Help - any cooks reading?

Christmas cake.
Instruction says whisk (ha-ha) 8oz sugar and 8oz butter until "light and fluffy". Are they having a joke? That's like whisking bricks and treacle. Light and fluffy?

I'm doing it all by hand - the ex nicked the machines.

 

try warming the butter...

 

Stick a fork in a drill ...

 

Tack weld the whisk to your fan, and give a good rev.

 

Left the drill at work Steve????

 

Swap hands...it'll feel like someone else is whisking for you

 

Buy that new funky flora stuff in the bottle. Job done!

 

Light and fluffy is a relative term, just do it until you're bored and your arms hurt (both of them). Make sure the butter is (warm) room temperature - if you've not had time or your house is cold, use the microwave carefully, a few seconds at a time.

 

ex has nicked the microwave...

 

Mick, are you guessing or did you ask the missus?

 

Thanks all - 10 secs in the microwave did it. I'll be back with the next puzzle shortly. ;D

 

My mrs says she manages it without power tools. Good luck .

 

Only Moosey will spot the irony of me posting on a thread with this title ... but anyhoo ... if you get a wooden spoon and squash the room temperature butter against the edge of the bowl with it (er - on the inside!), it'll gradually start to mix a bit with the sugar (that's certainly the way to get it started off at least).

Good luck!

 

Now in a bit I'm supposed to fold stuff in keeping the precious air in the mixture. What precious air? Yes I beat the eggs and they're a bit bubbly, the butter sugar is a bit creamy. Says keep the mixer running.

 

Jenny says use a metal spoon to fold in your flour gently

 

Add brandy........*hic*..............