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My daughter's 1st birthday party is on Saturday & since we just moved I'm trying to save a little $$ where I can. 


I'm making the birthday cake, for the first time evah .  Im going to try making 3-tiers, a 10in, 8in, & 6in with strawberries inside w/cream filling.  Do I just mix the strawberries with the icing I'm using outside the cake as the filling? 


I'm using Wilton's Vanilla Whipped Icing Mix, which I hear has a light sweet taste, not super sweet like the ready made tubs of icing.



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That should be ok if you slice the strawberries thinly.  You could also do a whipped cream type filling if you wanted inbetween the layers with strawberry slices.  That might be better and cheaper.  Just a cup of whipping cream and some powdered sugar and mix with a mixer, fold in the strawberries and place inbetween the layers.

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layering the sliced strawberries on top of each layer of cake might be less messy, I think.

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lsubatgirl wrote:


That should be ok if you slice the strawberries thinly.  You could also do a whipped cream type filling if you wanted inbetween the layers with strawberry slices.  That might be better and cheaper.  Just a cup of whipping cream and some powdered sugar and mix with a mixer, fold in the strawberries and place inbetween the layers.


 


I don't know the last thing about baking much less layering cakes.  Sorry I can't offer any advice.  The last time I tried to layer a cake it was for my husband's grandpa. This nightmare cake came out so lopsided that I just added more frosting to the sides that were "uneven" It came out looking like a snowball. I was so ashamed, but needless to say he loved it. I hope you have much better luck than I did.


After all that, I just wanted to say that Lsu's idea sounds really good.



-- Edited by rosie_the_riveter at 03:00, 2005-07-22

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