Can someone, who knows for sure, tell me if i'm going to make children sick if I serve them a cake that I made with fermented coffee cream.....no, I didn't know it had gone bad when I used it!!! no, the batter didn't TASTE bad, it tasted normal (it's a new recipe - so i think it tasted normal!) But come to think of it, I'm not sure when I acquired the cream, but the best before date on it is the 16th/02/06....but I guess it had been opened and unused for a while. I drink tea!!! The recipe asked for 4 cups of flour and 2cups of butter I only put in about 2/3c of the cream!!! Help!!!! it's baking right now!!!

I personally would throw it right away, esp if going to be served to children. I never take chances with food poisoning! Too bad for you though...

I could just kick myself......I was so excited to try out my new kitchen aid mixer!!! I was thinking it would be the best cake ever!!! I'm feeling sick now....I don't think it's because of the cream though lol. Thanks for lending me your ear and expertise!

I would throw it away...better safe than sorry

As a former victim of food poisoning (and the food tasted great while I was eating it-sneaky little cooties they are!!) THROW IT OUT!! Not worth having sick anybody especially kiddies. I was sick for over a week when I had my bout

I know what you mean about being excited. I was making a cake at 10 at night when I got my KA!

Cake batter cost less than medication and hospital bills.

I don't know if you've already dealt with it or not, but I wouldn't worry about it. The time spent in the oven is pretty much sure to be enough to kill any bugs that might be there. Becides, the "best buy" dates are almost always very conservative. I think you're fine!

Well, my husband agrees with you waterfallsoygurl....This recipe made a ton of cake 3x 9" pans and when I finally figured out exactly how much I had put in it, it ended up being about 1/3 of a cup, not very much per pan, per serving. I think if it was going to make someone sick, they would have to eat the whole thing (all three cakes!!!) which wouldn't be a great idea to begin with. lol. So I put my DH to the test and gave him a large helping. He liked the cake and was fine this morning. I also had some and am feeling fine. So, the end result is that we, as a family, will eat the cake. We have government funded healthcare here in Canada lol. Thanks to all who gave me their heartfelt advice and concerns. It was my first forum post on this website and I so much appreciated the feedback!!!

Sounds like you came to a pretty good solution. I'm generaly paranoid about old food, and spoilege, but as long as something is heated thouraly, I figure it's probably ok... uncooked things are what really scare me! lol.

I think the temperature is 400 degrees that no bacteria can live. Still, with kids, I'd say chunk it. I did the same thing with chocolate last weekend. Making candies I used heavy cream that went bad. Ruined them.

It would be pitched; better safe than sorry.

That happened with marscapone cheese once for me. It went bad, although it had not yet expired. Good thing I tasted it first. Had to start over!

Isacrowe,

Where are you in Ottawa? Pouring the cream is usually a pretty good indicator if it is bad or not, I usually do give a taste if I am in question. If it were for a paying customer, chuck it and start over, just for your family, well you are the best judge for that.

We live in Kanata....how 'bout you Suela???
Yup, I wouldn't have sold it to anyone, not that I've had anyone want to 'buy' my cakes. But, I have four 'tough' guys living with me so if they can eat the sand from the sandbox, they sure can eat this cake!!! LOL!!!

In the US, dairy products are good 7 days past their expiration date if proper temperatures have been maintained throughout the life of the product.

Heavy cream in particular stays good for a month past the expiration date. Personally, I would not worry about it. You would have known by its appearance and odor if it had actually fermented or was rotten.

~ Sherri

If I'm not mistaken the date you wrote is Feb. 16th still within viable use. Hope you didn't throw it away.

Yup, that was the date 2boysmom but, I guess I neglected to say in my previous posts that I actually tasted the contents of the container, after I had already poured what I needed into the batter, and it was AWFUL!!! It had actually, for sure, gone BAD!!! funny thing though that the batter tasted fine!!! Anyway, no one is sick yet!!!

side note:

consider---
sour cream is actually purposefully spoiled cream
yogurt - purpsoefully spoiled milk
and then are my favorite cheeses -- blue as in laced w/ mold!!!

and what about sourdough bread....spoiled bread if you will

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

yep, spoiled can be pretty yucky or mighty good!

Hummm.....I had considered that, I just wasn't sure that the bacteria used commercially to 'spoil' all those other foods was the same as the bacteria that grows in my fridge on old things!!! Believe me, it tasted nothing like sour cream!!!

I once had a some refridergrator biscuits that smelled bad... I baked and ate them any way. They tasted fine... then 8 hours later I was vomitting and had diaherra at the same time.

I would had rather given birth to twins than have food posioning... so throw it out!

I wouldn't take any chances - I would have started over

I am sorry that happened..I dont know if there is a difference in the "spoiled" process in sour cream and stuff since it is done in a controlled environment..but I guess I too would have to say I would feel better starting over, I truly hate the extra work for you.

Thanks for sympathizing!! I knew that you all would understand the trauma!!!