# Help! My buttercream frosting is close to frozen. Ruined?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 10, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-buttercream-frosting-is-close-to-frozen-ruined/612468 "2012-02-10T22:51:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-buttercream-frosting-is-close-to-frozen-ruined/612468/1 "2012-02-10T22:51:31Z")

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Set all my containers of different colors of frosting out on the patio while we got some fridge cleanout/organizing done so that we could fit it all in there until it’s time to frost.

When I brought it back in it was close to hard!

It’s just butter/crisco/powdered sugar buttercream. I’d expect it just needs to thaw out to spreadability, but I’m checking here to keep me off the ledge.

What’s the verdict?

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-buttercream-frosting-is-close-to-frozen-ruined/612468/2 "2012-02-10T23:16:06Z")

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According to [this](http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/425390), you’re fine. Just whip it when it thaws. I don’t have any direct experience in the matter, though.

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-buttercream-frosting-is-close-to-frozen-ruined/612468/3 "2012-02-10T23:53:00Z")

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Agreed, you’ll be fine.

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**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-buttercream-frosting-is-close-to-frozen-ruined/612468/4 "2012-02-11T01:51:06Z")

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I often freeze pieces of cake, and they thaw just fine. As a matter of fact, the frosting tastes pretty good ice cold!

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-buttercream-frosting-is-close-to-frozen-ruined/612468/5 "2012-02-11T03:39:38Z")

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Worst comes to worst, you might have to warm the frosting to melting point and then re-whip it as it cools.