Make Hostess Twinkies

Famous for decades, the Hostess Twinkies snack cake has long been a favorite snack for road trips and after-school treats. However, what if you can't get hold of Twinkies, either because they're low on stock (thanks to Hostess Brand's unfortunate demise[1]) or because you live where they don't sell them? Never fear––the gooey filling and sponge-cake covering that has always made Twinkies so popular is something you can replicate at home.

Ingredients

Cakes

  • 2 cups (250g) of flour
  • 1 1/2 cups (300g) of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) of vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) of cold water
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla
  • 7 egg yolks
  • 7 egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar

Filling

  • 6 tablespoons (50g) of flour (rounded)
  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) of butter & Crisco mixture
  • 1 1/2 cups (300g) of sugar
  • 1 cup (240 ml) of cold milk (scant)
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla

Steps

Making the Cake

  1. Get a large bowl and combine the sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Create a hole in the middle (like a well). Then add the egg yolks, water, oil, and vanilla. Mix everything together until you get a smooth mixture. Put the bowl on the side.
  2. Get another bowl and mix the cream of tartar with the egg whites. Beat them together until you get a stiff peak.
  3. Take the egg white mixture and pour it into the first mixture you made. Mix everything until all the ingredients are well combined.
  4. Pour the final mixture in a 10 x 14 inch (25cm x 35cm) pan; there is no need to grease it. Place it in the oven at 350ºF/180ºC for about 45 to 50 minutes.
  5. Let the cake cool on the side. Turn the pan upside down as you get it out, then take the edges off with a knife.
  6. Carefully cut the cake horizontally to get two layers.

Making the Filling

  1. Get a bowl and mix the sugar, flour, and butter together. Beat for five minutes on a high speed and slowly mix in the vanilla and milk.
  2. Continue beating everything together for another five minutes.
  3. Spread the filling mixture on the two cake layers.
  4. Cut the cake into small squares (about 3 x 1 inches/7.5cm x 2.5cm). Wrap the individual pieces in Saran wrap.
  5. Finished.

Tips

  • Instead of cutting the cakes horizontally, just get a pastry filling tool and put three holes in the bottom of the cake and fill.
  • Add something special in the batter or filling. Everybody likes something special!

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie

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