It's in the high 90s here today and I could not get my cake to smooth for the life of me!! (See my farm cake in my photos ) I'm sure it's the humidity, but what do you do when this happens?? I use 1/2 butter, 1/2 shortening BC, and normally I use the Viva method, which normally works great for me. I ended up just wetting my BC spreader/knife and trying to smooth it that way, but I'm not really happy with the results.

when the humidity gets high here (I live less than 2 miles from the beach) I have to close up all my windows and turn on the a/c. The a/c strips the air of it's moisture and works like a charm for getting my icing to crust when it's too humid.

thank you...I did have my AC on...I don't have central air but I had the cake on the dining room table, just a few feet from the AC!! UGH....

I know exactly what you mean although I have central air so I typically do not have this problem in the summer. I do have this problem before I have the air on and it is awful. What I have done is place my cake in the refrigerator. It helps to dry out the moisture in the icing. I just keep checking on it and then use the Viva method. Sometimes I can only do half the cake and then I need to refrigerate it again and then do the other half later. Hope this helps. Your icing really does look good, and your chocolate transfers are awesome!

Next time, try the Melvira Method with the foam roller. I have only had success with it and will not use any other method again.

thanks guys...maybe I will try the fridge...the Melvira method has never worked for me for some reason