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BakingGirl
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Location: The Caribbean
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:11 am |
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My brain must have melted, I am totally unable to think up a nice flavor combo for cake/bc. I am planning on making a surprise cake for a teacher who is expecting a baby soon. I know what the design is going to be, a diaper bag, but I can't decide on flavour. I have had to do too many chocolate cake with choc BC or yellow cake with pastry cream and BC recently that I have not been experimenting at all with other types of cake. So now my mind is blank. I need help!!
So here is your challenge - what would you serve to really make a pregnant lady's day? |
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BakingGirl
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:17 pm |
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Everybody's brains melted out there? Well, at least it makes me feel a bit better that I am not alone.
I just had a tip that she likes chocolate. I have made loads of chocolate cakes recently, most often filled with choc BC and some morello cherry jam. It is nice but I feel like changing that up a bit. Any ideas what to fill the choc cake with? |
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Tweedie
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Joined: May 03, 2007
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Location: SC
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:32 pm |
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I'm not very good at the whole cake/filling combo thing but Nutella is delicious with chocolate. You can stir some into your regular buttercream.
Or maybe something with strawberries?
A lot of people do cookies and cream (crushed up Oreos).
You could stir some Heath bar pieces into your buttercream.
Oh boy, I'm getting hungry...... |
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ziggytarheel
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Joined: Aug 26, 2007
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:32 pm |
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chocolate with a filling of:
whipped ganache
raspberry
strawberry
orange...something
But if she is a big chocolate lover, I would say overdose on chocolate here. Fudgey, ganachey, chocolate chippy, cookies and creamy....you get the picture. |
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AdeleP
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Joined: Mar 02, 2008
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Location: Doncaster England
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:32 pm |
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strawberry?? nice with choc!! |
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aundrea
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Joined: Aug 27, 2007
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Location: connecticut
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:34 pm |
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what about a choc cake with white choc mousse filling.
im on brain freeze right now too! |
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julzs71
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:34 pm |
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There is a chocolate stout cake that I LOVE!! It doesn't really taste like beer. It is so rich and good. The recipe is on epicurious.com . You could made ganache and the cherry jelly, or raspberry. Good luck |
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Mike1394
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Joined: Feb 20, 2008
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Location: Michigan
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:37 pm |
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Orange flavored cake. Torte with choc BC cover in ganache.
Mike |
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fbgirl00
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:38 pm |
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Rachael1013
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:45 pm |
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That chocolate stout cake is WONDERFUL! My MIL likes it with orange chocolate ganache. |
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jkalman
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Location: Southern New Hampshire
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:47 pm |
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It depends on what you are going for.. vanilla butter cake with coconut pastry cream and pineapple filling is to DIE for if you like coconut. I add some coco lopez to my SMBC too and it's sooo good. I'd suggest soaking the cake with a rum simple syrup, but she's all preggers and that wouldn't work. Vanilla butter cake with whipped cream cheese filling with fresh berries folded in is also very good and refreshing. Chocolate cake with chocolate mousse is ALWAYS good.. and you can add some fresh raspberries in the layers for a nice tart punch. Chocolate with peanut butter mousse is good too topped with ganache it's like a high end peanut butter cup..  . Vanilla cake with lemon buttercream and raspberry puree is also very good. Chocolate or vanilla cake with caramel filling is yummy too. I'll come back if I can think of anything else.. |
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BakingGirl
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:55 pm |
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Thank you people!! I knew you were not all kidnapped by aliens and had your brains sucked out.
Nutella, mmmmmmmmmm.... I looooove Nutella. Now would you mix it into whipped cream or into b/c?
Cookies and cream, again - would you use real whipped cream and crushed cookies? My only problem is that I am not sure how if there will be space in the fridge up at the school once it is there. I have almost no experience with using puddings and other non-"real" products. That is not to say I won't try, more I don't know how to confidently use other products.
Mike, do you have a good orange cake recipe? I have done what you suggested in the past but found the cake itself not "bright" enough against the chocolate. I used the WBH Orange butter cake.
When you use strawberries, do you use real berries or do you use jam? My only worry would be the berries making the cake soggy.
White chocolate mousse, do you have a recipe audrea?
I will look up the chocolate stout cake, sounds interesting. I love stout with beef so why not chocolate. |
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BakingGirl
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:00 pm |
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jkalman, you sneaked in while I was typing in the reply. Thanks for your delicious sounding suggestions. I really like the sound of the vanilla with whipped cream cheese and berry filling, I will make that for myself I think!
How do you make peanut butter mousse?
All of you should see me now, the drool is hanging out of my mouth. Very fetching! |
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EmilyGrace
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Location: British Columbia
Birthday: Jan 04
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:14 pm |
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My favorite (and easy) chocolate cake filling is mint buttercream or mint-chocolate ganache... just add a bit of mint extract to your buttercream or ganache! Yum! |
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ziggytarheel
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:14 pm |
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Nothing would be simpler than to mix some strawberry jam with some chocolate buttercream for your filling. And it tastes great too!
And, if you happen to want a pink cake, white buttercream with some strawberry jam is wonderful and so pretty too. |
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