34+ Best Cake Filling Recipes (2024)

These 34+ cake filling recipes add layers of flavor and texture to your classic cakes, making them even more irresistible.

1. Salted Caramel Sauce

This salted caramel sauce recipe is super easy to make, made with a few ingredients and one secret ingredient to make this recipe foolproof.

2. Strawberry Compote (20 Minutes)

This easy strawberry compote can be made with fresh or frozen strawberries, takes 20 minutes from start to finish, and is a perfect way to use up ripe strawberries!

3. Nutella Buttercream Frosting

This incredibly delicious, creamy, and silky smooth Nutella buttercream frosting is made with ½ cup of Nutella in it and tastes amazing.

4. Chocolate Fudge Frosting

This glossy chocolate fudge frosting is silky and rich in chocolate flavor and is the most delicious chocolate frosting ever made!

5. Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Topping

This caramel pecan topping or filling is a delicious way to fill cakes. Use the recipe from my delicious caramel pecan cheesecake.

6. Mascarpone Whipped Cream

This mascarpone whipped cream is the perfect not-too-sweet and stable frosting that goes perfectly on everything!

7. Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting

It is quick and stabilized and can be used for filling cakes. It is a light and delicious option that you are going to love!

8. Oreo Whipped Cream

This homemade Oreo whipped cream is made with finely chopped Oreos and is great for piping and filling cakes.

9. Homemade whipped cream

Making homemade whipped cream is super easy and also super delicious. Make this whipped cream and fill your cake of choice. Use the recipe from my oreo cake (jump to the recipe).

10. Oreo Buttercream Frosting

This Oreo buttercream frosting is so good you will want to eat it with a spoon! It is an amazing recipe for filling cakes, and is what I used to create my oreo cake!

11. Chocolate ganache

Make a simple 2 ingredient chocolate ganache and let it cool until it thickens as I did in my chocolate ganache cake. You will need a 1:1 ratio of heavy cream and dark chocolate. I recommend making this with 100 g of heavy cream and 100 g of dark chocolate.

12. Pastry Cream

Another classic and delicious cake filling is pastry cream. You can use the recipe from my mini fruit tarts.

13. Ermine Frosting

Make ermine frosting from my ding dong cake recipe. Ermine frosting is a lighter and not-too-sweet frosting that is made with flour! It is super easy to make and super delish.

14. Strawberry Cake Filling

This easy strawberry cake filling is made with fresh juicy strawberries, uses only 4 ingredients, and comes together in 20 minutes!

15. Peanut butter caramel frosting

This peanut butter and caramel frosting is such a delicious way to fill cakes and frost cakes! I used it for my Snickers cake and everyone loved it!

16. Pistachio Buttercream Frosting

This pistachio buttercream frosting is made with real pistachio paste and is full of pistachio flavor. Use the recipe from my pistachio cake recipe.

17. Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream cheese frosting is a classic and delicious way to fill cakes. Use this easy recipe from my pumpkin cupcakes recipe.

18. Butterscotch Buttercream

This butterscotch buttercream is made with homemade or store-bought butterscotch sauce and is perfect for butterscotch lovers. Use the recipe from my butterscotch cake recipe.

19. Lemon Curd

The easiest lemon curd recipe you will ever make! It’s the perfect sweet-tart addition to your cakes, pastries, and a variety of other baked goods.

20. Chantilly cream

Find out how to make perfect Crème Chantilly in minutes! The result is a French whipped cream that's wonderfully light and creamy, perfect for topping cupcakes or cakes.

21. Mango Curd

Mango Curd is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its rich, velvety texture and sweet, tangy flavor, it’s sure to be a hit with anyone who tries it.

22. Blackberry Jam

This homemade blackberry jam recipe is made from scratch with fresh tarragon. With only 5 simple ingredients, this small batch blackberry jam uses no pectin for a gourmet taste that goes well with many baked goods!

23. Lime Curd

Smooth and tangy, this easy lime curd is the perfect citrusy addition to all your cakes, scones, tarts, and pastries.

24. Maple Fudge Frosting

This easy maple frosting has a rich, fudge-y texture - perfect for spice cake and pumpkin cake!

25. Raspberry Cake Filling

Made with fresh or frozen raspberries in under 15 minutes (plus cooling time), this 5-ingredient fruity element adds a tart, bright twist to your favorite desserts like cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and donuts!

26. Coconut Pecan Frosting

Coconut Pecan Frostingjust might be the star of the show when it comes toGerman Chocolate Cake. This irresistible frosting is packed full of coconut and pecans in a buttery caramel base.

27. Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Made with five simple ingredients, this silky, smooth, light, buttery, and not too sweet Homemade Swiss Meringue Buttercream is the perfect filling for cake!

28. Passion Fruit Curd

Add a tropical touch to your favorite sweets with this homemade passion fruit curd! Tart passion fruit purée and rich egg yolks come together to make the perfect fruit curd.

29. Blackberry Curd

With just the right balance of tart and sweet, this lusciousblackberry curdis the perfect way to use those in-season blackberries.

30. Peanut Butter Ganache

This easy peanut butter ganache only takes 10 minutes to make with 3 ingredients. Use it to fill a tart, make a drip cake, or as a macaron filling!

31. Lemon Ganache

This simple lemon ganache is made with only 4 ingredients. Made with white chocolate for a rich, creamy ganache that can be used in a bunch of different ways!

32. Hot Fudge Sauce

This homemadeHot Fudge Sauceis an easy microwave recipe that makes a thick, rich, chocolatey topping for ice cream, filling cakes, and other desserts in a matter of minutes!

33. Caramel Pastry Cream

This Caramel Pastry Cream is smooth, creamy, and full of caramel flavor. It is the perfect filling for cakes, cupcakes, tarts, etc.

34. Orange Curd

Bright and sweet orange curd is easy to make and perfect to enjoy with breakfast or your favorite baked snack treat!

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