Twinkie Layer Cake
I don’t really know how this has happened, but over the course of the last few months, I’ve lost complete control over the television.
At first, I was super busy with the baby, (you know how they need things like ALLLL the TIMMMME) and I turned into one of those horrible people who sniffs, “I don’t have time for television” when people are discussing the last episode of Grey’s.
If we are being honest, the judgmental sniffing was only masking envy. Hello, an hour of uninterrupted TV time?? Heaven.
Anyways. Baby girl is finally on a decent schedule and I’ve come up for air.
And to my dismay — Man Shows. All night, every night.
Do you know that they make whole shows where people just FISH?
It’s true.
This can only be a precursor to Watching Paint Dry — Hardcore Reality. I mean, there is a time and a place for fishing, and it’s NOT on my big screen when I’ve sat down with a giant glass of cheap wine.
Also…Discovery Channel?
Enough. Just…enough.
How about we discover something called television that is awesome?? ABC Family runs Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants on nonstop loop. THAT is something I can get behind.
Also, Gilmore Girls repeats?
Never a bad idea.
To celebrate me taking back control of the television (ain’t nobody got time for Swamp People), I made a whole cake that tastes like my favorite thing — TWINKIES!!!!
Most of you know that my recipes vary. Sometimes I go homemade, sometimes I go box style, and this go around, it’s cake mix and pudding for the win.
The way I see it, regular Twinkies are full of chemicals. It’s what makes them taste so great. Why would I leave them out now??
If you like Twinkies — make the cake. It’s seriously FABULOUS and as close to a giant Twinkie as you’ll ever get.
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 1 box yellow cake mix (I used Duncan Hines)
- 5.1 oz box instant vanilla pudding (the large box)
- 1 cup water
- 1 stick salted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- Filling/Frosting:
- 1 stick salted butter, slightly softened
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 7 oz jar marshmallow creme
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour 2 (8 inch) round cake pans and set aside.
- In the bowl of your mixer, combine eggs and butter. Add water, pudding mix, and cake mix and beat on medium for about a minute, until batter is smooth and thick. Spread evenly in prepared pans and bake for about 20 -25 mins or until tops spring back when lightly touched, or a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
- Cool cakes for a few minutes in the pans, then turn out on to wire racks to finish cooling.
- For frosting/filling: Beat butter and vanilla in your mixer until combined. Add marshmallow cream and beat until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar until just combined. Add heavy cream, Increase speed to high, and beat for one minute, until light, smooth and fluffy. Spread on cake layers and serve.
Notes
Cake batter portion of recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com
I love this cake and I really hope you do too!!
Enjoy and have a great Monday!!
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Your Twinkie love is hilarious and precious!
My husband and father love watching Swamp people also. I love mornings when I get the TV and can catch up on Grey’s, and I completely agree about Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and re-runs of Gilmore Girls…Bring it on!!
While I liked Twinkies can honestly say I haven’t had one in a long time. So I think its time I make this and bring it to my best friends house so we can stuff our faces with this Twinkies cake and watch our girly shows!!
So pretty! Seriously, such a gorgeous cake!!
Now, I need to watch some tv! I have been so bust I have not watch any in week, but this post has me craving both tv and cake!
If I have to watch one more episode of Myth Busters or How It’s Made I’m going to loose my mind!!! My husband and son’s reason for watching them ALL the time is that they are LEARNING something. I don’t want to learn something at night. I just want to watch mindless tv.
OMG it sounds like you need a DVR. It’s the only way to ever watch TV again when you have a baby!!! Heck it’s the only way to watch once they are older too. But this cake, I would take in a fast minute with some New Jersey Housewives on DVR when the kids are asleep.
Gorgeous cake! I actually think I could pull this one off. ;) I am not the pretty cake maker, lol!
“I don’t have time for television” {{gasp}} Isn’t it annoying when life gets in the way of our tv watching?
Yep, the Discovery Channel is basically the reason I have embraced early bedtime. Also the SyFy channel. Seriously.
Oh and by the way, this cake…genius!
A Twinkie Cake! Wow, does that look yummy.
And there is nothing wrong with the Discovery Channel!
This cake also sounds like a good end of school cake. Thanks!
Gilmore Girls needs a reunion show! And I’ll take a giant slice of this beautiful cake :)
Agreed. My life never has enough Lauren Graham.
My house-full-of-boys are making me summertime nuts. I have TOTALLY lost control of the TV! It’s Mythbusters and Xbox. Boo. I’m gonna make a twinkie cake and hold it hostage until they let me watch Dirty Dancing all day.
Oh, yah…I cannot believe they have a whole episode devoted to finding Bigfoot! Waste. Of. Time. The hubby can go find Bigfoot while I make this delicious cake! Love the sprinkles too!
You had me at Twinkie!!!!!!!
This cake looks as adorable as Lucy in her Father’s Day T-shirt and tutu. I have to admit I JUST discovered Duck Dynasty. And loved it! I found a picture of the men pre-beards on Pinterest. (Where else?) Why don’t they shave?
I’m sorry I couldn’t read any further, when I saw this, this morning, on facebook…I have been obsessed ever since!! Must make!!
Cake and TV… YES! I am in awe of how pretty like cake is, and it’s just perfect for celebrating!
I will NEVER understand man shows!
This cake is fabulous:)
Cake and TV, a great combo! =)
Love the Gilmore Girls!
I’m totally with you on the swamp fishing thing, watched one episode at my brothers while on vacation and sat wondering WHY? Well I’m not happy with TV at all and since I don’t watch any reality stuff and it seems like that is all that is on, I stick to reruns of seinfeld and friends, and it sure would be nice to have other options at this point. I won’t bore you with the details of the awful stuff my husband watches….ugh…boring….cars, repair stuff and politics, it’s just sick of it all. So I would LOVE this cake, it is a sure fire fix for TV awfulness, right! It looks amazing!
