I finally got round to buying one of these for making large fruit cakes for a wedding cake. The machine coped well with the quantities of mixture required (I was able to make the mixture for a 9" and a 6" cake in one go) and blended the ingredients...

I make cakes for a living so it was important for me to get the right one for my job it had to save time and be efficient and i couldnt ask for more from it fab purchase

The glass bowl and the in-built light really let one see how the mix is going. Made bread, the kneading speed is ideal, the bread turned out well. Tried making muffins and the soft-edged beater scapes the sides of the bowl efficiently, friends came...

Early days yet but indications are excellent. The scraper beater works brilliantly. I have recently made 7 Madeira cakes of varying sizes up to 10 inch x 3 inch deep for my daughter's wedding and only had to manually scrape down twice with each cake!...