Cooking Filling for layer cake

[sb4k]

I've gotten pretty good with making cakes and decorating them for birthdays and such. What I'd like to try now is a fun filling for layer cakes. Raspberry, cream, etc. But so far in my google search I haven't come up with anything. Maybe I don't have the appropriate language. Any help with recipes is appreciated.

 

[MazdaUK]

I just use jam and/or buttercream- sorry to be so boring!

 

[piratesmate]

DD came up with one for a party she had at Christmas. (She'd originally wanted a cherry flavored cake mix but we couldn't find one at any of our grocery stores. ) So she compromised & made the filling pink instead. She mixed some of that cheesecake filling you can get now in a tub with strawberry jam. Oh my! It was so good! LOL

My mother used to put her homemade grape jam in between a chocolate layer cake. Other people think that sounds weird, but we always liked it better that way than with all icing.

 

[Kirby]

There's a layer cake that I make and the filling plus icing is a can crushed pineapple and juice, a box of vanilla pudding and 8 oz of Cool Whip.

 

[Disneyaholic]

Lemon curd mixed with either whipped cream or Cool Whip -- makes a nice lemon "mousse".

 

[HERSEY]

Here is one that I use and really like

1 c heavy whipping cream
1 c milk
1 large package of jello vanilla pudding

Mix well.

you can vary the flavor by using different pudding ie, chocolate, pistachio, white chocolate (just like Costco's)

for fruit use same method as vannila just add preserves of your choice strawberry apricot raspberry etc.

 

[swedie]

You will need
1-2 containers of frozen strawberries (depending on size of cake)
whipped cream (real, homemade preferred)
container of ripe strawberries.
With the container of frozen strawberries: thaw & drain the juice out (save juice). Arrange the thawed strawberries over bottom 1/2 of cake. Then try to evenly proportion the juices on this same bottom layer. Put whipped cream on top of this. Put top layer on, spread whipped cream on sides & top. Arrange ripe strawberries (sliced, halved, however you prefer), on top, and along bottom edge of cake once plated.
This makes for a really moist cake ---- mmmmmm...wish I had some now.

 

[sb4k]

Can you just buy lemon curd? That sounds very good with a white cake mix. It's for a First Communion. I'm refusing to spend $20 on a cake that I'm hoping to do myself. Older DS had First Communion 3 years ago and we had a lady make an amazing cake that had a berry filling with yellow cake.

 

[HERSEY]

Yes you can buy lemon curd. It is by the jellies and jams.