Yep in my tropical weather I use a higer ratio of shortening to butter. And in super hot weather 100% shortening….. in Australia our supermarket shortening is made of Hydrolysed Coconut Oil which has a much highet melting point than butter. I also find adding Meringue poweder can help stability too.
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