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Home made Twinkies
Great cheat of a dessert and they taste remarkable similar
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1h

Category: Desserts

Ingredients

For 1 Batch(es)

Recipe

1 lemon cake mix
1 yellow or pineapple cake mix
2 cup(s) powdered sugar
4 tablespoon(s) softened butter
4 tablespoon(s) crisco
2 tablespoon(s) milk
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
1 pinch(es) salt

Home made Twinkies Directions

  1. Mix the two cake mixes together according to package directions, but on the yellow cake mix use pineapple juice instead of water.
  2. Bake in cupcake papers according to package directions, cool completely
  3. For filling: Mix powdered sugar, butter, crisco, milk, vanilla and salt until light and fluffy. Fill a pastry bag with a large tip hole or use a squeeze bottle, poke cupcakes in the middle and squeeze filling in until small cracks start to appear.