does anyone have any good recipes for fillings...like lemon and strawberry???
i don't want to buy any because it will get expensive. i thought about making up a batch and saving it for when i need them.

well I have made a lemon cake (from a box) and put lemon filling that you find in a can between the layers, and my favorite is making lemon filling from a lemon meringue pit and using that.... and for strawberry... I cheated ... I used the filling in a can again, but also I have bought the strawberry flavored cool whip and stabilized it (using some recipe my friends mom had) and it turned out ok also....but actual home made fillings...other then the lemon from the meringue is all I have done... I'm so bad!

Go to http://www.ladycakes.com/Recipes/Fillings/fillings.htm
There are some good recipes on there.

thanks mouse!!

No problem, I highly recommend the white chocolate ganache mousse, it is very yummy!

and easy way to make a mousse filling it to take a package of instant pudding and whip it with heavy cream.

cakeconfections, can you use that recipe for icing?? someone here who also does cakes uses pudding mix and whip cream!

i believe you can also using pudding and heavy whipping cream when making whipped cream icing.

the reciepe:
1 qt heavy cream
1/4c conf sugar
1 T vanilla
4 tablespoons of instant pudding

which do you prefer...that or bc???

I have tried to work with whipped cream twice, once it never go firm and the second time it tasted bad. I have not used the recipe I posted. I just dont have any luck, i think if i needed to use whipped cream i would buy Pastry Pride or Richs Bettercream.