Today I’m celebrating the cookbook of my friend Irvin Lin: Marbled, Swirled, and Layered.
Irvin is a brilliant baker, award-winning blogger, award-winning photographer, and everything-else-extraordinaire. He’s also an outstanding human being and all-around good guy.
AND he invented this cake: Homemade Ding Dong Cake (He calls it something else in his book, but to me, that’s what it is).
When Irvin sent me a copy of his book, I knew it was going to be difficult to choose what to make first.
Except not really, because look at this cover!!!
My mind was made up.
Ingredients
Instructions
for full recipes please see : www.culinaryhill.com
Irvin is a brilliant baker, award-winning blogger, award-winning photographer, and everything-else-extraordinaire. He’s also an outstanding human being and all-around good guy.
AND he invented this cake: Homemade Ding Dong Cake (He calls it something else in his book, but to me, that’s what it is).
When Irvin sent me a copy of his book, I knew it was going to be difficult to choose what to make first.
Except not really, because look at this cover!!!
My mind was made up.
Ingredients
- For the Cake Batter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup freshly brewed coffee cooled and lukewarm
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- For the Marshmallow Filling
- 1 cup salted butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 12 or 13 ounces store-bought marshmallow creme or fluff (size varies by brand)
- For the Chocolate Frosting
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 4 teaspoons light corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 ounces 60% cacao dark bittersweet chocolate
- For the White Squiggle Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons whole milk
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat the sides, bottom, and center of a tube pan with a removable bottom with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with a round piece of parchment paper with a hole cut out in the middle. Set the pan on a rimmed baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, both sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a balloon whisk, ,vigorously stir until the ingredients are uniform in color and fully blended. Set aside.
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for full recipes please see : www.culinaryhill.com
