Fillings/icings For Chocolate Cake

Baking By princess_tonya Updated 23 Mar 2007 , 10:21pm by denise2434

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princess_tonya Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 12:57pm
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What is your favorite fillings and icings for chocolate cake??? There is a guy in my husbands shop that got into a bad car accident and I want to make him a get well cake. I want to make him chocolate cake, but I am at a loss for fillings and icings, I don't want it to be too chocolatey. Thanks for your help.

Tonya

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mcalhoun Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 1:31pm
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Orange marmalade is good and you can put a little orange flavoring in your icing. You could do the same thing with rasberry or strawberry.

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monizcel Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 1:58pm
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peanut butter filling...there is a great recipe on CC. I've made it twice with my chocolate cake and have gotten rave reviews.

Nutella spread is also another good/easy option.

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cmmom Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:03pm
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My fav is cookies-n-cream. I found the recipe here on CC. LOVE IT!!!

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rhopar33 Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:04pm
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Toba Garret's cream cheese buttercream is awesome w/ chocolate cake.

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Horselady Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:12pm
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I'm a chocolate/chocolate girl, so I use my special mouse and have never had a complaint, people say it is to die for, I also do a chocolate cream cheese that turns out well, but people seem to prefer the mouse. HTH

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rhopar33 Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:18pm
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What about a white chocolate raspberry gananche or a white chocolate strawberry ganache; they each go well with chocolate.

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srod911 Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:32pm
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Sometimes I use a can of Cherry pie filling. This combo actually got me a marriage proposal! icon_lol.gif He was a little dissapointed that I was already married.

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shelbur10 Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:45pm
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I 2nd the cherry pie filling, my DH LOVES that combo.
I love raspberry, too.

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prterrell Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 5:35pm
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I like raspberry preserves with dark chocolate buttercream or fudge frosting. Grandmarnier ganache is also good with an orange buttercream frosting.

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FromScratch Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 6:38pm
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White chocolate raspberry sounds really good or you could do a raspberry mousse.. but my fav is a good homemade bittersweet chocolate mousse and raspberry puree inside iced with bittersweet chocolate ganache. I put a small amount of mousee on the cacke then make an icing damn and fill with the raspberry puree and repeat with each layer (if you have more than two). Mmmmmmmmm.. mmmmm!!!!!

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MrsMissey Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 6:48pm
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..bavarian filling is good with chocolate cakes too!

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lsugraduate Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 6:58pm
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I love coconut pecan like in german chocolate cakes!! Maybe a bourbon buttercream with toasted pecans?

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lsawyer Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 7:07pm
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I made a filling last night for my chocolate cake: whipped cream (Pastry Pride) mixed with chopped up Snicker's candy bar. Oh, my!!!

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heavensgaits Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 7:12pm
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Would white chocolate raspberry gananche use the same recipe if you wanted just regular chocolate? I know this sounds like a simple question, but I'm new to baking. LOL, I've been doing it for about 3 months; I'm thinkin my excuse about being new is going to run out shortly.

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ShirleyW Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 7:12pm
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I like the Peanut Butter Cup filling recipe I posted but my favorite is Kahlua Bavarian cream filling made with Pastry Pride
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2316-Peant-Butter-Cup-Filling.html

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2396-Bavarian-Cream-Filling.html

Either one in a chocolate cake iced in Sarah Bernhardt chocolate glaze is so delicious.


http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2315-Sarah-Bernhardt-Chocolate-Glaze.html

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booberfrog Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 7:19pm
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I personally wouldn't use raspberry or orange unless you knew for sure the person likes those flavors. I like a chocolate raspberry combo, but know a lot of people who don't, as for orange and chocolate, YUCK! I can't stand it! jmo. Just something you might want to think about.

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FromScratch Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 9:03pm
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Very true Booberfrog.. My DH doesn't really like raspberry and I LOVE it. I have been known to use an icing dam across the diameter of the cake and make 1/2 with raspberry and 1/2 without.. LOL. And I'm with you on the orange and chocolate.. thumbsdown.gif But that's just me..

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denise2434 Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:21pm
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I love, love, love Nutella as a filling in a chocolate cake!! YUMMY!!!! icon_biggrin.gif I'm not a chocolate and orange fan either, but raspberry is good!!

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