Ding Dong Cake Recipe

If a chocolate cake and a cream-filled snack had a baby, it would be this Ding Dong Cake. This cake is big, bold, and packed with chocolate. It’s like the childhood treat you hid in your lunchbox, but now it’s on a grown-up mission to impress. The name may make you laugh, but the taste means business. Make this cake when you want dessert to be the main event, not a sidekick.

What is a Ding Dong Cake

Ding Dong Cake is a layered chocolate cake with a creamy white filling. It gets covered in a smooth chocolate ganache. Think of it as a giant version of the classic snack cake. The texture is soft. The filling is sweet. The ganache is rich. It checks all the dessert boxes.

Prep time

45 minutes prep
35 minutes bake
1 hour total (plus chilling time)

Ingredients

For the cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot water

For the filling

• 1 cup whole milk
• 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the ganache

• 1½ cups heavy cream
• 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips

How to make a Ding Dong Cake

Make the cake

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In another bowl, mix buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones. Mix until smooth.
Slowly add the hot water. Stir until the batter is thin and smooth.
Pour the batter into the pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean.
Cool the cakes completely.

Make the filling

In a small saucepan, whisk the milk and flour. Cook over medium heat until thick, about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir constantly.
Let it cool.
In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add the cooled milk mixture and vanilla. Beat until it looks like whipped cream.

Fill the cake

Place one cake layer on a plate.
Spread the filling evenly.
Place the second cake layer on top.
Chill the cake in the fridge while you make the ganache.

Make the ganache

Heat the cream in a saucepan until it just begins to bubble. Do not boil.
Pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips in a bowl. Let it sit for 3 minutes.
Stir until smooth.
Let it cool for 10 minutes.
Pour the ganache over the cake. Let it drip down the sides like it’s showing off.
Refrigerate the cake until the ganache sets.

Nutrition info (per slice, based on 12 servings)

Calories: 520
Fat: 30g
Sugar: 45g
Protein: 5g
Carbs: 60g

Final words

This cake makes no promises except to be sweet, chocolatey, and possibly addictive. Serve it at birthdays, holidays, or Tuesday nights. Share it if you must—but don’t be surprised if you suddenly have fewer friends and more crumbs.

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Ding Dong Cake

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Additional Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes

Layers of soft chocolate cake hug a sweet, creamy filling, all wrapped up in a luscious chocolate ganache. Rich, dreamy, and totally indulgent—it’s everything dessert dreams are made of! 😋🍰

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Ingredients

For the cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot water

For the filling

• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup whole milk
• 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the ganache

• 1½ cups heavy cream
• 1½ cups heavy cream
• 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
• 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Bake the Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease & flour two 9-inch round pans.
2. In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
4. Combine wet & dry ingredients. Mix well, then slowly add hot water—batter will be thin.
5. Pour into pans. Bake 30-35 mins (toothpick should come out clean). Cool completely.

Make the Filling:

1. Whisk milk & flour in a saucepan. Cook on medium until thick (5-7 mins), stirring constantly. Cool.
2. Beat butter & sugar until fluffy. Add cooled milk mix & vanilla. Whip until light and creamy.

Assemble the Cake:

1. Place one cake layer on a plate. Spread filling evenly. Top with the second layer.
2. Chill.

Make the Ganache:

1. Heat cream until just bubbling (don’t boil!). Pour over chocolate chips, wait 3 mins, then stir until smooth. Cool 10 mins.
2. Pour over cake—let it drip beautifully! Chill until set.

Enjoy your delicious masterpiece! 😊🍰

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 520kcalTotal Fat: 30gCarbohydrates: 60gSugar: 45gProtein: 5g