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> I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.
>

You can, but you have to be careful not to over mix. Once the flour is
added, you should only pulse a few time. You can only mix a standard sized
cake (8-9 inches). Your FP should come with a cookbook that illustrates how
to use it. A FP will not whip eggs for foam type cakes.