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left over butter icing

bigsmoke
bigsmoke Posts: 281 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
hi everyone

i made a birthday cake last night but, because it was a bit of a 'throw it in and hope' job, i've left myself with half a bowl of chocolate butter icing.

does anyone have any idea what i can do with it? i don't really want to throw it away, but the only idea i've come up with so far is spreading it on biscuits and eating them

thanks very much - hope you can do better than i have so far!

bigsmoke

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  • frugallass
    frugallass Posts: 2,320 Forumite
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    I'd go and get a teaspoon, sit down and tuck in :cool2:
  • sooz
    sooz Posts: 4,560 Forumite
    Get a big spoon :EasterBun
    frugallass...you beat me to it. Are you pregnant too??


    I guess you can freeze it. It freeze ok on the cakes, so should freeze ok on it's own.
  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    It freezes ;) Bung it in the freezer and save it for the next cake.
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    When you say butter icing, do you mean buttercream - icing sugar, cocoa powder, butter? You can freeze that. I do it all the time - I make cupcakes for delis as a sideline and I freeze and use it the next week. Works fine and you really can't tell.

    If not, and you really want to make something, then try cake balls - mix leftover cake crumbs with the butter icing and roll with your hands into little balls. Refrigerate to go hard, then you can dip them in melted chocolate. Also add your fave liqueur if it's not for kids - great with baileys or amaretto.
  • bigsmoke
    bigsmoke Posts: 281 Forumite
    wow, brilliant, thanks folks!

    frugallass and sooz - i did do a bit of that last night, but forced myself to put the rest in the fridge.

    those truffly cake ball things sound yummy sarahs, i think i'll bung it in the freezer for now and then maybe try those when i have the time to do it.

    wonderful, i knew oldstyle would come to the rescue!

    have a great afternoon

    bigsmoke
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    bigsmoke wrote: »
    does anyone have any idea what i can do with it? i don't really want to throw it away, but the only idea i've come up with so far is spreading it on biscuits and eating them

    It'll keep in the fridge for as long as the butter is good ;) I'd save it there and make another cake next week :D

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • bigsmoke
    bigsmoke Posts: 281 Forumite
    haha - i think the less cake in my life the better at the moment, unfortunately Penny!
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