What is the cake recipe you use - vanilla ILB?

  - sure is Snappy.  Sorry GF should have placed the link in this thread as well as last week.

I guess my time poorness was the reason that did not get into a stoush with HO - just paid the full price + postage and am now waiting for the new set of blades!!!!! I must admit though the TMX is a work horse for me and I have not treated it with kid gloves and could have overloaded the machine on occasions so did not feel that I had many legs on which to fight their veiw that the blades overtime will be "stripped' if overloaded!!!!!

I too ordered direct CP!!!!

......5 doz cupcakes for a Mother's day high teaa as well as multiple batches of cookies and cream fudge and salted caramel fudge.  I have found the perfect quick butter icing which worked a treat for piping with cupcakes.  I love the cooked frosting in TMX brought to our attention by Frozzie but this is one is great when in a hurry (which is the case most times for moi!!!!). Put all ingredients in TMX - speed 5 - 30sec insert butterfly and beat speed 3 for 30-40 sec - just perfect!!!! Play around with the times if the icing is not smooth - I used room temp butter.

...being home from work has a great advantage, Daks - our quaker parrot who was introduced to the forum mid Feb. - follows me about like a puppy including thinking that he knows how to participate in forum activities - he is besotted by the computer. He is beginning to talk but most is gabbling xx

...sorry Michele but that is a definite yes - I only need to refill once when doing our house where all floors except bedrooms get mopped 

I too love the dyson - have had the large 'barrel' for about 5 yrs. Everybody I know is happy with the Animal pro model.