Cupcake frosting that sets hard?

[tamar azulay]

i'm desperately trying to find a cupcake frosting that sets HARD! i've tried royal icing, but it stays soft!! i live in a hot tropical place... could that be the reason? any suggestions???

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Any flavour in particular? I've got a couple of recipes that set hard, including an egg-free Royal icing, a mocha buttercream, and a pourable fondant (which dries hard and satin-y), and I'm also in a tropical climate.

[jrshaul]

I've been mucking about with coconut milk in truffles, and you might have some luck combining one part coconut cream to two parts dark chocolate, sweetened to taste. Coconut milk seems to produce a remarkably dense ganache, and coconut cream - which is the goopy stuff at the top of the can that separates from the fat-less coconut water - is even better.