‘Tamale Act’ would expand the kinds of food Colorado home chefs can sell

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 1,149

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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There’s one ingredient that home baker Heather Wilder has in her sights: buttercream.

The buttery, sugary frosting would level up the organic pastries she sells online and at local farmers’ markets, and it would allow her to start offering cakes, cupcakes and unique flavors for cinnamon rolls.

Buttercream, however, needs refrigeration and therefore isn’t allowed under Colorado’s Cottage Foods Act.

“It would open up so much more revenue for the small business,” she said of …

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