Devil Dogs

Rating: 3.78 stars
23 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 6
  • 4 star values: 12
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 2
  • 1 star values: 2

Chocolate cake with cream filling.

By Corinne

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Recipe Summary

Servings:
6
Yield:
1 dozen
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

6
Original recipe yields 6 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Cream together butter and 1 cup sugar, add egg. Sift together 2 cups flour, cocoa, soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt and baking powder. Add vanilla and milk.

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  • Drop by tablespoon full onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake 7-8 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Cool completely and make sandwiches using following filling.

  • To Make Filling: Combine 2 1/2 tablespoons flour and 1/2 cup milk and cook until it turns to thick paste. Cool completely.

  • Cream together the 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup shortening, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Add cooled paste and beat until fluffy. (This will take awhile and if your paste is not completely cooled it will look curdled. ) I usually double this recipe for the filling.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
706 calories; protein 9.3g; carbohydrates 91.3g; fat 35.9g; cholesterol 76.6mg; sodium 697.2mg. Full Nutrition
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Lori
Rating: 4 stars
09/25/2011
I doubled this recipe made a bundt cake and piped the filling inside. The filling does taste exactly like Devil Dog cream filling. In the first step of the filling making I whisked the flour and milk constantly on the stove top until all the lumps were stirred out and the mixture was thick. Then I let it cool completely. I used my stand mixer for creaming the sugar shortening and vanilla. Then added the cooled flour/milk mixture. The filling came out terrific no problems. Tastes just like the treats I remember from childhood. Read More
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Catracho10
Rating: 1 stars
06/01/2010
i followed the recipe to the letter. The cakes didn't rise and tasted awful and the cream filling tasted worse. Read More
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23 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 6
  • 4 star values: 12
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 2
  • 1 star values: 2
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Lori
Rating: 4 stars
09/25/2011
I doubled this recipe made a bundt cake and piped the filling inside. The filling does taste exactly like Devil Dog cream filling. In the first step of the filling making I whisked the flour and milk constantly on the stove top until all the lumps were stirred out and the mixture was thick. Then I let it cool completely. I used my stand mixer for creaming the sugar shortening and vanilla. Then added the cooled flour/milk mixture. The filling came out terrific no problems. Tastes just like the treats I remember from childhood. Read More
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Charlynda
Rating: 4 stars
09/16/2002
This recipe is great but I made one small addition. In the cream filling I added 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream for fluffiness. I too found that it needs the double recipe for for filling. Everybody loves it and the kids fight for the bowl when you're done! Read More
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BOLOTY
Rating: 4 stars
09/07/2007
We don't have Devil Dogs where I live but we do have Suzy Q and they are like them.I Doubled the filling using butter as I was out of shortening and put cocoa in half of it and in the white half I added almond extract. After the first batch I made the cakes smaller than a tablespoon because they really puff up in the oven. I will certainly make these again! Read More
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STRAWBERRY SWIRL
Rating: 4 stars
01/29/2003
The icing was good not toooo tooo sweet and the cake was pretty good too. Read More
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AC14836
Rating: 5 stars
09/26/2004
These are really good and super moist! I accidently added 1/4 tsp of almond extract and it turned out really yummy!! Read More
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ak baker
Rating: 4 stars
07/27/2009
These are pretty tasty. You do have to underbake them a bit so the edges don't turn crispy and I added a LOT more powdered sugar to the filling (and extra milk to compensate) so it wouldn't taste so much like shortening. Also 1.5 to 2 batches of the filling works pretty well. All in all great cookies! Read More
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Jill
Rating: 5 stars
08/29/2002
These are great! Better than the real thing. They're always a hit at gatherings where there are children. Read More
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Rhonda Johnson Condon
Rating: 4 stars
01/20/2009
These were really good! Be careful with the baking times it is really easy to overbake. Mine turned out a little crunchy at the edges. They still tasted great but I was hoping for more cakey texture. The batter spreads quite a bit so provide plenty of space between each drop. I used 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening simply because I was almost out of shortening. Definitely will make again! Read More
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Catracho10
Rating: 1 stars
06/01/2010
i followed the recipe to the letter. The cakes didn't rise and tasted awful and the cream filling tasted worse. Read More
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