Can anyone help me with the black forest recipe?
Can anyone help me with the black forest recipe?
I simply make the chocolate WASC using 1-1/2 c maraschino liquid + 1-1/2 c chocolate milk (yes, 3 cups liquid). I fill it with whole cherry pastry filling over a thin smear of chocolate truffle. You can use your favorite cherry pie filling.
This is the first time I've printed my entire list to share with the world... It's huge!
Almond Joy ~ Rich chocolate-almond cake filled with chocolate ganache & coconut filling.
Amaretto Divine ~ Amaretto cake filled with chocolate fudge & Amaretto crème filling.
Andes Dream ~ Chocolate cake baked with Andes mints, filled with chocolate fudge & mint filling.
Apricot Almond ~ White almond sour cream cake with Amaretto cheesecake & apricot puree.
Banana Caramel Cheesecake ~ Banana cake with cheesecake & fresh caramel filling.
Bananarama ~ Banana cake filled with caramel, banana crème and chocolate ganache.
Banana Split ~ Layers of banana, cherry, & chocolate cakes filled with chocolate fudge & banana crème.
Black Forest ~ Chocolate-cherry cake filled with chocolate truffle & cherry filling.
Blueberry Sour Cream ~ Sour cream cake with cheesecake & blueberry fruit filling.
Boston Cream Pie ~ Butter cake filled with vanilla crème & chocolate ganache.
Butterscotch Rum ~ Rich butterscotch rum cake with a cheesecake filling.
Cappuccino ~ Milk chocolate-cappuccino cake filled with cappuccino truffle & thick cream.
Carrot Cake ~ cheesecake filling.
Chai Latte~ Fragrant chai spiced cake filled with cheesecake.
Cherry Vanilla ~ Layers of cherry cake and vanilla cake with cherry chocolate-chip ricotta filling.
Chocolate Banana Cheesecake ~ Layers of chocolate and banana cakes with banana & chocolate cheesecake.
Chocolate Covered Cherry ~ Cherry chocolate-chip cake with a chocolate cherry truffle filling.
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry ~ Layers of strawberry and chocolate cakes with a fudge filling.
Cinnamon Roll ~ Cinnamon swirl butter cake filled with sweet cream cheese.
Caramel Apple ~ Butter cake filled with sliced apple fruit filling & fresh caramel.
Citrus twist ~ Swirls of orange and lemon cake filled with orange cheesecake & lemon curd.
Coconut Cloud ~ Coconut cake filled with coconut crème.
Cookies & Cream ~ Rich dark chocolate cake with an Oreo cookie filling.
Crème Brûlée ~ Caramel cake filled with fresh caramel & white chocolate ganache.
Decadent Chocolate ~ A divinely decadent chocolate cake filled with chocolate fudge & chocolate-chip mousse.
Espresso Chip ~ Mocha-chip cake with espresso truffle filling.
Funky Monkey ~ Layers of banana & peanut butter cakes filled with layers of chocolate fudge, banana cheesecake, & peanut butter mousse.
GoodiesnCream ~ Moist butter cake with a creamy filling loaded with Butterfinger and Heath toffee bits.
Goodnight Kiss ~ Anise flavored champagne cake with white chocolate truffle filling.
Guava Lava ~ Pretty pink guava cake filled with guava fruit filling and cheesecake.
Hawaii Five-O ~ Pineapple cake filled with banana crème, mango curd, & coconut cream.
Hot Cocoa ~ Hot cocoa cake filled with marshmallow crème.
Irish Cream ~ Baileys Irish Cream cake with a Baileys chocolate truffle filling.
Kahlua ~ Rich dark chocolate-Kahlua cake with Kahlua crème filling.
Key Lime ~ Key Lime cake filled with key lime curd and cheesecake.
Lemon Drop ~ Lemon cake filled with lemon curd & white-chocolate ganache.
Lemon Kiss ~ Swirls of almond and lemon cakes filled with raspberry puree & lemon cheesecake.
Margarita ~ Rich margarita cake filled with lime cheesecake.
Mocha Toffee Crunch ~ Chocolate mocha cake filled with mocha fudge & toffee bits.
Neopolitan ~ A layer each of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla cakes filled with chocolate and strawberry cheesecake.
Orange Dreamsicle ~ Moist orange cake filled with vanilla mousse.
