If You Use Butter In Frosting, Does You Refrigerate?
Decorating By Momofjakeandjosh Updated 11 Mar 2007 , 5:27am by tobycat
I've only used the Wilton recipe for buttercream frosting, so there is no actual butter in it. Just crisco, extracts, powdered sugar, and water. I don't like the taste of it much, so I'd like to try some of the other recipes on the website. However, if I use butter or even milk, does the cake need to be refrigerated or can it be left at room temperature on the counter?
It can be left out at room temperature if you use butter. I'm not sure about using milk in the frosting...if it's a whipped cream type frosting, you'd want to keep that cold.
i have used milk and butter in my BC and left it out. supposedly the sugar acts as a preservative
I agree. I've used the Wilton recipe for 1/2 crisco, 1/2 butter and have left it out with no problem. I have used water though instead of the milk and when I have left it out it has been in the house with the AC at 70 (DH is going thru Menopause......its always at 70).
I leave out regular buttercream only. I understand the minute amount of milk is preserved by the sugar, but I use water for liquid just to be sure. I don't worry much about the butter anymore, I've made a few cakes that have sat out two or three days and they are fine. Butter is one of those things that doesn't truly need to be refrigerated.
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