I made the buttercream dream recipe from this website with milk and I have a lot of it left. How long will it last for? I usually make my buttercream with water and I can't remember how long buttercream with milk will last in the refrigerator. (Is 7 days pushing it, my brothers getting married this coming saturday and I could use for something then.
I'm torn between the BC recipes that have milk vs water, butter vs crisco (yuk) and cream cheese. I LOVE cream cheese frosting made with butter (and maybe 1/4 cup of crisco if I must) but still get grossed out at the thought of eating "BUTTERCREAM" icing made with just Crisco. How in the world is THAT "Buttercream"??? Because you can put artificially flavored butter flavoring in it ??? LOL
I made a Disney princess half sheet cake for a friend yesterday and told her she should try to keep it in the fridge as it has butter and cream cheese in the frosting. Well, who has room in the refrigerator for a half sheet cake box??? LOL
Suzanne
Thanks for the info. I'm going to use it since it's in the refrigerator. I never would have thought about frezzing buttercream. I think I'm too chicken to try it.
Auntsushi I don't like the pure crisco either feels like I'm eating pure lard. I do like the 1/2 and 1/2 versions of buttercream though since I can decorate with it and it's not too greasy tasting.
According to my wilton course instructor, you can refrigerate buttercream for 2 weeks.
OK, now that I've heard you say that you have frozen the buttercream dream succesfully I'll try it next time I make too much. (I'm using it for either a small 50th birthday cake this time or my brother a suprise grooms cake.) How long can you freeze it for? Just curious.
My instructor told us that icing could be frozen for up to 6 months. Mine won't last that long... I use the little dabs up quickly! Its a real timesaver for me 
I use milk in my buttercream and check the expiration date on the milk when I add it- I write it on the plastic baggie, my instructor told us it would keep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator, but I won't leave it for more than 4-5 days.
I freeze my BC all the time...I haven't used the Buttercream Dream recipe but my BC is made with cream. I've frozen it successfully for several months and it was fine after re-beating.
if you don't mind me asking : how do you make it with the cream? I like the buttercream cream a lot but I'm always looking for other ones. What suites one person may not another kind of thing.
I use the half butter half crisco recipe from Wilton, instead of the milk I add heavy cream (unwhipped). I use salted butter so I don't have to add salt. Half clear vanilla half butter flavoring. Sometimes I use other flavorings. I just add the cream one tablespoon at a time, mixing on low speed for about 15 seconds after each addition, until I get the consistency I want.
There - now you have my secret!!!!! 
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