Hi, I'm planning on making a peanut butter cake with fudge buttercream, and am at a loss as to what to do for a filling. I want something simple, and not too rich (as the frosting is veryyyy rich). I was thinking of doing a whipped cream filling, with chopped up mini-Reese's folded in, kind of like the Cookie's & Cream filling (except with Reese's of course). Would this work? Or would the Reese's be too heavy to stay in the whipped cream nicely?Do you think that this would taste good in the given cake?

Oh, and an unrelated question- I think that I have seen charts before showing how many cups of frosting you need to frost or fill different sizes of cakes. Where can I find this? Or, can someone just tell me how many cups (apx) I need to frost a torted cake, made in 2 9x2" pans?

Hi! I think the Reese's would be wonderful. You wouldn't have any problems with that.

Here is what I have for a filling guide. I've had it for a while and don't remember where I found it.

AMOUNT OF FILLING NEEDED

Round 5"- 1/4 cup
Round 6"- 1/3 cup
Round 7"- 2/3 cup
Round 8"- 3/4 cup
Round 9"- 1 cup
Round 10"- 1 1/4 cups
Round 11"- 1 1/2 cups
Round 12"- 1 3/4 cups
Round 14"- 2 1/3 cups
Sheet Cake 9 x 13"- 1/2 cup
Sheet Cake 10 x 15"- 2 cups
Sheet Cake 12 x 18"- 3 1/3 cups

As for the frosting amount, the Wilton book recommends 4 1/2 cups frosting for a 9 inch-2 layer cake, 4 in. high.

Best wishes!
Jenna