July Cake: Daisy Cake

Beverly and I decorated our monthly cake on a 90 degree day in my third floor un -air conditioned apartment.  Not great for buttercream.  We chose a two layer cake where we used four different tips and four icing colors.  My first mistake which haunted me our entire session:  I did not build a "dam" for the  strawberry preserves.  The micro second my spatula touched the cake to begin icing, the first layer slid off.  I never recovered.  Red continued to push through my perfect green coating.

Forced to be creative, I tried crushed sweetened walnuts (Bev's idea).

At least the daises turned out.

Of course, Bev's could win awards.

Hopefully, next month will be cooler.