Ding Dong Cake

If you know me, you know about my love infatuation with chocolate. Don't get me wrong, I do not discriminate against any sweets, but I am a bit partial to chocolate. Every night, after I eat dinner and clean up the kitchen, I have to have something sweet. I'm telling you, it is like clockwork. I definitely wouldn't be mad about losing 5 pounds, but I am willing to trade a little extra "cushion" for my evening sweet. Sue me.

As I have said, my parents were never the type to buy anything "packaged". No "Blue Box" mac and cheese, no Cocoa Puffs, and no Little Debbie snack cakes. Of course, this lead to major binging when I would spend the night with friends whose parents did buy that kind of stuff, but that's a whole other issue. Lucky for me, I was introduced to something even better than packaged snack cakes...Ding Dong Cake.

It is exactly what the name implies. It is a cake replicating the American favorite snack cake, the "Ding-Dong". Needless to say, this version is so much better. So, without further ado, I give you Ding Dong Cake.

Ingredients:

Devil's Food cake mix
3 oz softened cream cheese
8 oz cool whip
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 can chocolate frosting

Method:

Make cake according to usual instructions. Bake in two 8 inch round cake pans (I always use cooking spray as well as flour to ensure the cakes come out perfectly). Let cakes cool completely. For the filling: Mix together the cream cheese, cool whip, and confectioners sugar. Spread evenly on one cake, then top with the other cake. Heat the can of frosting for 30 seconds in the microwave (frosting should be runny enough to pour over the cake but not so much that it completely slides off.) Pour the frosting over the cake and spread it around the sides as it runs down. It will probably look a little messy; it gets easier.

Refrigerate several hours or overnight!

*Do not use lite of fat free ingredients. The cake will not set properly.

Cutting the cake can be a little tricky. If you try and cut the pieces too small, it will just fall apart. People are going to want a good size piece anyway, so just dip your knife in hot water and cut everyone a good size slice. :)