The Ultimate Twinkie Cake Recipes

Steps:

• I listed the ingredients from a Duncan Hines cake mix, so you will need to follow the directions on which ever cake mix you use.
• Mix well,then pour batter into wax paper lined 9x13 pan. Then bake, let cool and remove from pan.
• Slice lengthwise with thread or knife. Spread filling between layers and sprinkle top with powdered sugar.
• Filling directions: Combine flour and water, cook until thick, cool in refrigerator, combine sugar,margarine,shortening and vanilla. Beat until thick and fluffy. Add cooled mixture; Beat again until fluffy and spread filling between layers. If it looks curdled, you need to beat it a little longer.
• Like I told you, you can make them into little loaf pans or mini muffin pans. Use a pastry bag to pipe the filling into the cakes.
• You could be creative and add cocoa or strawberry jelly to the filling.
• I try and sprinkle the powdered sugar on them just before I serve them as the sugar absorbs into the cake over a short period of time. You can refrigerate them (thats the way I like them, or frozen) but they are fine left out on the counter for a day or so.
• I am just guessing on the servings, it all depends on the pans you use. I think I get between 25-35 mini muffins out of 1 cake mix,1 dozen mini loafs and I am just approximating on the 20 slices in a 9x13. Also, to be honest, I am not sure the amount of time it takes to make them. The baking time is also a guess depending on which size pans you use. I make the filling while the cakes are cooking.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease the edges of two 9-inch OR three 8-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with wax paper.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
• Beat shortening and 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, heating well after each addition.
• Blend in vanilla and almond extract.
• Beat egg whites in separate bowl at medium speed with electric mixer until foamy.
• Add cream of tartar and beat at high speed until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add remaining 2/3 cup granulated sugar, beating until stiff peaks form, and fold into batter.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared pan and smooth with cake spatula.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• Loosen edges and remove to racks to cool completely.
• Fill layers with Twinkie Creme Filling.
• For Twinkie Creme Filling: Combine the salt with the hot water in a small bowl and stir until salt is dissolved.
• Let this mixture cool.
• Combine the marshmallow creme, shortening, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl and mix well with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy.
• Add the salt solution to the filling mixture and combine.
• Makes 1-1/2 cups of creme filling.