Ding Dong Cake
This Copycat Hostess Ding Dong Cake recipe is really a chocolate cake, with chocolate ganache and a filling !
Growing up my mother could buy Hostess snacks and us Little Debbie snacks for our lunch boxes. We never understood what she'd come home with, every time a box of Ding Dongs were at the cupboard, but I got a bit giddy. Inform me recall these treats? They tasted like HoHo's however another form.
Prep tme 1 cook time 25 MINUTES period 1 HOUR 25 MINUTES
This Copycat Hostess Ding Dong Cake recipe is really a chocolate cake, with chocolate ganache and a filling !
ingredients
Directions
FOR THE CAKE:
FOR THE CREAM FILLING:
FOR THE GANACHE:
Using cream ( safe for the microwave ) combine sweet chocolate in a glass jar. Heat for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth (you might want to heat for an additional 15-30 minutes ). Do not over heating. As you start to construct the cake, set aside.
TO ASSEMBLE:
Notes
*The java in the cake doesn't give a java taste to it, it boosts the chocolate taste. If you want, you can substitute the 1/2 cup of java with an Extra 1/2 cup of milk instead (making the Entire quantity 1 cup of milk)
Prep tme 1 cook time 25 MINUTES period 1 HOUR 25 MINUTES
This Copycat Hostess Ding Dong Cake recipe is really a chocolate cake, with chocolate ganache and a filling !
ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee, chilled
- 1/2 cup milk
- 5 Tbsp flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Directions
FOR THE CAKE:
- Two 9-inch cake pans with baking soda. Put aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a bowlcombine the flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Put aside.
- In a measuring cup, coffee chilled . Put aside.
- Beat sugar and butter for 5 minutes using a mixer. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Gradually add dry ingredients and alternative with the coffee/milk mix (about 3 enhancements of each).
- After all of the components have been added, beat cake mix for around 2-3 minutes until tender (scraping down the sides of the bowl as required ).
- Divide cake batter. Bake in oven for 25 minutes. Remove and let cool about 10 minutes . Invert onto a wire rack and cool completely.
FOR THE CREAM FILLING:
- Combine the bread with milk. Twist on medium heat and continue to whisk until mixture becomes thick.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool completely.
- In a mixing bowl, combine sugar and butter, beat until fluffy and light (approximately 4 minutes). Gradually add beating until blended. It might curdle slightly keep beating until it turns into the texture of lotion!
FOR THE GANACHE:
Using cream ( safe for the microwave ) combine sweet chocolate in a glass jar. Heat for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth (you might want to heat for an additional 15-30 minutes ). Do not over heating. As you start to construct the cake, set aside.
TO ASSEMBLE:
- Place layer of cake onto a cake plate. Top it. Add the next layer of cake on top.
- Pour the ganache with an offset spatula to help protect sides and the top. Let me set, about 15 minutes. Slice and Revel in!
Notes
*The java in the cake doesn't give a java taste to it, it boosts the chocolate taste. If you want, you can substitute the 1/2 cup of java with an Extra 1/2 cup of milk instead (making the Entire quantity 1 cup of milk)