I made some SMBC for the first time the other day. It tasted pretty good and was easier and less messy than my regular powdered sugar buttercream. My air isnt working well and my kitchen was at least 80 degrees. The icing became really soft like whipped cream. Is that because of the heat? Is that normal? I want to use it for a cake for Friday but Im afraid that it will become too soft and slide off the cake. My hubby was going to look at window units today, so I might have a cool kitchen by tomorrow. In general, how does SMBC do in the heat? I was hoping that I would really like this icing but if it is temperamental, I might want to stick to my old standby buttercream. Thanks for any info.

SMBC really isn't the easiest thing to work with in the heat, but what I've found is that when the it's softer I seem to ice the cake much smoother. If it's not too soupy and you're able to ice the cake, just stick it in the refrigerator, overnight if possible) and then let it sit out for about half hour before you put your fondant on. I've done this the last few times I've made a cake in the hot whether, and the cake turned out great.

SMBC really isn't the easiest thing to work with in the heat, but what I've found is that when the it's softer I seem to ice the cake much smoother. If it's not too soupy and you're able to ice the cake, just stick it in the refrigerator, overnight if possible) and then let it sit out for about half hour before you put your fondant on. I've done this the last few times I've made a cake in the hot whether, and the cake turned out great.

Its made of butter so it does not get along with heat.

SMBC does not like heat AT ALL. You're lucky it was as firm as whipped cream, at 80. However, it is an absolut DREAM to work with if your kitchen is cooler, and it tastes SO delicious. You can firm it up y refrigerating it for a while--just be careful or it'll firm up TOO much.

You might try IMBC, which tastes very much the same but uses a slightly different method to achieve the meringue. It's more forgiving with heat. The chocolate basket cake in my pix is entirely IMBC.

If you feel it's getting too soft just place it in the fridge until it gets the concistency you need, IMO the flavor is worth the extra time