You were not kidding about pouring a glass of wine! Wow, that took some perseverance. I do not have a stand mixer, so using a hand held mixer was probably my first problem. I also went the egg white/cream of tartar route. It seemed to turn to butter soup but not in the way pictured (soupy AND broken). I tried adding a little shortening, then I got out the hair dryer, I don't know if it was the dryer or just mixing it a ton more, but it finally coalesced! May have to beg, borrow or buy a stand mixer next time I try this (and maybe just do the powder). Anyway, as has already been said by many others, thanks for breaking it down! Thanks for sharing your experience with this recipe - we admire your tenacity and creative winning ways. Happy Baking (or buttercream making?)! Irene @ KAF

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