment of attachments – a regular mixing one, a dough hook, a wisk, and my personal favorite, a scraper.

It scrapes the side of the bowl as you go, and it comes standard with the mixer. How cool is that?

As you can see, I could not be happier with either of these products, and I am thrilled that Breville has given me an opportunity to give a mixer away!

Here’s how to enter!

Required entry: Leave a comment on this post and tell us what you like best about the Smart Oven or the Stand Mixer.

Extra entries:
— Tweet about this contest & leave a comment with a link to your tweet. Here’s an example: “Win a @brevilleusa stand mixer from @momminitup & @jennyitup! http://bit.ly/eX8m9k”
— “Like” Breville on Facebook and tell them Mommin’ It Up sent you, and then leave a comment here telling us you did so.

For more information about all Breville products, check them out on Facebook , Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.

This contest will end at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29. Good luck!

p.s. You can also enter to win a Breville stand mixer from our good friend Cortney!

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220 Replies to “What’s Cookin’ Wednesday – The Extended Edition”

  3. The Breville Stand Mixer looks incredible! I love the fact that it has a timer because with six kids, including three babies and three that I homeschool I’m always busy, and the timer would definitely be a huge blessing for me.

  6. I would love to win the mixer!! I have already burned out the motor on two hand mixer since we moved in May and this would be an awesome addition to my kitchen I have always wanted a stand mixer but can never afford one because they are like $300 this would make me soooo happy to see one sitting under my tree….. Jenny you know I’m an awesome baker maybe not as awesome as Emily but at least in the top three right 😉

  7. I love everything yo ucan do with the oven and that it can fit bigger dishes and that it would help eliminate the need for the oven
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  9. Like Breville on FB and of course I told them Mommin’ it up sent me there, Wow, this products looks amazing, just by the reviews I know I need one, with all the baking I do, because its cheaper to bake than to buy desserts and I have a husband and 3 boys that they LOVE desserts every night!!!!!!!!!but of course its so expensive to buy a stand mixer, This will fit like a glove on my kitchen counter!!!! wow, I’m excited just thinking about it!!!!!!
    Thanks a bunch,
    Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas

  10. I love how easy it is to make a recipe I have for Italian butter-cream frosting in the Stand Mixer–you just leave the mixer work its magic for 15 minutes and it comes out perfect every time and is SO much less work than having to stand there with electric beaters for 15 minutes (or having to whip it by hand!)
    I would just absolutely love to win this!

  20. Oh my gosh that is a beautiful mixer!!! I borrowed my neigbors kitchenaid and all holiday long we walked it back and forth between houses. What I didn’t like about the kitchenaid was that a lot got left on the sides of the bowl. This looks awesome with the spatula on the sides!!! I’m dreaming of a mixer this christmas!!!

  21. I would love to win the mixer! I have wanted one for a few years now, but just can’t find a way to pay that much for one. I love to bake, especially this time of year, and my youngest son loves to help 🙂 Thanks so much for the giveaways!

  25. OMG, I would love everything about this mixer! The fact that it has a scraper is really great! I am going to make Hungarian cookies and pastries over the next two days and all I have is a whisk and my hands. My shoulder is sore already so I can’t imagine what it will feel like after making all that dough!

    DollyG
    dolly105.geo@yahoo.com

  26. I would love to win the mixer or the oven. I have wanted a stand mixer for years but they were out of my price range. Thank-you for the giveaway.

  29. Wow! What a prize! The side scrape feature is awesome. Plus being able to go off and leave a mixer going means my three year old wouldn’t have time to totally wreck the house while I make Santa some cookies, though he can probably still semi-wreck it!

  30. Ok so can this thing help me beat my dads chocolate chip cookies? Yes it is true some guys have baking competitions with their fathers. This is mostly because I know I have no shot at beating moms coffee cake or anything else she bakes. What can I say she is amazing.

  31. The oven looks great, but I’m most excited about the mixer! I burned out the motor in my hand mixer making Christmas cookies this year. Had to replace it and don’t really care for the one I got. I’d LOVE to have a stand mixer like this for baking!

  34. I like the oven because it preheats quickly and can fit a larger sized dish in there. Great giveaway!

  36. I like that the Smart Oven does the thinking for you. Automatically adjusts the independent heating elements ensuring an exact cooking process.

  38. OH MY I JUST LOVE,LOVE LOOVVVVE MY KITCHENAID MIXER. IT SO STRONG HOLDS UP TO THE THICKEST COOKIE BATTER. I HAVE HAD MINE ABOUT 3 YEARS AND USE IT OFTEN.
    THE SMART OVEN OH I WANT ONE OF THEM. WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY TO OWN ONE.

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