I started making a cake this morning and realized that my butter was not at room temperature. I am using a recipe from the Cake Bible and it doesn't have you creaming the butter and sugar first, just adding directly. So I got my butter out of the fridge, cut it up first and then proceeded with the rest of the recipe. When it came time to add the butter, I added it, without checking if it was soft enough first. When the batter was done, I could see small chunks of butter. Is this going to ruin the cake? Help???!!!

The butter will melt. It should be ok. Hope that helps.

Karema

I set my unwrapped butter sticks into the microwave and then zap them for 20 seconds at power level 1. Then I flip them over and do another 15 seconds at power level 1. Works like a charm. If I'm using 4 sticks I just stack them two and two and do 25 seconds the first time and 20 the second. Who has time to sit around waiting for butter to soften !!

I microwave too. If I haven't let my butter sit out I just pop it in the microwave, two sticks at a time, on the defrost setting for about 30 seconds or so.

I've baked cakes with chunks of butter in it and I have to say it bakes up just fine,...some kind of littl miracle happens in the oven