All shortening works well you can also reduce the liquid by 1/2 or 1/4 depending on how hot it is and use cornstarch instead of meringue powder. This works for me every time in the tropics.
Lori-Ann,The Cake Studio Cayman,http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cake-Studio-Cayman/136313133106508?ref=tn_tnmn
