Wicked How-To’s

Ok, for those who want to try making their own Twinkies at home I’ve got the exact recipe plus an instructional video here by a guy who specifically specializes in cloning famous food items (big macs, Starbucks cranberry bars, snickers, etc.). The Twinkie was invented on April 6, 1930 by bakery manager James Dewar in Schiller Park, Illinois, who was working for Continental Baking Company, the parent company behind

2007, Hostess announced that they were going to start making the banana-flavored Twinkie again. The banana-flavored version had originally been started as a limited-time promotion, however, due to the fact that sales went up by 20% when the banana version was offered, Hostess has decided that the banana Twinkie will now become a permanent part of the Twinkie product line. Here’s the video, the specific recipe is just below it:

Homemade Twinkie Recipe

Ingredients for the cake:

• Non-stick spray
• 4 egg whites
• 1 16-oz box of golden pound cake mix
• 2/3 cup of water

Ingredients for the filling:

• 2 tsp very hot water
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups marshmellow cream (or one 7 oz jar)
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

What to do:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Make the molds out of aluminum foil as per the instructions in the video, you will need 10 of them, and don’t forget to use the non-stick spray.
3. Beat the egg whites until stiff as per the video. In a separate bowl combine the cake mix with water and beat until thoroughly blended (around 2 minutes). Then, pour the egg whites into the cake mix and slowly combine until blended.
4. Pour the batter into the molds such that it’s about 3/4 of an inch deep in each one. Bake in the pre-heated oven for around 30 minutes, or until the cakes are golden brown and a toothpick will come out clean.
5. To do the cream filling, first mix the salt into the bowl of hot water, and mix until the salt is dissolved. Let it cool.
6. Combine the marshmellow cream, shortening, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a bowl and mix, preferably with an electric mixer on high, until fluffy.
7. Now pour the salt water solution in and mix.
8. When the cakes are done, just use a chopstick and bag or pastry gun as in the video to inject the cream filling.

Yum.

Additional Twinkie Awesomeness

How to make deep fried twinkies, oh boy!!! (with chocolate sprinkles…maybe they’re Belgian?)

For more awesome recipes (like how to clone your own Big Mac at home), check out Tobb Wilbur’s (the guy in the video) site: TopSecretRecipes.com