Ding Dong Cake

• 1 cup sugar
• 5 tbsp flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup whole milk

Filling

• 1 cup butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Prepared filling base

Ganache

• 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

1. Make Filling Base: Cook sugar, flour, salt, and milk in a saucepan until thick. Let cool.
2. Bake Cake: Mix dry ingredients. Add butter, oil, eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and coffee. Divide between pans. Bake 33–35 min at 350°F. Cool completely.
3. Whip Filling: Beat butter until fluffy. Add cooled filling base slowly. Whip until smooth.
4. Make Ganache: Microwave chocolate and cream until smooth. Cool until spreadable.
5. Assemble: Fill and stack cakes. Smooth sides. Chill 15 minutes. Cover with ganache. Chill again before slicing.

Nutrition (per slice)

Calories: 789 | Carbs: 83g | Fat: 50g | Sugar: 61g | Protein: 7g

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