{"id":1679629,"date":"2021-07-21T09:17:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1679629"},"modified":"2025-01-28T08:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:28:18","slug":"homemade-twinkie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/homemade-twinkie-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Homemade Twinkie Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\"You're going to risk our lives for a Twinkie?\" asks Columbus, played by Jesse Eisenberg, in the movie Zombieland<\/em>. Luckily, the zombie apocalypse isn't yet upon us, so there's no need to rush out and snag an emergency box of Twinkies.\r\n\r\nHowever, it's always good to be prepared (in case the zombies ever come knocking), so I created this homemade Hostess Twinkie recipe. (You know...for survival purposes.)\r\n

What's in a Twinkie?<\/h2>\r\n\"Homemade\r\n\r\nWhat makes a Twinkie special? It begins with an ultra-moist vanilla sponge cake<\/a> baked in an eclair-shaped pan. It's springy, tender and loaded with rich vanilla flavor. Some would argue that the Twinkie cake is simply a vessel for the vanilla cream filling.\r\n\r\nTwinkie filling is somewhat of a mystery. It's not exactly a whipped cream, it's too light to be straight marshmallow fluff and it isn't quite sweet or dense enough to be buttercream frosting. For a homemade version of the filling, you'll need a careful blend of these components.\r\n\r\nSee what the Twinkies packaging<\/a> used to look like.\r\n

How to Make Twinkies at Home<\/h2>\r\n

This recipe makes eight homemade Twinkies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\r\n

Vanilla Sponge <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n