Wanted to try the pallet knife painting technique but I don’t have any pallet knives. Tried doing it with an offset spatula. Didn’t work very well with the frosting I used (Cream cheese cooked flour frosting) but doesn’t really matter. This is just for my daughter to take to her friend’s get together. They don’t care about the decoration. I just hope they are not disappointed that it’s not a cheesecake. I have been wanting to try this recipe so hopefully they will like it. Cake is drizzled with espresso syrup and filled with mascarpone filling and frosted with cream cheese cooked flour frosting.