Orange Valencia ~ Orange chocolate-chip cake filled with rich chocolate fudge. *My personal favorite*
Peaches n Cream ~ Moist white cake infused with peach, filled with white-chocolate truffle & peach fruit filling.
Peanut Butter Fudgey ~ Peanut butter chocolate-chip cake filled with chocolate fudge and Reeses filling.
PBJ ~ PB cake, peanut butter mousse & raspberry fruit filling.
Pineapple Guava ~ Pineapple cake with guava fruit filling.
Pink Champagne ~ Pink champagne cake with cheesecake filling.
Piña Colada ~ Coconut pineapple cake with coconut crème filling and pineapple fruit filling.
Popsicle ~ Pineapple and cherry cakes swirled together with pineapple & cherry truffle filling.
Raspberry Truffle ~ Dark chocolate-raspberry cake filled with chocolate fudge & raspberry puree.
Rainbowlicious ~ Six vibrant colors of vanilla cake, filled with vanilla mousse.
Red Velvet ~ Rich red velvet cake with cheesecake filling.
Root beer Float ~ Root beer cake swirled with vanilla and filled with thick cream.
Smores ~ Graham cracker cake filled with marshmallow crème & chocolate ganache.
Strawberry Banana ~ Alternating layers of strawberry and banana cakes filled with banana and strawberry cheesecakes.
Strawberry Fields ~ Moist strawberry cake filled with strawberry cheesecake & strawberry puree.
Strawberry Lemonade ~ Strawberry & lemon cakes swirled together and filled with strawberry cheesecake & lemon curd.
Sunrise ~ Swirls of cherry and orange cakes, filled with orange mousse & cherry mousse.
Tiramisu ~ Espresso infused butter cake with mascarpone-Kahlua filling, over a spread of chocolate ganache.
Tropic Breeze ~ Tropical cake (pineapple, banana, coconut) filled with Pineapple cheesecake.
Turtle ~ Dark chocolate cake filled chocolate fudge, caramel, & toasted chopped pecans.
Tuxedo ~ Layers of white & dark chocolate cakes filled with layers of white-chocolate truffle & rich fudge filling.
White Almond Sour Cream ~ White almond sour cream cake filled with cheesecake & raspberry puree. Also great with chocolate-cheesecake filling!
I needed some cake ideas is it ok if I try some of these?
Macsmom, are these recipes in the file?
I love the way everyone shares in this site...AMAZING...I'm no professional haven't done many but I love it...I release stress this way however I am embarrased to make for others becaz I don't feel confident enough...your posts are wonderful and have influenced me to start baking again (at least for my hubby and fam) Thanks lots 
Thanks so much for your help Macsmom!
Okay, so here's a question for Orange Dreamsicle aficionados: do you ever tint your cake to look slightly orange?
Okay, so here's a question for Orange Dreamsicle aficionados: do you ever tint your cake to look slightly orange?
It will come out slightly orange on its own with the addition of the sherbert, but you could add orange color if you wanted it to be a bold orange.
Okay, so here's a question for Orange Dreamsicle aficionados: do you ever tint your cake to look slightly orange?
It will come out slightly orange on its own with the addition of the sherbert, but you could add orange color if you wanted it to be a bold orange.
Thanks! Now, does the soda have to be diet? ... do you think it will make a big difference if it's regular?
Thanks, guys!
Macsmom, thanks for your response to my post; you're always so helpful. Have some more questions.
So dump dream whip, pudding and evaporated milk and whip?
I trust your suggestions but I've never used evaporated milk so I'm curious to why that milk?
Should I be using sf pudding in this?
I have a request for an ameretto cake and icing, I'm using ameretto creamer instead of the liqueor. I want to use powdered creamer (lasts longer). Should the measurements be 1 1/3 c liquid creamer and 1 1/3 c of water or 1 cup creamer 1 2/3 cup water? Is that enough flavor or should I add 2 drams of Lorann's amaretto (smells ssooo good) I don't want it to mild or too strong.
As far as the icing, I'm using a double batch of Indydebi's bc, with amaretto creamer as the liquid. How many drams of oil do you think I should add?
Okay, so here's a question for Orange Dreamsicle aficionados: do you ever tint your cake to look slightly orange?
It will come out slightly orange on its own with the addition of the sherbert, but you could add orange color if you wanted it to be a bold orange.
