What's A Good Filling For A Dark Chocolate Wedding Cake?
Decorating By DollyCakes Updated 22 Sep 2009 , 7:18am by Chippi
Something besides standard buttercream....anyone have anything fabulous to offer up??? 
I fill my dark chocolate cakes with a caramel filling. It uses butter and brown sugar and cream (?? can't remember because I don't have recipe in front of me). Then after I melt all that together, I incorporate powdered sugar so it makes a great, thick filling that is divine!! This is a caramel filling that you would think of, say in a snickers bar..
I would stay away from the orange with dark chocolate, or mix the orange into buttercream. Some people (aka people like me 
) don't like the combo. but chocolate with raspberry sounds wonderful! Or, keep it simple and do chocolate and french vanilla. Or I make one with bailey's buttercream.
I like chocolate with almost anything..
marscapone filling
orange cream cheese
strawberry cream cheese
raspberry cream cheese
whipped caramel filling
One of my favorite fillings is a pistachio buttercream. It's a simple SMBC base with chopped, toasted pistachios folded in. It's SUBLIME with a rich chocolate cake and no one will expect a pistachio buttercream, but when they taste it they'll go, "Holy crap I've died and gone to heaven!!"
I fill my dark chocolate cakes with a caramel filling. It uses butter and brown sugar and cream (?? can't remember because I don't have recipe in front of me). Then after I melt all that together, I incorporate powdered sugar so it makes a great, thick filling that is divine!! This is a caramel filling that you would think of, say in a snickers bar..
Ohhhhh that sounds sooooooooo good! Can I get the recipe?
Chippi!
I fill my dark chocolate cakes with a caramel filling. It uses butter and brown sugar and cream (?? can't remember because I don't have recipe in front of me). Then after I melt all that together, I incorporate powdered sugar so it makes a great, thick filling that is divine!! This is a caramel filling that you would think of, say in a snickers bar..
Dang...I think I just drooled on my keyboard!!! YUMMM!!!!
mcdonald can I have the recipe too along with chippi? Does sound wonderful.
Ganache is a good place to start, especially given its consistency. You can add just about anything you like to it: fresh raspberry or strawberry puree, boiled orange puree with orange liqueur, ground hazelnuts or almonds, other liqueurs.
I then use the ganache to cover my cake too before covering in fondant. It gives a really smooth surface to work on.
Good luck deciding!
Gee whiz!! How the heck did we forget about peanut butter cup!!!! Thanks Cas17, now do you have a good recipe for that one Cas17? since now I have that on my mind, LOL....and I think I just gained my five pounds back that I lost last week, just from reading this stuff, dang it! LOL...
Gee whiz!! How the heck did we forget about peanut butter cup!!!! Thanks Cas17, now do you have a good recipe for that one Cas17? since now I have that on my mind, LOL....and I think I just gained my five pounds back that I lost last week, just from reading this stuff, dang it! LOL...
lol, i know what you mean. here's the one i use and it's right here on cc by shirleyw
http://cakecentral.com/recipes/2316/peant-butter-cup-filling
deee-licious!! 
Thanks Cas17, just added to my favs. still don't know how the heck we forgot about that flavor though. thank you again .
Cannoli with those ity bity mini chocolate chips inside... My favorite with chocolate cake. yummy!
this is in the recipe section.... I don't remember who to give credit to but it is WONDERFUL!! and not messy either!!! You have to let it cool so it can get thicker...
Caramel Filling
Caramel Filling
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons milk
3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Melt butter, stir in brown sugar and salt. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add milk and return to heat. Bring to rolling boil, cool to lukewarm and stir in powdered sugar. Add a bit more if necessary for piping.
this is in the recipe section.... I don't remember who to give credit to but it is WONDERFUL!! and not messy either!!! You have to let it cool so it can get thicker...
Caramel Filling
Caramel Filling
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons milk
3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Melt butter, stir in brown sugar and salt. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add milk and return to heat. Bring to rolling boil, cool to lukewarm and stir in powdered sugar. Add a bit more if necessary for piping.
Thanks just getting back to this forum myself. Appreciate the time you took to get us the recipe. I will try it soon.
Chippi
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