I sent my husband to the store with a list for my cake supplies but he came back with unsalted butter for my Wilton buttercream. Can I use this? Will it taste ok?

I've never used the Wilton buttercream recipe, but I only use unsalted butter for everything-not just baking. I like being able to control the salt level myself. It's actually kind of amusing when I go to a restaurant and try the bread and butter. I'm so used to unsalted butter that I tend to make weird faces until I remember restaurant butter is often salted!

Unsalted butter is probalby fresher anyway. Salt is used as a preservative.

You may need to add a bit of salt to get the taste you are looking for. I purchased some by accident, used on the table and got weird faces for the opposite reason... no salt! It's a matter of what you are expecting.

thanks folks. I tried it with unsalted butter and it tastes just fine. A little sweeter than usual but still good. I appreciate you all responding wit good advice. Happy decorating!