Does a pound cake work well with a strawberry preserve filling? It has to have a strawberry preserve filling and NOT be a chocolate cake.

Any ideas? What type of icing would you use?*

*It will be covered in fondant.

Sounds yummy to me. I would use buttercream icing.

sounds like strawberry shortcake to me...YUMMY

Yes, one of my fav's for customers.

It comes to the point where I diagnose myself with paranoia in regards to my products being free from spoilage!

Will the BC dream spoil if left out in 60 degree weather because of the milk?

I have spoilage paranoia too! I can't handle when people want to let cakes sit out the whole party and then eat it!

How about whipped topping? Going with the strawberry shotrcake thoughts..

ALIGOTMATT, WOW, that was one funny post.

". . .yes Mrs. Stern, but you have to remember to plug the cake in. .. "

I made the BC Dream last night for the first time and yummy...I replaced the milk w/non dairy coffee creamer....of course, if you are worried about the butter itself....I'm not sure of an alternative unless you use all crisco and use butter flavoring.

I actually checked with my guy from our health dept. (he is a well of endless knowledge) regarding butter in frosting and leaving it out. He said the sugar in buttercream inhibits the ability of frosting to grow harmful bacteria quickly (aka like eggs left out, etc.) and it is not a matter of food safety, but a matter of palatability/quality. I know that doesn't help a whole lot, but it may knock off one ingredient to worry about. I keep forgetting to ask about cream cheese, whipped cream, etc.

Good luck!