What is the fastest appliance/utensil to cream butter and sugar with?
I have:
but even with the whisk on the stand mixer, it seems to take for ages compared to when I was a kid and used a:
I'm using room temp butter and mix it for 10-20 seconds before starting to add the sugar. What's the preferred tool?
Information requested by @Ward:
Cake batter is what I'm creaming the butter and sugar for.
The 10-20 seconds I just do initially before adding the sugar to spread the butter around. Probably not needed. I could be going for up to 10 minutes after that with the sugar before I give up, unhappy with the fluffiness, concluding that I must have too high expectations. I also find the resulting cake too dense as well.
Update
Just tried using the paddle but at night when it's not so hot and had better results. I think using room temp butter before during the day saw the butter melt before it started to cream.
Best Answer
Kenwood/Kitchen Aid with the paddle attachment. Yes room temp butter.
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What utensil do you use to cream butter and sugar?
Stand mixers are ideal for creaming butter and sugar, but hand mixers work well, too. Should you not have either, you can gently mash sugar into your softened butter with the tines of a fork. Next, grab a wooden spoon and stir the mixture until it is light and fluffy.What is the best way to cream butter and sugar?
Put cubed butter into a large bowl, then use a wooden spoon, sturdy rubber spatula or even a fork to begin mixing the butter. Add in the sugar or sugars. Continue stirring and folding the two together, scraping down the bowl as you go, for about 10 minutes.Can you cream butter and sugar with a stick blender?
You can't mix dough in an immersion blender, and you can't use it to cream large quantities of butter and sugar. However, if you don't have a lot of space, an immersion blender can be a perfectly acceptable substitute for a \u201cregular\u201d blender.Which KitchenAid speed to cream butter and sugar?
Instead, a moderate speed (typically speed 3-4 on a stand mixer) for 2 to 3 minutes is sufficient to get the aeration you're looking for. In the photo above, the softened butter and sugar were beaten together at high speed (10 on our KitchenAid stand mixer) for 5 minutes.How to Cream Butter and Sugar | Food Network
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Answer 2
I myself don't have a Kitchen Aid. I start with a spatula and switch to the whisk after a minute or three.
You didn't mention having a spatula, but I think you do.
Answer 3
I've been using my:
extensively for creaming over the last couple days - buttercream icing (1 1/2 lbs of butter/shortening, 2lbs icing sugar) and a couple big batches of cake batter (1+lb butter, 1 1/2 lb sugar).
I guess one thing I do a bit differently is to beat the butter for longer before adding sugar, for at least a couple of minutes. Then I add the sugar slowly and work up to medium speed, stopping a couple times to scrape the bowl. I spent at least 10 minutes, more like 15 before I went on to add the dry and wet ingredients.
One of the nice things about the stand mixer is that you can leave it running for a while with minimal attention while you work on the next step.
Answer 4
If speed is the main requirement, you can't get any faster than a Magic Bullet.
Answer 5
The Kitchen Aid mixer with the whisk attachment does a great job, the most important thing is room temp butter - not too soft though as it still needs some structure to get the volume. If you used caster sugar this could speed the process a little as well.
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