Thanks! Now, does the soda have to be diet? ... do you think it will make a big difference if it's regular?
Thanks, guys!
I add orange coloring to mine. I haven't tried it with regular soda because it is already a heavy cake and I want avoid even adding that tiny amount sugar, but I'm sure it wouldn't make a big difference.
Macsmom, thanks for your response to my post; you're always so helpful. Have some more questions.
So dump dream whip, pudding and evaporated milk and whip?
I trust your suggestions but I've never used evaporated milk so I'm curious to why that milk?
Should I be using sf pudding in this?
I have a request for an ameretto cake and icing, I'm using ameretto creamer instead of the liqueor. I want to use powdered creamer (lasts longer). Should the measurements be 1 1/3 c liquid creamer and 1 1/3 c of water or 1 cup creamer 1 2/3 cup water? Is that enough flavor or should I add 2 drams of Lorann's amaretto (smells ssooo good) I don't want it to mild or too strong.
As far as the icing, I'm using a double batch of Indydebi's bc, with amaretto creamer as the liquid. How many drams of oil do you think I should add?
I use evaporated because it doesn't spoil as quickly as regular milk - and yes, dump the dry mixes into milk and whip.
I would add 1 dram of Lorann amaretto - it is a strong flavor, so maybe start with 1/2 tsp. (1 dram = 1 tsp). I've never used powdered creamer, are there mixing directions on the bottle?
Macsmom, I don't have any dry creamer right now. When I go to the supermarket I'll let you know.
I'm using 2 doctored mixes so start with only 1/2 tsp.? Based on your response I guess for a 4lb. ps icing recipe I'll start with 1 1/2 drams.
I just got a call for a wedding cake for Aug. 14th. They want a 3 tiered chocolate cake with bc icing. I want to give them other suggestions of chocolate with other flavor combinations. What three would you reccommend? I'd like to hear other chocolate combo flavors from others as well.
I just got a call for a wedding cake for Aug. 14th. They want a 3 tiered chocolate cake with bc icing. I want to give them other suggestions of chocolate with other flavor combinations. What three would you reccommend? I'd like to hear other chocolate combo flavors from others as well.
I did a satellite cake for my sister's wedding with chocolate cake, salted peanut buttercream, and whipped ganache. Each layer was torted with the ganache and there was a layer of buttercream between the two cakes - then it was iced with more buttercream and drizzled with ganache. I call it "Peanut Butter Truffle" cake. You could offer just the peanut filling for one of your tiers, maybe?
It's really simple - standard American buttercream with half shortening and half peanut butter creamed, add anywhere from 1-3 teaspoons salt to taste, milk/cream/etc to thin, powdered sugar, vanilla. Some Lorann peanut butter flavoring would really amp it up but I personally haven't tried adding that yet.
I made my niece's birthday cake this year and she requested "A chocolate peanut butter cake EXACTLY like at Dad & Nikki's wedding!!!" Needless to say, it's one of my more popular options.
Macsmom, I don't have any dry creamer right now. When I go to the supermarket I'll let you know.
I'm using 2 doctored mixes so start with only 1/2 tsp.? Based on your response I guess for a 4lb. ps icing recipe I'll start with 1 1/2 drams.
I just got a call for a wedding cake for Aug. 14th. They want a 3 tiered chocolate cake with bc icing. I want to give them other suggestions of chocolate with other flavor combinations. What three would you reccommend? I'd like to hear other chocolate combo flavors from others as well.
Yes, if you are using amaretto creamer start with 1/2 t. Keep in mind the flavor deepens as the cake sits. PS icing can handle more flavoring than a cake.
Chocolate favorites:
The recent chocolate graham cracker trial sounds pretty awesome.
My two favorites are chocolate layered with orange cake "Valencia", and chocolate cake flavored with coconut. Customers love the Andes Dream (chocolate mint, but unless you have a World Market nearby it's a bugger trying to find green mint chips).
Turtle is very good, too - chocolate cake with toffee bits filled with fudge, chopped pecans and caramel.
Chocolate favorites:
The recent chocolate graham cracker trial sounds pretty awesome.
The chocolate graham cakes were extremely well-received, BTW. There was 1 small slice left from the large cake and just a few crumbs from the small dinner cake. Had a 2 year old give up on eating with a fork and instead picked up his entire slice with his hands and went to town. LOL
It's definitely a keeper for me!
