Spread on toast, melted into sauces, mixed into cake batter – butter has always been a kitchen staple.
Made by churning cream until the fat separates from the buttermilk, it has long come with health warnings because it’s high in saturated fat, which can raise LDL (‘bad’) cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease.
But recently, butter has escaped the role of supporting ingredient and become the main event.
On TikTok, content creator Mary Alexis regularly posts videos of herself eating towering stacks of butter coated in frosting, with clips racking up more than 10 million views. Others have followed suit, sharing
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