After hearing so much of Bettercreme I decided to journey to a Sam's Club and get some...when I went over to the bakery, they only have something called But-R-creme, pre-whipped in a 28lb. bucket...I was in doubt and describe that I heard of a cream called bettercreme that you dont need to refrigerate after putting on cakes or cupcakes...then they say it was and after you put it on your baked goods it will last up to 5 days on room-temperature...

I went on and bought it...probably cost me like $1.20 a pound...and I havent used it yet...but wondering if anyone used it and if it's similar to Bettercreme

Rich's Bettercreme is a whipped non-dairy frosting/filling that is sold in two formulations:

RTU - Ready To Use (prewhipped) in buckets at the Sam's Club bakeries

Semi-frozen liquid in qts. you whip yourself - (looks like milk carton) from GFS (Gordon Food Service) or cake decorating stores, or online.

Sam's bakeries also use a regular buttercream usually from Dawn Foods which is called But-R-Creme. These two products are entirely different.

Rich's Bettercreme:

http://www.richs.com/product_info.cfm?catid=6159

Dawn But-R-Creme:

http://www.dawnfoods.com/public/Dynamic/Products/ProductsCategory1.asp?pkid=17&PTid=2

Info on members using But-R-Creme (buttercream frosting):

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-217811-dawn.html

HTH

thanks!! I guess I bought the wrong kind...

You and I must be on the same wavelength. I just went to my Sam's Club and bought some Rich's.

I've heard of some people leaving Sam's with the bUtercream instead of bEttercreme, so I just asked for the whipped topping. If you look at their cake pricing, the icing options include "whipped." It cost me $19.34 for the 15lb bucket.

HTH

oh my goodness...the lady asked if it was whipped topping and I said I dont know...and said whatever they used on their baked goods...now I have a 28lb bucket of But-R-Creme...cost me more than $30 bucks!!! and I'm not going back anytime soooooon!!!!! I need the bettercreme in 3 days! I thought its the same but differ names in differ states...

I'm soooo sorry. I've heard about some folks having luck with the mock bettercreme on CC. I don't know what the recipe is though.

If you think you might be making another trip to Sam's, definitely call ahead first! Sometimes during the holidays they run out quickly. I almost left without any bettercreme but the lady in the bakery department called me back when she realized a new shipment was being loaded into the store.

Maybe someone you know might be in the Sam's area and can pick some up for you. Good luck with the baking venture.

I think you'll still find a use for the Sam's club but-r-cream. I find it works really well. No air bubbles, crusts well for smoothing using Viva method. I love the flavor, but not everyone does. So change it up if you have flavorings on hand.

If you search for Sam's Club, you'll probably find pages and pages of posts on the kind of buttercream you ended up with.

thanks for the comfort...my family and friends like light creams, so Bettercreme seemed like the best option...now I just have to hope they like the But-R-creme...

If they're like me, they'll notice and appreciate a good cake, then the icing is just, well, the icing on the cake So I'm sure it will turn out fine!

I would love to try the mock bettercreme recipe, but I did a search, and came up with nothing (that seems to happen a lot for me). If anyone can tell me where it is, or who posted it, I would be very grateful!!!

Cathy

Mock Bettercreme recipes:

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-597074-.html

HTH

Thanks Jan for all the great links!! They really help understanding the difference.