New Toy

I remember that when I was little I used to love it when mum got out her kitchen stand mixer. Because the mixer meant there was a cake coming, and I always got to lick the bowl afterwards. Now, as an adult with a love of baking, I can really see the how these stand mixers would come in handy, and for the good part of the year I've been drooling over the KitchenAid Artisan one. 

I just love the retro look of them, and the fact that they make cake making so much easier. So after having thought about it long and hard, yesterday I decided to have a look at the shops to see what I could find. I went to a few different places, none of which had anything even remotely close to what I was after. Then... there it was... starring at me from the shelf at David Jones. There was only one left in the store, and the girl kindly took $70 off the price for me, so I bought it.

So now it's sitting on my kitchen bench, all shiny and new, just waiting to be used. Charlie has ordered cupcakes tomorrow. Can't wait to make them!