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A Piece of Cake: Exciting cake flavour combinations

Baking Times takes a look at exciting cake flavour combinations.

Illustrated chart of twelve layered cake slices in two rows of six, each broken down into its labelled cake, filling, frosting or robing and topping, on a pale blue polka-dot background

Each of the twelve combinations below builds a cake from the bottom up: the cake itself, a filling, a frosting or robing, and a topping.

CakeFillingFrosting / robingTopping
VanillaSalted Caramel FrostingCream Cheese FrostingCandied Almonds
ChocolatePeanut Butter Cream Cheese FrostingChocolate GanachePeanut Brittle Pieces
ChampagneStrawberry MousseChampagne ButtercreamStrawberries
CoconutPassion Fruit CurdCoconut Rum ButtercreamToasted Coconut Flakes
AlmondCherry PreservesVanilla Bean ButtercreamPitted Rainier Cherries
Spice CakeApple ButterBrown Sugar Cream CheeseApple Crisps
LemonRaspberry ButtercreamVanilla Bean ButtercreamCrushed Lemon Drops
Brown Butter Pecan CakeChocolate MousseSalted Caramel FrostingCandied Pecan Pieces
PistachioBlackberry Cream Cheese FrostingHoney Vanilla ButtercreamPistachio Pieces
Vanilla BeanLemon CurdElderflower ButtercreamBlackberries
Banana WalnutNutellaChocolate GanacheToasted Walnuts and Hazelnuts
Golden Butter CakeGrapefruit ButtercreamGrapefruit ButtercreamPoppy Seeds
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