No Cake Mixer?

Just use elbow grease and zip up your man suit… Nah, there are loads of alternatives to posh cake mixers. You can go back to old-school hand beating with a whisk or hand beater: it will take a lot longer, but you will get the same result eventually. If you’re mixing the old-school way, soften your butter a little in the microwave to make it a bit easier. You will just need to be more patient. Most people will have a hand-held electric mixer and these do a grand job. We always use one for whipped cream, as you get a better result than in a free-standing cake mixer. You are also less likely to over-beat with a hand-held mixer, but they will take a little longer and the annoying thing is you have to stand there holding it! But there are pros and cons to everything.