We've had this mixer in red color now for over 3 months and is going well. Its not just for deserts, but for mixing all sorts of things and the dough mixing capability is just great for home made unleavened bread. Clean up is simple and construction appears solid.
So far so good and we'll see how it is in a year or two!
By the way, watch out for Amazon's pricing. It will go up and down and we picked it up in Feb. 2009 for $234.99.Get more detail about KitchenAid KSM150PSER Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, Empire Red.