I'm giving the bride a groom's cake as a wedding gift to her. The only problem is they don't really know what they want and she emailed me back and said, "Not a chocolate cake, NO fruit." She has emailed me back AGAIN and said this time:

"Round is cool, would like half chocolate cake, half white cake with a layer of vanilla pudding all the way through. We don't really have any other "decoration" ideas." HER WORDS!!

What the heck can I give this girl that she might be happy with? And what does "all the way through" mean? I'm the one that makes cakes, I should know that she means she wants the filling to be vanilla pudding...but she has always been a little on the cooky side and I know better than to assume with her!

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Sounds like she wants a round cake...half of it white layered and the other half chocolate layered..and wants both halves filled with vanilla pudding.

I think it may end up vanilla icing as well with his last name initial on it "H". What would be a good recipe combination for this chocolate and white cake with vanilla pudding? That is not my strong point - I usually stick with a couple things I know and haven't explored too many flavor options.

How do I make a half and half? Do I just use wax or parchment in the middle of the pan as I fill it with both flavors and then pull it out? Never done this, so I'm just wondering.

What about nuts around the side?

Here I am throwing out all these ideas when I'm asking you guys for ideas!! Forgive me for being so flighty at the moment!!

Seems like the easiest way would be to bake a whole layer of each flavor, cut them in half and stack them that way. I'm not as experienced as others here though, so I could be all wrong!

Sounds like she's going to be happy with what you're planning though, good luck!

I'm not sure how to accomplish that unless you used half pans..and made half choc and half white.

To make the 1/2 and 1/2 cake. Bake 1 cake vanilla and 1 cake chocolate. After cakes cool - level both cakes and just cut each one in half vertically so each section looks like a half moon. Place your filling on one vanilla section and one chocolate section. Put 1 vanilla half on top of the other vanilla half and do the same with the chocolate and then put icing on the flat ends and stick them together to form a complete circle. Once you ice the cake - you won't be able to tell it's 2 halves put together. I hope I worded it so it's not too confusing. Good luck

Thanks BJ...that solution was staring me right in the face..*LOL*......sheesh....

Good luck. Post a pix when you finish. Have a great weekend.

I would think that you could bake one layer chocolate and one layer vanilla. You could either torte the layers or just fill the center with pudding. I like your idea of using the initial in the design. I am sure your friend will be happy with whatever you do. Especially since you are giving it to her as a gift.
traci

If she's not happy - it will be her own fault! I don't know about the nuts unless she actually asked for them. Not everyone likes them. The initial sounds like a great idea. Maybe the last initial larger in the middle with their first initials smaller on each side even - i've seen that on a lot of cakes too.

good luck!
Debbie

i never paid attention to the monogram set-up...is it the groom's first initial on the right, the last name initial in the center (larger of course) and the bride's initial on the left? is that the order?

That is the way I would do it.
traci

That's a good question. I'm not sure of the proper order. Just that the last initial is the larger middle one. I actually thought the grooms was the left one but I don't know. Maybe someone can help with this?

Debbie

IF she likes fondant..how about a Ying Yang cake...the 2 pieces would make the round...

Just a thought...