Im making a grooms cake for my nephews wedding this weekend. When I asked him what flavor, he said surprise me. Since he didnt have a preference, his mom and fiancée voted for chocolate. I baked the Hershey chocolate cake (my favorite ). I made two 9x13 - two layers and will put them side by side to make one 13x18. Ive been thinking Ill fill one side with chocolate ganache for the die hard chocolate lovers. Then I thought Id fill the other side with a layer of white chocolate ganache and then raspberry puree over that. I made this a few months ago and really like the flavor combination.

Heres my concern. The bride told me they plan to display the cake on a table next to the wedding cake but maybe not serve it at the reception. They may end up saving the grooms cake for a gift opening party the next day. So Im worried that the raspberry puree wont hold up.

Anyone have any other filling ideas that would hold up? I thought about just white chocolate ganache but that kind of seems too sweet and maybe even a little boring

Thanks everyone for any ideas!

i've really never liked any fruit fillings with choc cake,but i have friends who do. my favorites are peanut butter filling and caramel filling with choc cake.

Bailey's butter cream.....yummmmmm

A good seedless raspberry jam would work will with white chocolate ganache as a filling and hold up overnight. Bailey's BC is yum! You could also do a caramel filling or a caramel BC, or just a simple vanilla BC. Peanut butter BC. Soo many options...

When I need raspberry filling that holds up, I make raspberry buttercream (my fave BC with seedless jam mixed in). I know it's nicer to have 2 layers of filling but the combined flavors hold up better.

Caramel/cream cheese has worked well for me and holds up to the heat without spoiling. Mix one 8 oz. block of softened cream cheese, caramel ice cream topping, and some powdered sugar in your mixer. Can make it as still as you want by reducing the amount of caramel you put in. Powdered sugar helps make it stiff also, but you determine the amount according to how sweet you want the filling.

Chocolate bavarian cream is one of my most requested chocolate cake fillings!

Thanks everyone. I thought of whipping the raspberry into the white chocolate ganache instead of layering it, kind of like the buttercream idea. I may try that.

BUT, I'm really liking the caramel idea. Maybe adding some pecans. That layered with the chocolate ganache would make a good turtle type filling.

Thanks for the ideas all

Oooo, nuts sounds like a good addition! Let us know how it turns out!

Can somebody point me in the direction of Bailey's buttercream. I did a search and didn't have any luck.
Thanks

You might somehow tell the bride that lots of people like chocolate cake, and if they're not served that at the reception and only 'shown' the cake, they will have some angry and disappointed people there! I never heard of such a thing! Hey, here's a cake...looks good doesn't it? Sorry you can't have any!

The bakery I worked for sometimes just did the groom's cake only. It was no big deal. I did a last minute groom's cake a couple of years ago because the GROOM had said he'd make one...turns out he was desperate because it was turning out pathetic so I did one for him through a friend of mine who knew the groom. I heard later everyone liked it better than the wedding cake! ;D