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Ding Dong Cake-rich devil’s food cake, a vanilla cream filling and smothered in chocolate ganache!

Ding Dong Cake-rich devil's food cake, a vanilla cream filling and smothered in chocolate ganache!

Ding Dongs, Ring Dings, Swiss Rolls, Hostess Cakes. They are all pretty much the same snack. Chocolate Cake, a cream filling and then covered in chocolate.

As a kid, we always begged for mom to buy them for our school lunches. It didn’t happen too often, but when it did..yeah, we were happy kids! It’s been years since I had one. What good memories.

Ding Dong Cake-rich devil's food cake, a vanilla cream filling and smothered in chocolate ganache!

I shared a Twinkie Cake on FB a few days ago. Made from scratch. It was perfect and I can’t wait to make one myself.

One reader asked for a recipe for a Ding Dong Cake. I decided I needed to fill that request. I took it as a challenge.

Don’t let the recipe scare you off. This is a really easy recipe! You probably have all the ingredients in your pantry. Bake your 2 cake layers, then stack them with all the cream filling. You want all that filling in there. Then the Ganache.

 

Ding Dong Cake-rich devil's food cake, a vanilla cream filling and smothered in chocolate ganache!

Get a close up look at that chocolate ganache.

Ding Dong Cake-rich devil's food cake, a vanilla cream filling and smothered in chocolate ganache!

This is a “sloppy” cake. No fancy icing. Pouring the ganache over the top of the cake and letting it drip down the sides is FUN!

Ding Dong Cake-rich devil's food cake, a vanilla cream filling and smothered in chocolate ganache!

And when the ganache is set…You’ve got a perfect cake. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to top this cake. Moist, rich, deep flavored chocolate cake. The cream filling is like whipped cream but thicker (it’s made with milk not cream) the best way to describe it is a cross between a buttercream and a whipped cream.

And of course the ganache. That soft chocolate outer coating that seals everything together.

Ding Dong Cake-rich devil's food cake, a vanilla cream filling and smothered in chocolate ganache!

Don’t let the photos deceive you. This is a huge cake! Make sure you have people to share it with.

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Cake adapted from Smitten Kitchen

Ding Dong Cake

Ding Dong Cake

Ingredients

for the cake

  • 3 ounces semi sweet baking chocolate (you can use chocolate chips)
  • 1 1/2 cups brewed coffee
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

for the cream filling

  • 5 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar

for the ganache

  • 1 12 ounce bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

for the cake

  1. Chop chocolate so no pieces are larger than a chocolate chip. Place chocolate in a medium bowl or a 2 cup measuring cup and pour hot coffee over chocolate. Let sit for 5 minutes then stir, making sure all chocolate is melted and well combined with coffee. Set aside to cool.
  2. Sift all dry ingredients together-sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. In the a large mixing bowl (or the mixing bowl of your stand mixer) beat eggs on medium speed until frothy.
  4. Slowly add oil, buttermilk, vanilla and chocolate-coffee mixture to eggs, beating well to blend.
  5. Add in sugar/flour/cocoa mixture, one cup at a time, mixing just to combine after each addition.
  6. Pour batter into 2 9 inch cake pans that have been well greased and lined with parchment paper on the bottom.
  7. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 45-50 minutes, using toothpick to test for doneness.
  8. Let cakes cool completely in pan. Using a plastic knife, run knife around edges to loosen before turning out onto rack or plate.

for the cream filling

  1. Pour cold milk into a small saucepan. Before turning on the heat, whisk in flour so no lumps remain. Turn heat on to medium low, and stirring, heat until mixture is thick, like a roux. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and let cool completely.
  2. Cream together butter and sugar on medium high speed, until fluffy, about 8 minutes.
  3. Add in the milk mixture and beat again until mixture resembles a whipped cream.

to assemble

  1. Place one layer of cake on an 8 inch cake circle, top side down. Cover with a thick layer of cream filling then place top layer of cake, top side down, on top of filling gently pressing down to secure layers. Place cake on a wire rack on top of a wax paper lined cookie sheet.

ganache

  1. Place chocolate chips in a large measuring cup.
  2. Heat cream and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until boiling, careful not to scorch.
  3. Pour heated cream over chocolate chips and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir chocolate to make sure completely melted and smooth.
  4. Slowly pour ganache over top of cake, letting it drip down the sides. If needed use a spatula to help spread ganache on top over sides.
  5. When ganache is set, cake can be transferred to a serving plate.
  6. Chill cake for 4 hours before serving.

Notes

For cupcakes, bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Makes 48 cupcakes.

This cake tastes best chilled but can be served at room temperature.

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

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© Karen Aromatorio
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When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

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  6. Scarlett says

    Joan: This is Scarlett in FL .I wanted to ask you if I could share your recipe with my recipe club
    If I can, please let me know how I should do…I know I can’t post your website…..thank U!!!

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  14. Jessie Weaver says

    I think I used every bowl and measuring cup in my kitchen making this. But it is REALLY yummy. I was skeptical about the cream filling, but it really tastes like what you would find in a snack cake somehow. Thankfully, we live in a dorm full of high-school boys, and all but the sliver I ate is going down to them. It’s how I ensure they love me, their dorm mom, all year. 🙂

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