Buttercream Making Throat Scratchy?

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onceuponacake Posted 17 Jul 2011 , 5:59pm
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Why do some buttercreams make throat scratchy temporarily?

Is it too much sugar?

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peetz Posted 17 Jul 2011 , 6:04pm
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Do you know what butter creams are making your throat scratchy? It sounds like an mild allergic reaction, find out what the ingredients are and avoid them!
Scratchy throat could be the beginning of a serious allergic reaction, better to find the culprit and avoid it.

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onceuponacake Posted 17 Jul 2011 , 6:10pm
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its sugarshacks recipe which ive used for several years...im making it in a 20qt mixer now which means ive quadrupled it, but i put extra pwdered sugar in it and i think that's the cuase. swhen i make it in my reg kitchenaid i dont get that problem

ive had certain store bought cakes that give me the same scratchy throat fillign

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LindaF144a Posted 18 Jul 2011 , 12:36am
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Originally Posted by onceuponacake

its sugarshacks recipe which ive used for several years...im making it in a 20qt mixer now which means ive quadrupled it, but i put extra pwdered sugar in it and i think that's the cuase. swhen i make it in my reg kitchenaid i dont get that problem

ive had certain store bought cakes that give me the same scratchy throat fillign




You are having an allergic reaction to something in the buttercream. About 5 years ago I noticed that I would get an itchy throat to raw apples. In the past year I went through some allergy testing. Come to find out I am highly allergic to birch trees, which carries over to apples. I can't eat raw apples, but I can eat cooked apples.

And the new dehydrated vegetables that are at my market. It is making my throat itch, so I won't eat it. I don't see anything listed in the ingredients, but something is happening to give me a reaction.

Go get tested. You can develop allergies any time in your lifetime.

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AnnieCahill Posted 18 Jul 2011 , 1:55am
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My husband complains about his throat being scratchy whenever I make BC recipes with a lot of powdered sugar, like Indy's recipe. When I make an IMBC or Charlotte's recipe, he doesn't complain about it. He says it's "harsh and scratchy."

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Kitagrl Posted 18 Jul 2011 , 2:04am
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Sometimes too much sugar can make your throat tingle but it should go away with a drink or two. If it persists, you should check for allergies.

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LKing12 Posted 18 Jul 2011 , 2:12am
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Are you using some kind of extract-almond would mean a reaction to tree nuts?

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cakestyles Posted 18 Jul 2011 , 4:00am
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hmmm sounds allergy related to me too.

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onceuponacake Posted 18 Jul 2011 , 1:18pm
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hey everyone!

i am not allergic to nuts and have almond all the time with no reaction. the scratchiness/irritation disappears after a few seconds, taht's why im thinking it the sugar like kitgrl suggested.

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LindaF144a Posted 19 Jul 2011 , 12:32am
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Like I said, you can develop allergies any time in your life. Unless you were tested say last week, you do not know for sure. Like I also said, a slight scratchiness that goes away does not mean it is life threatening, just that it is there.

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