Let them eat cake!

SmileDamnit

All misnomers aside, let's talk cake! 

We're getting married on Flathead Lake in Montana in July (…if you've never been to NW Montana, treat yourself someday. It's truly a little slice of heaven on earth. But I digress…). All of the planning is being done from Colorado by us, with a ton of help by my godsend of a mother in North Carolina. We're taking our one and only trip pre-wedding to the Lake at the end of March. It'll be a whirlwind trip, trying to fit in all vendor visits, consults, appointments in 4 short days, but I find I'm not even anxious about the chaos of it all because I'm SO.STINKIN.EXCITED for the cake tastings!

So, dear Knotties, kindly share some ideas on flavor combos:

Cake Flavors

Cream Cheese / Dark Chocolate / Lemon & Lemon Chiffon / Strawberry Chiffon / Yellow Butter / Vanilla Bean

Cake Fillings

Chocolate Ganache / Lemon Cream / Marscarpone Whipped Cream / Swiss Buttercream / Whipped Cream with Berries

Cake Toppings

Cream Cheese Frosting / Chocolate Frosting / Dark Chocolate Glaze / Swiss Buttercream / Whipped Cream

Now, excuse me, while I try to go quell my screaming sweet tooth

MaryGraceRich

Vanilla Bean/ chocolate ganache and whipped cream all the way.

HisGirlFriday13

Paging @AddieL73 and @phira to the cake thread.

ETA: I would do the yellow butter cake with marscarpone whipped cream filling and Swiss buttercream frosting.

And now I'm hungry. Thanks.

pumpkinsandturkeys

I'd do Lemon/whipped cream with berries/Swiss buttercream. Personally, I hate whipped cream frosting (I find it too buttery), but I don't mind a bit of it as a filling with fruit.

doeydo

What I would choose because I think it would be crowd pleasing and yummy:
Cake Flavor

Dark Chocolate  OR  Yellow butter  OR  Vanilla bean

Cake Filling

Chocolate Ganache 

Cake Topping

Cream Cheese Frosting  OR  Chocolate frosting

bethsmiles

I'd do Dark Chocolate with Chocolate Ganache and Cream Cheese Frosting...because clearly I really like Chocolate cake.

I'm not a fan of whipped cream frosting or fruit on/in cake.

MairePoppy

Dark Chocolate, marscapone whipped cream and whipped cream frosting.

I don't like berries in my cake, but I'd love any other combination from your list. 

AddieCake

It's really cruel and unusual punishment to make me choose just one of those.

SammiNJonni

I can't choose just one. chocolate or lemon with more chocolate or lemon and whipped cream topping.

SmileDamnit

AddieL73 said:

It's really cruel and unusual punishment to make me choose just one of those.

Fair. Top 3?

Blergbot

Vanilla Bean/Berries/Swiss Buttercream

firebabe6519

Dark Chocolate / Mascarpone or Ganache / Cream Cheese Icing would be my pick.

phira

(Thanks @hisgirlfriday13!)

This might sound boring, but I'd do vanilla bean cake with chocolate ganache filling and Swiss buttercream frosting. I've heard amaaaaazing things about Swiss buttercream, and I think that the vanilla and chocolate will play off each other really well.

AddieCake

1. yellow/whipped cream/swiss buttercream 2. lemon/whipped cream & berries/cream cheese 3. dark chocolate/chocolate ganache/chocolate

Peaseblossom55

all of this sounds so yummy

I like the vanilla bean with the whip cream and better and the swiss buttercream

or the vanilla bean with the chocolate ganache and chocolate frosting

WinstonsGirl

All of the above??  I prefer vanilla though, and vanilla buttercream icing.  I'm going with white chocolate icing though, even thought it's not on your list.  I like to eat my cake first and the icing last, like a 4 year old.  I'm also going to MIL's house tonight for dinner and I know she'll have something yummy for dessert.  T&P's that it's Costco cakes everyone!!

phira

WinstonsGirl said:

All of the above??  I prefer vanilla though, and vanilla buttercream icing.  I'm going with white chocolate icing though, even thought it's not on your list.  I like to eat my cake first and the icing last, like a 4 year old.  I'm also going to MIL's house tonight for dinner and I know she'll have something yummy for dessert.  T&P's that it's Costco cakes everyone!!

If eating cake first and frosting last is wrong, then I don't wanna be right.

KeptInStitches

Strawberry chiffon / lemon cream / whipped cream frosting.

Because it would be different.

SmileDamnit

You guys rock. My tastebuds thank you

jdluvr06

Strawberry chiffon/ Swiss buttercream/cream cheese frosting. I love anything strawberry and hate anything chocolate. Lol,

SP29

I think I would have to sample all of them .

For cake flavour I would choose one of: Dark Chocolate / Lemon & Lemon Chiffon / Strawberry Chiffon / Vanilla Bean

For filling: Lemon Cream / Swiss Buttercream / Whipped Cream with Berries

For icing: Cream Cheese Frosting/ Swiss Buttercream / Whipped Cream

I LOVE chocolate, but I know a lot of people aren't in to super sweet chocolate cake, so that's why I stayed away from it.

I do LOVE cake that is light and flavourful without being sugary sweet. 

mellyD2014

Ladies. WHY is there no mention of cannoli creme filling?! That is truly heaven, and I'm not even a sweets person. Mmmmm...

SBmini

Vanilla bean and chocolate

Lemon, fruit filling, butter cream

Damn this low carb/no sugar diet! I REALLY want some lemon cake right now!