Hi everyone!
A friend of mine wants a cake with chocolate pudding as a filling and then covered with fondant. Pudding has to be refrigerated, right? However, fondant doesn't do well in the fridge and I don't really have the space. Is there a way around this? Please help!!! Thank you!!
I would like to know the answer to this too... I use mmf, I can't get satin ice and mmf is just too cheap to make...
You can purchase cake fillings that don't need to be refrigerated - some bakeries sell filllings in plastic tubes and I've purchased on that is a bavarian chocolate cream that is EXACTLY like pudding. You can also purchase these online at some of the cake supply stores.
If you refrigerate a fondant cake, just be sure to take it out in time for any condensation to evaporate so you don't deliver a cake with "sweat" on it.
I do know that using pudding from JELLO , you must reduce the amount of milk to make it firmer...(by about 1/2 a cup i think...cant find the recipe right now) and when I used it, it worked fine... but I had just used buttercream....
Now i want to do it will fondant
I used choc pudding once and it turned my cake to mush, so I would like to know the trick to using pudding personally.
The only "trick" I can think of is to make the pudding thicker. I make mine from scratch, but if you use boxed pudding mix just follow the instructions on the box for making pie filling and it should be fine. But, again, this WILL have to be refrigerated.
Can you use the pudding that is pre-made? The ones in little cups that are on the grocery store shelf (not in the refrigerated section).
I use instant pudding and only put in 1/2 the milk. )you can use flavored creamer for a varity in flavors)...then I add whipped topping or whipped Pastry Pride to make a firm but fluffy filling. I don't refrigerate...but usually do the cake either the night before or that day with that type of filling. It holds well and doesn't soak into the cake. Some cake shops have ready made icings.
Hope this helps.
I don't know about the pudding cups. When my kids don't finish them the pudding turns all watery very quickly- I wonder if it would do that in the cake? Just something to think about...
Thanks!! I had never thought of using those pudding cups. What a great idea! They're fine after opening though, right? I would make the cake the night before and have to leave it out over night before the event. Will it be okay?
Yes pudding cups need to be put in th fridge after opening.... perhaps you could do pudding flavour buttercream....just a thought.
I don't know about the pudding cups. When my kids don't finish them the pudding turns all watery very quickly- I wonder if it would do that in the cake? Just something to think about...
Actually that happens from a person's saliva, not the pudding itself. Same thing happens with baby food when it's not eaten all at once.
I've used chocolate pudding in my buttercream before and it makes it very chocolatey. Just be sure to sift the pudding powder real good with your powdered sugar so it's mixed well. HTH
Is there any way to make it shelf stable so I don't have to refrigerate?
Are those "sleeves" shelf stable? If so, where do I get them???
Yes they are shlef stable
you can get them on online cake supply sites such as fondant source. com ( make sure its all one word together i had to do that so it doesnt get blocked on the post 
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if you buy anything you can get 10% off by using coupon code "cakecentral" when you check out at the end.
search 'filling' they have filling sleves Henry & Henry brand
country kitchensa .com (also all one word) also has the slevefillings
they have a chocolate bavarian cream one
i have no affiliation with those sites, i have just sucessfully purchased from them both before.. 
Thank you! I'm going to go on those sites right now!! I'm shocked that they give a cake central discount, but cake central won't let their name be mentioned. hmmm....
yeah.. interesting huh? I think a lot of people wonder about that... but they will allow their sponsored decorating sites name that they advertise constantly on here in the postings...go figure... oh well
good luck I hope you find what you are looking for!
what makes them shelf stable? The website states to put them in the fridge... I'm begining to think that there is not much but buttercream to fill with!
HaHa I can't type today! Buttcream 
Actually, I ended up asking her if puddingish buttercream would be okay and she said yes. I'm going to sift the choc. pudding packets into the powdered sugar and make it into buttercream. I've never done it before so hopefully it works and tastes good. We will see....
I used choc pudding once and it turned my cake to mush, so I would like to know the trick to using pudding personally.
I have used Jello pudding twice in the last couple weeks for cakes, using it just as directed on the box, and they were awesome! I think two things are key:
1) The actual cake was very dense (I can see where a regular box cake would turn to mush). I used the Amazing Chocolate WASC recipe here by Cakepro.
2) After building my bc dam, I let it crust before pouring the pudding. After putting the pudding on, I immediately put the layer in the fridge. The pudding set up really fast and "melting" the bc wasn't a problem.
Actually, I ended up asking her if puddingish buttercream would be okay and she said yes. I'm going to sift the choc. pudding packets into the powdered sugar and make it into buttercream. I've never done it before so hopefully it works and tastes good. We will see....
Thats great it all worked out for you!
I would still like to know more about these sleeves and how the are shelf stable when the instructions say they need to be in the fridge once opened? I'm confused....
Thank you! I'm going to go on those sites right now!! I'm shocked that they give a cake central discount, but cake central won't let their name be mentioned. hmmm....
yeah.. interesting huh? I think a lot of people wonder about that... but they will allow their sponsored decorating sites name that they advertise constantly on here in the postings...go figure... oh well
good luck I hope you find what you are looking for!
Thanks for letting me know! I order from CK, but I never knew that. And I'm getting ready to place another order soon.
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