Hello all! Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have.
I have a red velvet cake coming up and am sooo tired of the normal cream cheese filling. However since this is a somewhat traditional viewed cake, people (like my DH) pooh pooh my ideas.
I need something different for a filling. I am just not sure. Everyone seems to taste something different when eating red velvet.
If anyone has something that will work well, please would you care to share?

Thanks oh so much!

I've made it with the cream cheese filling and added in mini chocolate chips for texture. But another yummy combination is whipped chocolate ganache. Oh so good!! HTH

I never thought chocolate would taste good with red velvet but I covered my last RV with choc. ganache to cover it with fondant and it was superb! I will definitely consider doing chocolate for RV fillings now (whether with cream cheese added or not).

Also, I've been wanting to try the canolli recipe that I've seen lots of people use (I forgot about it last time).

I always fill my Red Velvet with White Chocolate Ganache Buttercream..everyone LOVES it

I had a customer order her entire wedding cake a few months ago in Red Velvet with Strawberry buttercream. Surprisingly, it was really good! I've also had a few customers love Red Velvet with Bavarian Cream Buttercream.....this is my new favorite combo for Red Velvet!

I have used both whipped White chocolate Ganache with and without fresh straberries and strawberry buttercream. I also have used a White chocolate coconut ganache. Good luck.

Thank You Thank You! I also never thought about chocolate with the RV cake. Guess I thought it would over power the cake. It just so happens I just today made some ganache, so I may just use the rest for the RV cake filling! Thanks oh so much!

My usual pairings with RV cake are to make a cooked/whipped flour filling..and ice the cake with a 7-minute frosting.

The flavor of traditional RV cake is so unique, that using anything else overpowers that wonderful taste (imho).

I can't remember what the filling is actually called, but it may be here in the recipes section, or Google it, and you'll find it.

HTH,
~ Scott

Wow, do these sound good. I'll have to try them the next time I make RV.

I had a request several months ago for Chocolate Cream Cheese buttercream with RV.

I also like cheesecake flavored buttercream

I use the dreamy creamy white chocolate cream cheese icing ( in put it in recipes).

Scott- Are you talking about a twinkie type filling? It's cooked flour based. There's a recipe on CC and many out there. I tried it with white cake and it was awesome. I bet it'd be good in just about anything (red velvet included).

Carla,
That is indeed the filling I was referring to. It's so light in texture, and flavor, that it seems to me to be the best filling for RV.

@aswartzw: I am curious now which cooked filling YOU are talking about.

I have a request for peanut butter icing on red velvet cake?! Anyone ever do this and have any idea how it's going to taste?