Help with Creme au beurre AKA French buttercream.

I am making an elaborate cake that requires french buttercream between layers. Since the recipe has so many steps. I was wondering. Can I make creme au beurre in advance? If so, how do you store it and use it? Thank you.

Vanessa
  • Posted by: Vanessa
  • December 20, 2017
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Vanessa
Vanessa December 20, 2017
Thank you. This answers all questions. Looking forward to making my first Opera Cake.
 

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702551
702551 December 20, 2017
Per Stella Parks over at Serious Eats:

"Buttercream can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks and frozen for up to several months. (The main issue with longer storage in the freezer is odor absorption, not spoilage.)"

Source: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2017/11/french-vanilla-buttercream-frosting-recipe.html
 
702551
702551 December 20, 2017
And don't forget to read the full article that accompanies the recipe:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2017/11/french-vanilla-buttercream-frosting-recipe.html

Best of luck!
 
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