it depends on how long you are going to leave it out at room temperature for... personally, i haven't had any problems putting MMF covered cakes in the fridge, and i use all crisco BC with butter flavor so that it's non-perishable.
also - be careful of the filling that you will use...if you use anything perishable, it won't be apparent that it's gone bad until after you cut the cake.
Thanks Jillchap. I think I'll be using a non-perishable filling, but I really wanted the real butter BC. I'm just afraid that it may not hold up underneath. Has anyone out there tried it?? (I'm sure someone has!)
Also, do you over-flavor your BC to add flavor to the MMF? Someone told me to do that to the Wilton fondant to cover the taste??
Any advice here would be appreciated!! Thanks!!
Also, do you over-flavor your BC to add flavor to the MMF? Someone told me to do that to the Wilton fondant to cover the taste??
Any advice here would be appreciated!! Thanks!!
I add flavor to the MMF, I tried over flavoring the BC for Wilton fondant, but it was still really nasty.
I use real butter buttercream (well at least a recipe that calls for twice as much butter as crisco)and even without the fondant covering it has lasted at least 3 days out of the fridge(I say only three because the cake is gone by then). I had the same questions as you and was told the massive quantities of sugar keep it preserved. Unless you are talking about an MBC, then that's a different animal.
I use the 1/2 butter 1/2 crisco recipe and it's a HUGE difference. The buttercream still holds up really well and it tastes 80,000 times better than full crisco buttercream! I just made a cake for a customer that was 1/2 crisco 1/2 butter on a spice cake, covered with MMF. The cake was made Wed, delivered Thursday and not eaten until Saturday. The cake sat out the whole time. The MMF seals the buttercream so it shouldn't go bad. Just don't keep it in an area that it's going to get really warm and don't use a perishable filling. I usually just ice the middle with the buttercream for stuff like this to be on the safe side. Hope this helps some.
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