I am a non-professional, purely-because-I love it baker.

We have a girl at work who is getting married this summer. We always throw a little shower here in the office. We have lunch brought in an usually pick up a cake from the local bakery. This time the office manager has asked me is I would make the cake. Of course I said yes! Any excuse to bake!

Here's my problem - this bride is very picky and hyper-critical. I am pretty comfortable that I can make a pretty cake, but I am stuck on flavors. My when in doubt go-to is WASC with Lemon curd and vanilla cream. But guess what she doesn't like?? So the lemon is out.

This does not need to be a really unique flavor combo, but a really good one. Can some of you please suggest a really good, popular flavor combo? Oh - and it's a surprise, so I can't just ask her...

Thank you!!!

I would go simple, maybe chocolate ganache filling...if she's like that then make it easy on your self and go simple.

when in doubt, stick with the basics. if they were buying from teh bakery, what flavor would she be getting? Plain white? Okey dokey then!

Skip the lemon filling and just fill with bc.

bc would definately work. Don't stress out about it.

Does she have a regular "drink" at the office? Is she a coffee or tea kind of person? Maybe do a mocha one or a vanilla chai if she drinks either of those.

Ok she doesn't like the lemon filling. Have you thought of raspberry filling - and pair it w/choco b'cream - NOW you have a taste that is right up there on the top!

Another idea: butter pecan with apricot filling. Easy to make by adding 1/3 cup finely chopped/ground pecans to my *original* WASC vanilla cake along with a dash of butter flavoring in the batter. Or use Betty Crocker's butter pecan mix Filling: a good quality apricot jam OR the sleeved filling.
What are some of the other office people's favorite flavors/idea/suggestions?

I'm a total newbie, but this is what I did with my daughter's cake last week: I made the WASC cake, but used french vanilla coffee creamer/buttermilk mixture in stead of water. Then added a raspberry and BC filling. It was very, very good and moist!

You can't go wrong with Indydebi's suggestion. Plain white with buttercream icing and filling would be exactly what I'd do.

The filling I have the most compliments on is 1 small jar of strawberry jelly mixed with 1 small box of strawberry jello and spread between white cake. Very simple and very tasty. I have also done raspberry jello/jelly with chocolate cake.

Mmm... I agree with the jam/jello filling. I've used it is a couple of cakes now and it's gotten rave reviews. It's the only fruit filling I actually like, I'm a little picky myself. You can mix it with a little buttercream and presto- fruit truffle filling!