Piping Claire Saffitz's cream cheese swiss buttercream problem
https://youtu.be/ou3zj0R0Gus?si=hCNjDsNclb8vnbZ7
I made Cream Cheese Swiss Buttercream Claire Saffitz, and it is absolutely delicious. However, when I tried to pipe with it, it behaved a bit weird. It's hard to describe, but I had trouble moving the piping bag, because the frosting would just sort of break. I tried different temperatures, but no luck. When I trying smoothing it with an offset spatula, it kept sticking to the spatula. I had to keep the spatula warm and slightly damp to get keep the buttercream on the cupcakes. (In her video,Claire does not pipe it,so maybe that's a clue). I was making bird nests, so I was able to camouflage the bumpy frosting with toasted coconut. However, I really want to use this buttercream again.
Has anyone made this, and were you successful piping it? I'd love to know what I can do, or know what I did wrong, so I can pipe this, or even smooth it successfully.