Homemade Chocolate Malt Devil Dogs
These homemade chocolate malt devil dogs are even better than the original! Rich, chocolate malt devils food cake is sandwiched around a fluffy, marshmallow creme filling. Made from wholesome ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, you’ll never reach for that cardboard box again!
I gotta get real for a minute: Â summer vacation can be seriously hard for a mom. Â My 6-year old has been off school for a week and a half now, and yesterday, he was literally bored to tears. Â To TEARS! Â Like, as in, he was actually CRYING.
It was rainy and miserable outside, he wanted to go see Despicable Me 2, but it hasn’t been released yet. Â I suggested Epic, but evidently I must be completely out of my mind. Â How dare I?
Finally we settled on just renting Wreck-It Ralph on DVR, and that got us through the rest of the afternoon (by the skin of our teeth!). Â He was giggling about the Devil Dogs that were hot on Ralph’s trail…
You just never know when baking inspiration might strike!
I have to admit that the Hostess devil dog did not play a huge role in my childhood.  In my neck of the woods, we have Tastykake, a local company that produces snack cakes made with real butter and eggs, and are, IMHO, better.  🙂  But I do remember lots of my schoolmates having devil dogs in their lunch boxes, and I have had the opportunity to try a few.  I remember them being a somewhat dry chocolate devils food cake sandwiched around a rather greasy, sugary, vanilla creme filling.  Not all that hard to improve upon!
Begin with my favorite whoopie pie recipe, adding some malted milk powder for extra rich flavor, and Greek yogurt for moisture and a subtle tanginess.
With devil dogs, it’s all about the shape, so you just want to spoon or pipe the batter in an oblong, hot dog bun shape.
The filling is a seven-minute icing made from egg whites, vanilla, and sugar. Â No partially hydrogenated anything, woot! Â And it tastes just like a fluffy marshmallow cloud…
In researching the devil dog topic, I learned that it’s actually no longer possible to buy devil dogs (!). Â The Hostess company ceased operations last year (you may remember a big fuss over the twinkie being no more?), so if you fondly remember lunchboxes packed with devil dogs, this is the best way for you to recreate that childhood experience!
You will love how these homemade devil dogs taste!  So rich, chocolatey, and moist, with a sweet, fluffy, marshmallowy-vanilla filling!  You won’t miss the boxed kind one bit!  Homemade devil dogs are infinitely more delish, and a whole lot better for you.  Whip up a batch of these in an afternoon, and keep ’em in airtight container in your pantry or fridge.  Your kids’ll love them, and so will you!  🙂
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Homemade Chocolate Malt Devil Dogs
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 1/4 cups (156.25 g) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (64.5 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons malted milk powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (113.5 g) unsalted butter, (1 stick), softened
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 1 egg, (large)
- 1 cup (245 g) plain Greek-style yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the filling
- 3 egg whites, (large)
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
Make The Cakes:
- In a bowl, combine the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, malted milk powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Add egg and mix well.
- Beat in yogurt and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients in two batches, taking care not to overbeat.
- Chill the batter for 30 minutes.
- Spoon or pipe about a tablespoon of batter onto parchment-lined baking sheets, in an elongated shape, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F, and cool completely.
Make The Filling:
- In a glass or metal bowl, set over a saucepan of simmering water, combine all of the filling ingredients, whisking continuously until the sugar has completely dissolved and the mixture looks opaque (10-15 minutes).
- Remove from heat and whip on high speed until stiff and glossy.
Assemble:
- Spoon about a tablespoon of filling over half the cakes, and sandwich remaining cakes on top.
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Good Morning!
Stopping by to let you know these were featured at the Living Better Together TGIF Link Party! I hope you’ll stop by to grab a button and link up again this week! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Rebecca
Oh, wow! That is awesome, Rebecca! Thank you so much for the feature! I will definitely link up again! 😀 😀 😀
Thanks for saying hi on my site! And I am pretty sure I saw this recipe on FG the other day. I remember seeing the words Devil Dog and I thought …hmmm, I wonder what those are? Because I have never heard of them. But gosh, now I want one!
Hi Averie! Well, these Devil Dogs were, (IMHO), much tastier than the original store-bought kind, lol! Thanks for the sweet comment!
Cute….my kids would devour these in a minute!
Ha ha they were a big hit with my kids! I have a feeling I’ll be making them for them again ;). Thanks for reading & commenting!
These are just too cute Allie! And yummy of course 🙂 Love this!
Thanks Trish! Always so happy to see your comments… 😉
You are a genius!!! What an amazing idea!!! This looks awesome and I’m sure it tasted heavenly!
xox Amy
Wow, thank you so much, Amy! I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it so much! I have to admit, I was myself surprised by how good it was! Does that ever happen to you? I mean, I had a feeling it would be good, but I kinda did a double take when I tasted it, lol! Thanks for the awesome comment, you totally made my day 😉
Allie! The dogs looks so delicious! I used to make those hostess type cupcakes at the bakery…you know the kind….choc cake with white cream filling and the white swirl design on top. They would sell like hot cakes!
Anyway, I totally understand C being bored to tears. We’ve only been on summer break for a few days and I’m wondering how we will get through these summer months! We definitely need to get our kiddies together! 🙂
xoxo
Thanks, Mo! Yes, we should definitely make plans! Kisses and hugs to you and your boys. <3