I know this is a stupid quesiton but I have never done filling in between a cake before that wasn't buttercream. I bought the filling from the cake store in bavarian creme and chocolate bavarian, so how do I do it? It seems to have the texture of pudding.... don't want it running out, do I use a tip and insert it into the cake or slap it between the layers, any help would be great! Thanks so much!
Put a thick ring of buttercream (called a dam) around the edge of the cake; I just put buttercream in my disposable pastry bag, snip off the end and squeeze around the edge. Then add the filling, and spread it around (you don't have to spread it all the way to the buttercream, it will find its way). Put the next layer of cake on, and let it settle a bit.
There should be no oozing of filling out of the sides this way.
Pipe a "dam" of your buttercream icing (I use a 12 tip) around the perimeter of your bottom layer then spread the filling inside then place your top layer. The "dam" acts as.....well......a dam blocking the filling from running out! Good luck with your cake! It sounds YUMMY!
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After you have cut your cake into layers-pipe a "dam" around the inside rim of one of the layers with frosting-I usually put one row of frosting on top of the other and put the filling in the middle. This icing creates a wall so your filling will not seep out then put the next layer of cake down and continue until all the layers are in place. Before I ice the cake I fill in any gaps that there may be in between the layers with some frosting to ensure that no filling will seep out and this also makes it easier to ice your cake very smooth. Hope this helped. Check youtube also...i saw a video about filling a cake that may explain this process a bit more clearly.
thank you all so much! I would have never thought to do that, 1st time someone ordered a filling from me, eventually I will just make my own, but thought I would try this route 1st 
Thanks again!
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Great minds think alike! (or is it sick minds?)
Here's pics from Wilton on making a dam:
http://www.wilton.com/cake/cakeprep/stacking.cfm
HTH
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