I bought this as a wedding gift for my niece, but I have the smaller 5 quart artisan kitchen aid stand mixer. I took up cake decorating several years ago in anticipation of the day she did get married. I knew I would be making her wedding cake, everything from the fondant, to the gum paste, to the royal icing, from scratch. My husband bought me the 5 quart several years ago as a Christmas gift as I would never spend the money, as I am on a limited income. However, having said that, I couldn't live without that mixer now having owned it, and used it. It has made my life baking so much easier. My only regret is that I didn't get the 6 quart larger size as this would allow me to do larger batches of SM buttercream. She makes cookies at Christmas as gifts. She was thrilled to get this mixer especially after I told her it will do 2 batches of cookie mix at a time. But what I think surprised her most was the color. It was the perfect shade of pink. Thanks greatofferstock.com, you made my niece one very happy newlywed baker!