What is that stuff oozing out from my cake?!I left my cake in a Tupperware cake container on the counter instead of in the refrigerator. I assumed that was okay. But now I wonder if commercial frosting is stable at room temperature because of weird chemicals and disgusting stabilizers. Maybe this frosting is separating and oozing just like my butter left out at room temperature. Was I supposed to keep this refrigerated? Is it ruined? Is it rancid? Can my kids still eat it?
Looks kinda like vanilla.... it is homemade frosting? I'd think after just one day, it should still be good. I'll volunteer to try some for ya! ;)
ReplyDeletewas it made with butter?
ReplyDeleteYes, the ingredients were butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, heavy cream.
ReplyDeleteAs a friend pointed out to me, I wouldn't leave heavy cream just sitting out for 24 hours on the counter. It would go bad. I just wasn't even thinking. Yuck, yuck. I think I've ruined it and we ate only a little bit!
I did some hunting around online and it does seem that buttercream separates at room temps, including the vanilla separating out.
Here is an informative website. See info about separating in heat and also "water activity control."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.baking911.com/decorating/cakes_buttercream.htm
I often leave cakes with heave cream filling out for the night. The cake layers absorb the cream much better at room temperatures. So it would not be heavy cream for sure
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, ultra high temp pasteurized heavy cream is actually shelf stable as are all UHT pasteurized milk products. (pretty much the only kind you can find at the store unless you're super lucky!) They might mold but they won't go bad. Esp. not overnight.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.niroinc.com/gea_liquid_processing/pasteurization.asp
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/food-science/food-science-whats-the-deal-with-ultrapasteurization-082428
These things are only sold in the refrigerated section b/c it would gross Americans out to sell it in the middle aisles - not b/c it will go bad. :)
Sarah Faith: That is so funny. I distinctly remember that in Europe, the ultra-pasteurized milk is sold in cartons stacked in the middle of the aisles, not in refrigerated sections. I would buy it occasionally but found the whole thought so disgusting that I just couldn't take it, could hardly drink it. Every time I saw it on display, I was bothered!
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