Bc Icing Made With 1/2 Butter, 1/2 Crisco...

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SJerseyMommy Posted 15 Apr 2006 , 11:22am
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Do I have to refridgerate it?? I usually do an all crisco icing, but today I'm trying the 1/2 butter.

Help!

Thanks

Andrea

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blessBeckysbaking Posted 15 Apr 2006 , 11:32am
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I don't know if you have too but I do so the butter don't break down I just put it in ziplock frezzer bags date it off into the fridge. However i did leave some out for a week and it was ok but it was cold that week hth

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dadscakes Posted 15 Apr 2006 , 11:47am
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If I make to much BC I put in in the fridge. Then when I need
it again I let it sit till it gets to room temp. and put it in
the mixer for a minute.

If your meaning once you put in on the cake, I put mine in the
fridge. Then take it out in time to come to room temp before it
gets served

Darren

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psurrette Posted 15 Apr 2006 , 12:02pm
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No, you don't need to refrigerate it. Because of the sugar in the icing it acts as a preservative. If you are saving your icing for another cake down the road then yes put it in the fridge. I was told this by my board of health in my town.

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bodaisy Posted 15 Apr 2006 , 1:02pm
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no, as long as you don't use milk for the added liquid I wouldn't. as a matter of fact I had some sitting out for about 2weeks covered in a tupperware bowl and I just had to stir it a bit before using it again.. are you using salted butter? the salt will also help to preserve the frosting..

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Cake_Princess Posted 15 Apr 2006 , 6:56pm
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Originally Posted by bodaisy

no, as long as you don't use milk for the added liquid




This is not true. The icing sugar will bind the water molecules in the milk and the butter (made from milk) in such a way that prevents or slows down mold or bacterial growth. In addition the milk content is almost negligible. You should be more worried about the cake spoiling than the icing. The moisture content in the cake is higher and therefore more water available for mold and bacterial growth leading to spoilage.

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