Thanks Piccolo and Macsmom.
What filling and icing for the chocolate graham cake; would strawberry filling go well with this?
Thanks Piccolo and Macsmom.
What filling and icing for the chocolate graham cake; would strawberry filling go well with this?
I did marshmallow filling and chocolate buttercream - s'mores cake! I'm still working on a better type of marshmallow filling, though, because marshmallow "fluff" doesn't work how I want it to. It melts into the cake and I really wanted a nice layer of white marshmallowy looking filling between the tortes.
MacsMom has a version filled with chocolate buttercream/Bettercreme mixed with crushed chocolate covered graham crackers which sounds delicious. I'm going to try that in the near future.
Not sure how strawberry filling would work...I don't normally think of strawberries, chocolate and graham crackers together, but that could be interesting.
Hi, just wondering has anyone used fresh bannas as a filling my B-I-L b-day is coming up june 25th and he wants a cake with fresh strawberrys and bannas inbetween layers, wont the bannas get black? any suggestions would be helpful Thanks
Hi, just wondering has anyone used fresh bannas as a filling my B-I-L b-day is coming up june 25th and he wants a cake with fresh strawberrys and bannas inbetween layers, wont the bannas get black? any suggestions would be helpful
Thanks
I've used them but I don'y know how brown thet got (or if they did much at all) because I have never cut into one 
. But what I did was made a banana "mousse" with banana pudding and Frostin Pride, adding extra banana flavoring to it, and then stirred the sliced bananas into it. Once the bananas are out of direct contact with air, they should be fine - think of the Nilla Wafer banana pudding dessert.
Thanks Piccolo and Macsmom.
What filling and icing for the chocolate graham cake; would strawberry filling go well with this?
Oooh, that sounds delicious! Or peanut butter silk...
I have always wanted to try LoRann marshmallow flavor - I wonder how that would taste if it were added to BC or white chocolate truffle? For s'mores, I stir mini-marshmallows into chocolate truffle.
Does anyone keep icing in the freezer to pull out when they need it? I'm making a cake in a couple of weeks, but will be out of town before hand and would like to get as much done as I possibly can before hand!
Thanks!!
Does anyone keep icing in the freezer to pull out when they need it? I'm making a cake in a couple of weeks, but will be out of town before hand and would like to get as much done as I possibly can before hand!
Thanks!!
All the time. I've got a couple different colors in my freezer right now. I know Serious Cakes keeps hers in there too and will periodically sort through and throw them out because she runs out of room!
Hi, just wondering has anyone used fresh bannas as a filling my B-I-L b-day is coming up june 25th and he wants a cake with fresh strawberrys and bannas inbetween layers, wont the bannas get black? any suggestions would be helpful
Thanks
i once interned at a bakery that offered this filling option with their wedding cakes. It was one of their most popular fillings and I'm guessing if the bananas turned brown, it wouldn't have been very popular.
One of my favorite snacks is graham crackers, nutella & bananas. So I would love a chocolate graham cracker cake w/ hazelnut truffle filling w/ bananas mixed in. I think strawberry filling would be yummy too or even a strawberry mousse.
Has anyone ever used lemon pie filling to fill a cake with? Just wondering if it'd be thick enough to hold up and would taste lemon-y enough~
I use this recipe for the S'mores filling and add 1 dram of marhsmallow LorAnn. It holds up really well because of the added marshmallow fluff.
1 c. Marshmallow Fluff
2 egg whites, at room temperature
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
In double-boiler top over hot, not boiling water, combine all ingredients except vanilla. With hand mixer, beat until soft peaks form. Remove from heat and continue beating until stiff. Beat in vanilla. Makes enough to fill and frost two 8-or 9-inch layers.
Also been addding molasses instead of the honey to the cake mix and it gives it a great graham cracker taste.
Has anyone ever used lemon pie filling to fill a cake with? Just wondering if it'd be thick enough to hold up and would taste lemon-y enough~
I think it would be fine!
Hi everyone!! This list just keeps getting bigger each time I check
Macsmom (or anyone else)....I wanted to make a marble cake but wanted to adapt it using the wasc....any suggestions??
Hi everyone!! This list just keeps getting bigger each time I check
Macsmom (or anyone else)....I wanted to make a marble cake but wanted to adapt it using the wasc....any suggestions??
Ummm... Swirl white WASC with Chocolate WASC (?)
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