tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640991984065060081.post3365757166424064461..comments2013-03-19T20:57:00.523-04:00Comments on Between Love and Madness lies CAKE...: The dilemma of a Purist of heart (and baking)Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14809216393633823874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640991984065060081.post-50393149936960469522011-08-16T13:06:35.800-04:002011-08-16T13:06:35.800-04:00Your comment about not thinking about it made me l...Your comment about not thinking about it made me laugh out loud! The power of suggestion?<br />I'm with you all the way, and yes there are instances where I guess there is no way around it? I can't wait to hear what they have to say about this at FCI. I'll let you know.<br />Happy caking!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809216393633823874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640991984065060081.post-41508906330445064632011-08-16T11:52:15.011-04:002011-08-16T11:52:15.011-04:00* let me add for clarification that I do that to s...* let me add for clarification that I do that to stabilize the buttercream in summer's heatReginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512774686661686266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640991984065060081.post-50984182721433597262011-08-16T11:50:32.592-04:002011-08-16T11:50:32.592-04:00I am right there with you Millie. Shortening based...I am right there with you Millie. Shortening based buttercream just doesn't sit well with my baker's heart. (Although I think the combination of shortening and icing sugar is the worst.)<br /><br />During summertime though, when almost everyone wants to have their cake outside I will budge and replace a third or half of butter in my IMBC with shortening. <br /><br />When I am eating that cake myself I just have force myself not to think about (as if that works) that I am eating shortening.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512774686661686266noreply@blogger.com