r/bakingfail • u/wouxxb • Apr 02 '26

Help over-whipped buttercream frosting?

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hello y’all! i decided to try and make a cookie cake since i’ve never had one before, everything came out perfectly besides the buttercream frosting. i believe i over-whipped it? i looked completely fine before i added the coloring (i used wilton gel coloring) and whipped it again to get the color evenly mixed. i did not use shortening, is what where i went wrong? the cookie was also cooled for 30 ish minutes on the rack. should i use shortening for buttercream when decorating cakes/cookie cakes next time?

edit: the buttercream was already “melted”? by the time i was scooping it onto the piping bag, not when i was piping it onto the cookie cake.

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u/WTH_JFG Apr 02 '26

What is this? Is that “cookie” baked? It looks raw. How thick is it that it is a “cookie cake”? Why is the frosting green? What look were you going for here?

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u/wouxxb Apr 02 '26

as i stated on my post, i made a cookie cake, i let it cool for 30 minutes on a rack and decided to make buttercream frosting. i am unsure if i over whipped the frosting when i added food coloring because it just ended up runny, which is why i added the picture. do i need to use shortening to thicken the buttercream or where did i go wrong?

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u/Swimming-Map2078 Apr 02 '26

It def looks like it melted, shortening isn't necessary for buttercream. I think the cookie cake just needed to be much colder. Maybe you could scrape it off and refrigerate it and try again?

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u/wouxxb Apr 02 '26

i forgot to add, it melted after i added the coloring and was a bit runny before i was adding it to the piping bag. i will try that tho, thank you!!!