Comments on: homemade devil dog, ding dong or hostess cake

By: fraisefatale

fraisefatale — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:04:38 +0000

I used this cake recipe for a dinner party the other night (I covered it with a chocolate buttercream), and it was fantastic.

Now, I want to make the Ding Dong cake for another dinner party happening this coming Saturday. My question is: can I make the entire cake one evening in advance (ganache, filling, and all)? Will it jeopardize the incredibly moistness of this cake? Also, do I refrigerate the cake overnight?

Thanks so much — and thanks for a site that I’m completely addicted to!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:09:57 +0000

Shame on me for not heeding your warning to use 9 inch pans! Overflow, indeed. Aside from this minor setback, the cake was scrumptious. I even earned the high praises of my younger sister who’s as picky an eater as they come.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:19:07 +0000

Wow now I also get loss of cake ..
indeed look delicious right out .. :-)
mhh ..
Jason

By: jp

jp — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:30:12 +0000

I made this cake for own birthday (three 8-inch layers) and it was an utter hit. Everyone who tasted it – even those who professed not to be chocolate cake fans (I didn’t know such a thing existed) really enjoyed it. It was moist, deeply chocolatey, and the frosting was fluffy and not-too-sweet. Thank you so much for the recipe!

By: CakeMO

CakeMO — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:53:12 +0000

This recipe is the BEST. Everyone I worked with loved it. Great recipe for the choco cake. Loved the addition of coffee :)

By: hiyam

hiyam — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:27:38 +0000

I made the cake (nine inch size) and it came out great; the problem was there wasn’t enough icing and I needed to make a second batch. I made and iced the cake the night before and left it out and it was moist the next day. I refrigerated left-overs but found that they got hard in the fridge.

By: Mondo

Mondo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:15:32 +0000

hey deb,
just wondering if it is possible to make 7 minute frosting w/o a hand held mixer. never tried to make it before.

thanks

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:06:19 +0000

Sorry to be going back to an old recipe – do you think this could be frosted the night before and kept a room temperature?

Thanks!!

By: debbie

debbie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:30:12 +0000

i am searching for a recipe to make little debbie coconut pies,they were little snack pies and oh soooo good ! do you have a recipe?

By: Morna

Morna — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:45:11 +0000

I love the look of this cake, just about to go and bake it for my boyfriend’s birthday. I was wondering though, would i be able to subtitute the hot brewed coffee in the cake mixture for just boiling water? (my boyfriend hates coffee). I f not, what alternative could I use?
Thanks so much x