I love The Closer. Brenda Leigh Johnson is a funny, smart modern female detective (chief). While her addiction to chocolate is perhaps not her most innovative characteristic, her current candy-drawer stash is pretty hilarious. Every day is Halloween in her office!
But it's the way that she unwraps her little foil-wrapped chocolate cakes and luxuriates in them made me want to have a taste. She makes them look so good.
I really wanted to make a homemade version of these magical little cakes, which I have learned are called "Ding Dongs," but since I have unfortunately (or fortunately?) never had one I didn't think I could be trusted to replicate it. So I dove in, and strictly for research purposes, I bought a box of 12.
First of all, I love how they are wrapped. Brenda has made an art-form out of unwrapping them. (Secondly, I can't believe that a single serving is two cakes). Upon biting into the actual item, however, I have to say I was a disappointed by the bland flavor and dry texture. The upside is that I can now fully imagine what they should taste like. What they have been tasting like in my imagination this whole time. I can't wait to make my own decadent, moist, and richly chocolatey version. They will have to help me deal with the inevitable depression that will come when The Closer comes to an end at the end of this season.
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