I have a cake that needs to be frosted in the dead heat of summer. The party will be outside and the average temp will be about 100. Is there a frosting that will stand up to this heat?
Also, I have a problem with keeping my frosting from softening quickly when I'm working with it. I have hot hands, I am lost at how to frost cakes without using 5 bags and rotating them out.

Any suggestions to the above problems would be greatly appreciated.

~Thank you~

I've heard that Indydebi's Crisco -Based buttercream icing holds up well in the heat and humidity. You can find the recipe on here in the recipe section. I haven't used it outdoors in the heat yet but, I can tell you it tastes wonderful. It also crusts very well. Good Luck

I've heard that Indydebi's Crisco -Based buttercream icing holds up well in the heat and humidity. You can find the recipe on here in the recipe section. I haven't used it outdoors in the heat yet but, I can tell you it tastes wonderful. It also crusts very well. Good Luck

I've heard that Indydebi's Crisco-Based buttercream icing holds up well in the heat and humidity. You can find the recipe on here in the recipe section. I haven't used it outdoors in the heat yet but, I can tell you it tastes wonderful. It also crusts very well. Good Luck

Indydebi's recipe works great and I would recomend you using it as it will hold up to the heat.

I too have the hot hand syndrome and what I do is keep a bowl with cold ice water near by.

When I find my hands are starting to effect the icing I just take a 2 min break and immerse my hands in the cold ice water bath.

Sounds like a pain in the @ss but it seems to work for me.

Hope this helps you

ooops, sorry for replying 3 times!! something must have been wrong with this site earlier because I noticed other people had multiple posts too.

Thank you for the suggestions! I'm new at cake decorating, so the well seasoned advice is appreciated.

Thanks

the plastic disposable cake decorating bags also heat up the icing quicker i find. Are you using those? you could try the parchment paper or the featherweight bags.

the plastic disposable cake decorating bags also heat up the icing quicker i find. Are you using those? you could try the parchment paper or the featherweight bags.

I will have to try that. I like using the disposable bags because of the easy clean up, but if it will keep my icing from melting on me a little longer I'll give it a try.
Thank you~