I tried a copycate recipe for a ding dong cake last week, and it turned out fantastic! Really was easy too. I made a slight change to the original recipe and it was a crowd pleaser! The filling in the middle is really like a ding dong…nice and fluffy, with the right amount of sweetness.

Ding Dong Cake

1 box Devils Food cake mix

FILLING

1 cup milk
4 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

ICING

1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons cocoa
powdered sugar, to desired consistency

1. Bake the cake according to the instructions on the box. Bake using two 8 or 9 inch round baking pans. Cool on rack in the pan for 10 minutes, then take cake out of pan to completely cool. While the cake is cooling, mix up the ingredients for the filling. Combine milk and flour. Cook until thick, then cool. Mix butter and shortening for 4 minutes. Add sugar and vanilla and mix 4 more minutes. Add flour mixture and beat 4 minutes more.

2. When cake is cooled, cut each round in half, so you end up with 4 smaller round cakes. Start spreading the icing inbetween the layers of the cakes and stack.

3. Mix up the ingredients for the icing. Combine butter, vanilla, milk, cocoa and mix. Add powdered sugar until quite thick. Spread over the cake.

ENJOY!!