Using a Hobart Mixer to Create Stunning Holiday Desserts

The holidays are just around the corner, and that means that your customers will likely expect a few seasonal sweets on the menu. It doesn’t matter if you typically use your mixer for savory applications like pizza dough and fresh bread. This super-versatile piece of kitchen equipment will help you create festive and tasty holiday desserts that will keep your patrons interested. Here are a few great ways to use your Hobart mixer to make one-of-a-kind holiday desserts. Before you get to baking suggestions, make sure that your mixer is in tip-top shape with our Hobart mixer parts. We can help you restore old, worn-out, and broken Hobart mixers to like-new shape with everything from all-new controllers and electrical components to affordable screws, rings, and caps. You don’t want to enter the holiday season with a mixer that compromises efficiency or performance, and these parts will help you get any job done right. Let the cookie-making commence!

• Marzipan Stollen — This traditional German Christmas bread is a favorite among holiday bakers, and it’s relatively easy to make with the help of your commercial mixer. Stollen is generally made with a classic yeast, water, and flour dough—very easy to achieve in your mixer—with some citrus zest added for an extra punch. Candied or dried fruits are generally added to the dough for a festive finish. You can top off your stollen by sifting powdered sugar on top before slicing. The Hobart is ideal for any kind of cake because it effortlessly incorporates ingredients without overmixing.
• Classic Sugar Cookies — Even restaurants that rarely dabble in homemade sweets can nail a good sugar cookie recipe with the help of the Hobart. We’re partial to Ethel’s recipe, but any one of your favorites will do. Sugar cookies aren’t just time-consuming because they require hand-decorating, but also because recipes generally require you to slowly mix in the dry ingredients with several minutes of demanding hand mixing. Your Hobart will help you make large batches of sugar cookie dough (and homemade frosting, if you’re feeling adventurous) in a flash.

• Mexican Three Kings Bread — Authentic Mexican restaurants often offer this traditional Mexican Christmas bread (roscón de reyes) as a dessert option around the holidays. With a spiced dough complete with candied fruit (especially cherries, figs, mango, orange, and lemon), think of Three Kings bread as the Mexican version of the German stollen. After you’ve made your dough, twist it into the shape of a wreath and bake. Like the Mardi Gras king cake, this Mexican version should be baked with a miniature toy or figurine inside. The guest who chooses the slice with the figurine inside is required to make tamales for the next gathering!
• Gingerbread Cookies — Hand-mixing gingerbread dough is a challenge you don’t want to face. With your Hobart mixer, you can easily create big batches of gingerbread dough and refrigerate it for baking over a period of several weeks. This slightly spiced dough can be used to create everything from classic gingerbread cookies to show-stopping gingerbread houses that double as centerpieces for your tables.
• Yule Log — There are few traditional Christmas desserts quite as classic as the yule log. This yummy holiday cake is popular in Europe and features a rolled cake that’s iced inside and out. A good, old-fashioned yule log dough can be easily achieved in your industrial mixer, and you can make large batches with long bread pans and cut them into individual sizes to shave off time. Modern bakeries and restaurants can give their yule logs a modern approach by adding contemporary flavors like mocha, Oreos, or caramel.

• Meringues — If you want to make a particularly impressive dessert but don’t have a lot of piping or traditional decorating skills, then Christmas tree meringues are an awesome choice. These eye-catching and delicious mini holiday trees are so good that your customers will be begging for them by the dozen for their own holiday parties! Using your Hobart mixer’s whisk attachment, you can create beautiful, light, and fluffy meringue for everything from lemony summer pies to warm holiday treats.

There are thousands of ways you can use your Hobart mixer to whip up sweet, delectable treats year-round! Make sure that your unit is working at its peak with the help of SharpTek Supply to blow away your patrons this season.