quick- Does birthday cake have to be refrigerated?
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Anonymous
| We just picked up a birthday cake for a party tomorrow and it doesn't fit in our refrigerator. Does anyone know if a grocery store cake with a whipped topping has to be refrigerated overnight? |
Anonymous
| Was it refrigerated at the store? |
Anonymous
| I think so because the icing has eggs, right? |
Anonymous
No, neither whipped cream icing or buttercream icing has eggs |
Anonymous
| It's fine on the counter. |
Anonymous
| Maybe you can put it outside or in the garage where it's cooler? |
Anonymous
But, both real whipped cream and buttercream should be refrigerated. If it has that faux sugar and lard icing that has a half-life of a few decades, you're safe leaving it out. |
Anonymous
| A buttercream frosted cake can certainly be left out for a day or two. After that the cake will start to go pretty stale. Lot's of people leave butter out on the counter. If you use it up in less than a week it's fine. I'd think that whipped topping would be fine too from a safety perspective but it would probably start to weep and get look icky before it's unsafe. |
Anonymous
| ^^^ lots not lot's |
Anonymous
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if it's from a grocery store where it was sitting out on the counter at room temperature, then it is definitely fine to sit unrefrigerated.
if it was sitting in a cooler in the grocery store, then it could possibly need refrigeration but most likely would still be fine out at room temp. most grocery stores use shelf-stable "whipped topping" which stays good for nearly forever. |