I've been reading through the various techniques and tips for making Don's Gardenia Mix and was wondering if anyone had attempted to make it starting with commercial Honey Butter like Downey's Honey Butter as opposed to creaming butter and honey together. I'm going to attempt both versions this weekend - wish me luck.
UPDATE First attempt went awesome this weekend! I used Downey's Honey Butter (just heavy cream and honey as ingredients) and sat it out on the counter for two hours before adding the other Gardenia Mix ingredients. It was very easy to mix and I used homemade Vanilla Syrup with BG Reynolds Cinnamon Syrup, BG Reynolds Falernum, and St Elizabeth Allspice dram. Definitely g