Ding Dong Cake
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder, optional
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature, shaken
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup brewed hot coffee or water
For the Filling
- 1 recipe Ermine Frosting
For the Ganache
- 16 oz semi-sweet chocolate chopped fine
- 16 oz heavy cream room temperature
Instructions
To Make the Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl or into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until combined.
- Combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a separate mixing bowl.
- Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Next, add the coffee and stir with a spatula until combined.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick or skewer comes out clean.
- Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for about 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
To Make The Filling:
- Follow the recipe instructions for Ermine Frosting.
To Make the Ganache:
- In a saucepan, combine the chocolate and heavy cream and melt together over very low heat, stirring frequently. Alternatively, combine in a bowl and microwave at low heat in 30-second intervals, stirring in between each interval. Could before pouring over cake.
Assemble and Frost:
- If your cakes have a dome on top, level them flat by slicing off a thin layer from both cake tops.
- Place one layer, flat side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal and using an offset spatula spread the cream filling. Place the second layer on top.
- Before pouring the ganache, stir it and make sure is not hot.
- Pour ganache over the cake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cake, Calories: 9643 kcal, Carbohydrates: 1109 g, Protein: 109 g, Fat: 559 g, Saturated Fat: 338 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 23 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 151 g, Trans Fat: 8 g, Cholesterol: 1411 mg, Sodium: 5211 mg, Potassium: 5739 mg, Fiber: 67 g, Sugar: 805 g, Vitamin A: 13834 IU, Vitamin C: 3 mg, Calcium: 1571 mg, Iron: 52 mg
