Though it’s been years since I’ve had that kind of lunch, it’s actually a very similar lunch to what I send my kids to school with.
As I was thinking about this cake, I couldn’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve actually had a Hostess Ding Dong.
You’ll notice in the cake instructions below that the oven temperature and bake time are different than what I would normally suggest for my chocolate cake when it’s in three pans.
Whipped cream on it’s own, even with some powdered sugar in it, won’t be strong enough to hold the top cake layer and you’ll have cream oozing out your sides and into your ganache if you don’t add the gelatin.