So I put too much filling in and now it has a small bolge (SP?) How the heck do you sp that? anyways it's about a 2 inch circle. Is there anything that I can do to help. The cake is a strawberry cake with cream cheese, mashmellow puff filling. It also has sliced strawberries in the middle. I did put a really thick dam up around the outside, but it's just not helping. Thanks So Much!!
I'd like to know too. I recently had the same thing happen!
BTW...it's bulge. Your cake sounds delicious!!
It could also be that your dam was Too high, and the top layer was not supported all the way across. The weight of the top layer displaced your dam.
Some bakers allow their cakes to sit overnight to settle before applying even the crumb coat.
Theresa 
I recently had the same experience. So I came on CC and asked what to do next time I did a cake. someone said to make your dam about 1/2 inch in from the edge of the cake. Put your filling in and then put the top on the cake on and kind of smoosh it. That way your dam in spreading to the edge and should prevent a bulge. It worked for me. Someone else said maybe I am putting too much filling in which is probably the case. I love the filling. So she said instead of doing a 2 layer cake, tort them to make a 4 layer cake and then you can get more filling that way.
When you say thick do you mean as in height? If that is the case, then it was probably too high and not stiff enough. If you make a dam that is WIDER rather than higher and use a smaller amount of filling on the inside it should work. I agree that the only thing to do now is scrape off what is there and start over. There could be a stability issue as well if the icing is bulging out about 2 inches, so to be safe, it might be wise to take the extra time to start over with that area. Good luck.
A dam is when you go around the bottom cake(on the top) with a circle of icing, large enough to hold in any filling, and then put your filling in the center. You then put your top cake on and this should hold the filling in place so it doesn't ooze out the side. It works great with any type of filling. You put a tube .......... say # 12 tube in the bag and fill the bag with your icing. go around the cake, a bit in from the edge, remember that there is weight from the top cake so you don't want to go right up to the edge, and fill the center with your icing. Now put your top cake one and ice as usual. Have fun!
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