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Easy Twinkies Copy Cat Recipe

Make your very own Twinkies the easy way!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: copycat recipe, homemade twinkies, twinkie recipe
Servings: 10
Author: Jennifer

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

  • nonstick spray
  • 4 egg whites only
  • 1 (16 oz) box of pound cake mix of your choice
  • 2/3 cup water

Filling Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons hot water
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt kosher salt is a milder flavor
  • 2 cups marshmallow screen I use the Jetpuffed
  • 1/3 cup shortening plain, not buttered
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees f.
  • Use a molded pan (as seen in my post) or create your own molds by wrapping a square seasoning jar around tin foil to create the mold shape. Place these molds that you create, side by side on a cookie sheet.

Start making the cake part:

  • Beat the egg whites until stiff (it should peak when you lift your blender beaters up from the egg whites)
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the cake mix and water. After it's blended with no lumps (about 2 minutes) fold in the egg whites.
  • Pour the batter into the molds, filling each mold about 3/4 of an inch.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Let the cakes cool before filling them.

Make the Filling:

  • Combine salt with the hot water in a small bowl. Stir it long enough for the salt to dissolve. Let cool.
  • Combine the marshmallow creme, shortening, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl and mix with a blender until fluffy.
  • Next, add the salt water mixture in the last step of blending the filling.
  • Fill the cooled pound cakes with this filling by poking three holes in the bottom of each cake. I used a straw to do this. I moved the straw around to open the inside of the cake part leaving the hole the same size as the straw.
  • Use a pastry bag to insert the filling mixture into the holes you just created.
  • Enjoy!