We love hearing from passionate by-hand bakers, Leslie. There certainly is in an art in making everything, completing every step of a recipe, by hand. We find it is sometimes difficult to replicate the speed and length of time required to achieve the proper texture of certain recipe components, i.e. creamed butter and sugar. The structure of cakes tends to be a bit lighter and loftier if a stand mixer is used to complete this step. However, if you've found that you like the results mixing by hand, we applaud your determination! Kye@KAF

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