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D id you hear the one about how Hostess hasn’t made any new Twinkies in 25 years? Or how Twinkies are made with embalming fluid? We’re not sure why, but the shelf life of Twinkies seems to receive a lot of attention. To set the record straight, the Hostess people say a Twinkie will stay fresh for only 25 days, though they’re awfully cagey about letting people tour the factory.
But seriously, folks, we love Twinkies. Really, we do. And we’re sorry their parent company, Interstate Bakeries (which also owns Wonder Bread), filed for bankruptcy in 2004. The whole snack cake industry is in a funk, in fact. Is it all the trans fats?
In the spirit of Pimp That Snack, we’ve been tinkering ourselves, and we’ve come up with what we think are some delicious snack cakes. Complete with cream—not creme—vanilla filling.
This article is wonderful! I plan on making all these so that I don't have to give up any of these delights especially the Twinkies.
I am not a big Twinkie fan because Twinkies alone give me heartburn. However, I found a most excellent recipe for strawberry shortcake "surprise". The surprise was that the cake was actually made up of split-lengthwise twinkies with the strawberries on top. The topping was whipped cream whipped with instant vanilla pudding (which stabilizes the whipped cream and no added sugar is needed).
Needless to say, most people don't even guess the Twinkies are in it. But everyone commented on how delectible it was.
"Surprise" indeed!
I make a dessert cheekily called "Twinkamisu." When people ask about the wonderful texture of my tiramisu, I reply, "The secret ingredient is pre-filled spongecake."
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Oh dear - do I really need more fat in my diet!?
first i've got to say that the cream filling is a such a great and easy and simple frosting recipe. i use that sludge for everything now.
the twinkie sponge cakes are perfectly grand. they even have that skin of cake that comes off on your fingers. I've been using them for strawberry shortcakes.
as for the ding a lings - dude, they take forever and they're not that good. i feel like the cake recipe is unnecessarily complicated, and my audience and I agreed that they were not exactly tasty.
here's what i want - a recipe for jelly donuts. don't worry about the jelly part...just the donut...