Im in the middle of making a cake which has to be more or less finnished tonight! Ive made the buttercream which I don't like so wont taste but Ive left the butter out on the side (obv in the container) it was quite soft when I came to put it in the mixer Ive asked my partner to taste it and he said it tastes fine but Im worried about putting it on the cake incase it goes off by sunday!!! Is it ok to leave the butter on the side or should I go and get a fresh lot!!!! XXXXX
Unless you've had it out like for weeks, you're okay. I leave my personal use butter out all the time and it's fine, as well as you need to have it soft to work with. If Partner said it tastes okay, you'll alright...soured butter is a very distinct smell and taste. He'd have noticed.
i have a butter dish i use for family meals, like toast, bagels, etc. There's ALWAYS a stick of softened butter in it. We only refrigerated butter when we brought it home from the store and took out a stick at a time to use. Now, we go through butter fast. A stick per week. If I am using it in cooking, I leave it out overnight to soften. I also do that with cream cheese. It's okay to be left out to soften and then refrigerated after making icing. Otherwise, you get big chunks of hard butter/cream cheese.
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