What kind of cake filling should I use?

Question

My brothers birthday is on St. Patrick's day and I am making him a cake. IT is a marble cake with cream cheese frosting, he likes that kind. I want to do a double layered cake but not sure what to do for the filling between the cakes. If any body could help or make a suggestion please do. I need all the suggestions I can get! Thank you!!!

Answer 1

You've already got three flavours in the cake; vanilla, chocolate and cream cheese...to add something else could push the flavour index to overkill. One suggestion; You could sift 1/4 cup of cocoa powder into the icing sugar when making the cream cheese frosting to make it a chocolate-cream cheese frosting and do a thin layer of the icing between the cakes.



An ode to St. Patrick's day would be to add 1/8 tsp (two or three drops total) of mint oil ONLY TO THE CHOCOLATE batter for the marble cake to make it a chocolate-mint marble cake. And again, just a thin layer of the icing is all we use back in the states to keep our cakes together.



Yay you for going that extra mile to make your brother a cake - that's nice - I hope he knows how special it and you are!



Cheers

Answer 2

Add some cocoa or a square of melted chocolate to some of the cream cheese frosting, and put that between the layers .... I wouldn't add any more flavors to a marble cake

Answer 3

I don't know what kind of Marble But I made a Really Good cake with Chocolate mouse as the Filling

Answer 4

If you recipe says it fills and frosts a two layer cake, just put the extra icing in between the layers. Tint it green for an Irish delight.

Answer 5

FILLING:

1 c. sugar

3 eggs, beaten

3/4 c. butter

1/2 c. lemon juice

Rind of 1 lemon

Green Food Colouring



Bake cake according to package directions. Let cool. Slice cake horizontally once or twice. Spread with lemon filling. Mix filling ingredients together. Cook in double boiler add food colouring 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture coats spoon. Let cool. Pour on layers of cake.

Answer 6

It would probably taste the best to use the same frosting for the inside as well. Jams are usually better with chocolate cake

Answer 7

You could just use a layer of frosting. Since it's a marble cake, you could use chocolate frosting (or chocolate cream cheese).

Answer 8

You could make a strawberry cream cheese filling and layer in between. It is awesome. You can take fresh or frozen strawberries about 1 qt. Put in sauce pan and and about 3/4 cup sugar, stirring constantly. Add about 1Tbsp. butter. Stirring constantly total about 7 min. Add cream cheese to mix and stir till melted and there you go. Hope it works great.

Answer 9

Green peppermint surprise! Mix crushed peppermin candy, some peppermint extract, and green food coloring with some cream cheese frosting. St. Patrick will love it.

Answer 10

Cream cheese frosting is a very strong flavor. I personally think any type of filling (other than the frosting itself) would be taste bud overload. Jam and pudding fillings are delicious with a regular buttercream frosting.

Answer 11

Instant pudding and pie filling does it for me!! Use the pie filling formula for making it, less milk, the 3 oz package. Since this is St Pats Day you could use the Pistachio??

Answer 12

Why don't you make extra frosting and put that in between the layers.

Answer 13

I think you should do a fresh strawberry center. Slice up some berries. puree half and add a little sugar. mix that with the slices. Yum!

Answer 14

you could just use more frosting.. but add green food coloring to make it green

Answer 15

depends what he likes but in my choice it would either be jam and butter cream or chocolate