Mixing by hand will be easier if you use something other than yogurt, but when using club soda or something thinner than yogurt, the bread will be prettier if you rise it in a bowl or with a springformpan around it and then remove for baking.
The bottom plate of the springform made it slippery... Also the 8 - inch layers weren't a tight fit in the springform (and it was the smaller size) so it just wasn't pretty after it came out of the pan.