just realized how long this thread was... I'll be reading & catch up ;)

thank you guys!

AOh my!..lol

AThat is so so generous to share your entire list with all of us.... A huge thank you !

I am so grateful to have found CakeCentral and this thread! I've never posted before but i feel like i've received an education over the past year while reading through all the threads. So thank you all!

I am doing my first four tiered wedding cake for my sister-in-law in a couple of weeks. The person she originally ordered from just had surgery so is unable to make her cake now. She is a very laid back bride and has left the flavors ( and the design) to me.   I was hoping to use some of these recipes to really give her an awesome and unique wedding cake. The wedding is 400 people. I am doing 14,12,10, and 8inch rounds and making 2- 12x18 kitchen cakes.

My questions are: 

Iv'e noticed its said many times that some of the recipes are very moist. Are they sturdy enough for stacking 4 tiers of this size? They will be covered in fondant.  I plan on using SPS (first time) too, so that should help.

How many different flavors of cake is appropriate? Her only request was banana and chocolate.  I always seem to go the most challenging route, and after reading the fist 137 pages of this thread my head is spinning and I want to make 6 different cakes!

But then I remember my children are in the wedding. I will be very busy that week!

Thanks in advance!

Friends of mine recently went to a wedding where they ran out of cake as the guests all took at least 2 if not 3 servings to taste the 3 different flavours....the bride and groom were mortified and didn't even get to taste their own cake (even though they did cut it)!!

the peril of serving more than one flavor

AI didn't even think of running out of cake! That would be so embarassing. We usually have two giant sweets tables at either side of the hall at our family weddings. It's mostly Greek pastries and cookies, but usually every family brings something then packs up take home containers at end of evening. If anything, we have waaay more desserts than needed. I'll probably stick to two or three choices.

AForgive me for asking as someone else may already ve..will these was variations work well with cupcakes?..thank u!

Yes, I love it as a cupcake. Just be careful not to overbake!

Thanks so much for that info. this is my first time in cake central, I am a new to the world of baking cakes, for a while all I've ever baked were a variety of flavors of cornbread and monkey bread, it wasn't until this year where I started taking cake decorating classes, now I think I'm stuck on cakes.

A@ Macsmoms...thanks again...cant wait!

Help please! It seems like these cake boxes just keep getting smaller! I am preparing to make Heavenly Pumpkin Spice Cake. The recipe calls for a 18.25 oz package of spice cake mix. When I check my Betty Crocker spice cake, it comes in at a meager 15.25 oz. So....do I pop open another box and add 3 oz?

Make your own cake mix, and you won't have to worry about the size of the box mix.  I use this great recipe posted by I Am Baker.  Here's the link:  http://iambaker.net/homemade-cake-mix/

I keep a large container of this in an airtight container and just measure out what I need.

If the pan size is larger than 9" I add an extra 2 cups of mix, 1/2 c flour, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c sour cream, 2/3 c liquid.  I do end up with with open bags of cake mix wrapped up in my fridge, but they eventually get used pretty quickly with outhr cakes.

Thanks, Hoosier Mama, for the recipe.

...And 1 extra egg.

I just got finished making my in-laws 50th Anniversary cake using 5 different flavored cake mixes.  I opened another box, added it to the smaller box, and weighed it until it reached 18.25 oz.  I then proceeded as usual according to the WASC recipe!  It came out perfect.  The opened box with leftover cake mix I have used for small batches of cupcakes later.

AWow!! For someone just starting out.... these lists are amazing! Thank you for sharing! I'm excited to try some for fun and see how they turn out. I'm still learning and only offer two flavors! I feel so behind. lol. Then again, I'm just making my first paid cake this weekend. :) I have SO much to learn! :)

This thread is amazing!

I love giving my cakes a twist and hardly follow a recipe to the dot.

You guys are truly amazing. Macmom, ur list gives me so many ideas!!!

Last night I had 3 orders and it was all new flavours.

1st cake:

green tea genoise cake, filled with green tea infused cream cheese, and topped the fresh cream and green tea crumbs

2nd cake:

Black sesame genoise cake filled with fresh cream with black sesame and topped wih fresh cream

3rd cake: (client likes orange and chocolate)

I took a chocolate cake recipe and added orange extract, filled it with fresh cream with orange flavour and topped it with chocolate orange ganache. (It smells so divine!)

AHi! Not sure if you ladies are all in the US or whether you can get these ingredients over there. I've been using Mahlab, which is an Arabic spice originating from cherry stones.. It gives a really delicate flavour which goes perfectly with citrus.. Great for a delicately flavoured wedding cake. It comes as a powder. My favourite simple flavouring is cardamom, again it is amazing with either citrus or warm spices...

AI just made the wasc cake using yogurt as sour cream and also used pudding to replace some liquid..the cake came out really dense more like pudding...I whisked the pudding with milk bf adding it to the mixture..should I have used it dry?..not sure what I did wrong...

Yogurt has made my cakes come out almost rubbery sometimes. And yes, use the pudding mix dry.

AOk..will try the pudding mix dry and see what happens..I made another batch right away with only the yogurt and it was perfect!

ADinobakes..pls what's ur fresh cream made up of?..do u mind?

AIm so a newbie, I would like to thank everyone.

A

I'm slowly reading through this thread but I would like to know the answer to this as well. What exactly are we substituting? I'm not too good with the science behind baking somi don't want to screw my cakes up by substituting the wrong things.