This ding dong cake is a rich chocolate cake with a creamy filling! If you're a fan of Hostess cupcakes or Ding Dong cakes then you'll definitely love this chocolate cake recipe!
1boxBetty Crocker devil's food cake mixIf you use another brand of cake mix, the water, vegetable oil and eggs listed below, may differ. Follow your cake mix instructions instead and leave out the water, vegetable oil and eggs below, as those are recommended for Betty Crocker cake mix.
1 1/4cupswaterIf using Betty Crocker cake mix (may differ for other cake mix brands)
1/2cup vegetable oilIf using Betty Crocker cake mix (may differ for other cake mix brands)
3eggsIf using Betty Crocker cake mix (may differ for other cake mix brands)
8oz.cream cheesesoftened
3cupspowdered sugar
1/2cupstick of buttersoftened
8oz.Cool Whip
16oz. container of milk chocolate frostingor 2 containers if you want to frost the entire cake, instead of just the top
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease two 9-inch cake pans and set aside
Using a devil's food cake mix, make the cake according to package directions. This usually includes the ingredients 1-1/4 cups water + 1/2 cup vegetable oil + 3 eggs, but double-check your boxed directions. If your box mix calls for different ingredients, you can omit the water, vegetable oil and eggs that are included in the ingredients list.
Bake cake according to package directions.
While cake is baking, mix the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar in a bowl.
Fold in the Cool Whip until evenly mixed.
When cake has finished baking, place on cooling rack to cool.
When cake has cooled completely, begin splitthing the cakes in half, in to thinner layers. See notes for tips.
Divide cream filling in to 3 equal portions. (You can do this right inside of the bowl, and it doesn't have to be perfect.)
Take one portion of cream filling and spread on top of one of the cake layers, being careful not to spread to the edges as the weight of the stacked cakes would press down and squeeze the filling over the edges if so.
Once evenly spread on the first layer, place another layer of cake on top and spread the 2nd portion of cream filling across that layer.
Repeat these steps until the last cake layer is placed on top.
Once cake has been completely assembled, frost the top of the cake with the amount of milk chocolate frosting desired. If you prefer to frost the entire cake, instead of only the top, you may need the whole container and part of a 2nd container.