When baking, there isn't much more frustrating than realising you forgot to take the butter out of the fridge. Many recipes require soft butter to be used, especially when making cakes.

Even if you leave your butter out on the side, it can still be too cool, especially now that it's winter. Simply sticking the butter into the microwave can melt it too quickly, and even result in it not being able to cream properly. This can have a negative effect on your bake.

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And you may not have a microwave in the first place. So you need alternatives to get soft butter fast. A very simple method works at getting butter soft with hardly any steps.

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