Easy Mousse Cake Filling - Any Flavor!

SuzyQ in Seattle's Note:

This is the easiest filling to make for a layer cake. You can make it in almost any flavor. Instead of or in addition to the instant pudding, you can mix in a fruit filling such as marionberry or strawberry. My favorite flavor of pudding to use is cheesecake. Tastes so good with a chocolate or lemon cake. This will make enough to fill a typical layer cake.

• Total Time: 7 mins
• Prep Time: 7 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant pudding mix, any flavor

Directions:

1. In a chilled metal bowl, beat whipping cream on medium-high speed until it begins to thicken.
2. Gradually add in the instant pudding mix and continue to beat, just until thick.
3. If you'd like to add fruit filling, fold it into the cream after it's thickened.

Reviews

[a sweet ending]

I've used this and got rave reviews too. With vanilla pudding I've added chopped fresh strawberries and with the chocolate pudding I added coffee liquour for flavor. I haven't had problems with sliding b/c the filling is very thick.

[Shwltr78]

I used this as the filling for a cake I was making for a wedding shower. It was super-easy and sooo tastey. (I had no problem with the layers sliding.) Several people asked me for the recipe. I will be using this recipe again and again.

[mommyrd]

I doubled the recipe and made the chocolate version for my cake filling. It made enough to fill a 4-layer 9-inch cake and a 4-layer 6-inch cake. I made it the night before and it held up well, even being out of the fridge for about 4 hours the following day. It was VERY thick, thick enough to stand a spoon up in. For this reason, I would not recommend using as a frosting. Delicious and easy filling, though!