I love twinkies and this cake is fluffy perfection!
And trying to fit in ANY tv is pretty much impossible with kids, blog, etc. I DVR things and can hardly even get to those!
pinned!
Oh Kristan!!! This is just gorgeous! I want a slice so bad!!!
Such a fun cake!
Adding this to my list of sweets to make for July 4th! It looks absolutely perfect!
Gorgeous cake!! I haven’t had a Twinkie in like FOR-EV-ER. This cake could seriously turn that around. Looks 10x better than a Twinkie if you ask me! ;)
That is the very best reason for using cake mix that I have ever heard. You just went pro-chemicals. I love it! I cannot wait to eat this.
Wait.. your shameless Twinkie obsession… your appreciation of Gilmore Girls… your acknowledgement of chemicals as a miracle of modern science… we might be the same person.
(ain’t nobody got time for Swamp People) Made me crack up!! AMEN!! I got control of the remote one time, I chose some obnoxious girly reality shows that I would never watch, but sat through 2 hours of them biting my lip trying not to laugh as my husband has this totally bewildered look on his face and looking at me like I had lost my mind!! Priceless!
And the cake? Can’t wait to make it for my daughter!
Great post, thanks for the giggles!
What a fun cake! I think this will have to be the cake I make for my Step-Son’s off to Air Force Boot Camp going away party!
Um, heck yes!
Love this!!
I’m so loving this right now! I need all those chemicals on my plate right now!
absolutely Yummm
Um, whaaaaatt?? YES, YES, and YES!!!! By the way, beautiful photo at top there! LOVE it!
I have been baking for 30 years and thought I’d made this today….ugh!! Total Pinterest fail :(
I was so excited to make this based off your pics but it didn’t turn out anything like I’d hoped. The cake baked up nice but deflated as soon as I took it out. The frosting never really “came together”
I truly hope this is something that was just a fluke and nobody else has issues too. Anyone else make it? How did yours turn out?
I’m so sorry to hear that!! My cake certainly did not deflate so I am not sure what the issue is there. As far as the frosting…maybe I’ll change the amount of cream. I think it has a lot to do with how soft the butter is and how packed the powdered sugar is in the cup…lots of variables there. It’s not really intended to be THICK, but it should stay on the cake at least.
Please help, my frosting is too thin. Maybe I didn’t mix it long enough? The top layer is sliding off.
Thank you,
Bonnie
Oh my gosh! I had the same thing happen to me today! The cake turned how fabulously. How could it not. The frosting though…not so much. It was so thin. Not fluffy. It tasted just like twinkie filling though. Yummy! So I added more confectioner’s sugar. So sweet, and not so twinkie tasting anymore. So I added another jar of fluff. Thicker now but not as twinkie tasting. Still a bit too thin. I used it and the cake slide, everywhichway. Even the candles flopped over. We ate it and it was good. What can we do to make the twinkie frosting thick enough? What did you do? Please tell because I want to make this again. Maybe next time I will make cupcakes and use the original unfixed frosting as a filling instead. If the cake is a lemon, then make lemonade. It was really tasty though. Thanks.
My frosting came out just as pictured, but I’m sorry that yours didn’t!! I think it has a lot to do with the softness of the butter, how packed the powdered sugar in the measuring cup…mine may have been more packed in than yours. I tweaked the measurements just a bit (upped the powdered sugar and slightly decreased the cream) to compensate, and changed it to adding the cream at the end which should help a bit. I hope you give it another try!!
I will definitely give this another try. The cake is
GOOD. The filling, when I tasted before frosting, was GOOD. Thanks for the help. If it weren’t nearly 11:00 at night I would make this right now. Thanks you!
Well, if you insist – I will absolutely make this cake! And – what is with the show Swamp People? My husband loves it!
Made the Twinkie Cake this morning with my 3 year old grandson. He loves to use the Kitchen Aid mixer. The cake turned out perfect and delicious. He wanted to personally deliver slices to everyone In the family. Thanks for a yummy cake that gave us an opportunity to make great memories.
Oh you just totally made my day. THANK YOU!!!!!
my boss is OBSESSED with twinkies. i’m definitely making this for his bday!
I have made these twice and everyones loves them, best twinkie recipe I found. thank you
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Made the cake but frosting came out to thin taste like a Twinkie will try again !
I made this cake today for my mom’s birthday. Everyone loved it!!! Thanks for the great recipe!
Making this right now for my son who’s 16th bday is today. :)
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Has anyone tried this recipe as a cupcake and filling the cupcake with the icing as well as frosting the top? After reading a few posts i wonder if the icing is too thin to pipe in the cupcakes???!
I just found this recipe today on Pinterest. I am not a baker… so this interestes me very much. My daughter’s birthday is coming up soon (she’ll be 23) and I need to make her something special for her special day!! This is it… and I know that she’ll love it… along with her husband and her kids. It will be the perfect ending to a fun birthday for her!!!
BTW… can’t do without Gilmore Girls!!! My secrect obsession!!! So glad they show them every day!!!
Love your comment about twinkies being filled with chemicals so why leave them out?! Yes! Yes! Yes! Some things just have to be done that way. ;-)
I noticed some of the comments said the filling is too thin, is it heavy cream or heavy whipping cream that is used?
I agree. Just finished frosting the cake and we had a slice and the frosting was crazy sweet and just tasted like powdered sugar…. I probably should have increased the amount of vanilla for our tastes. But I always like to make a recipe exact the first time. Was good but just too sweet for my taste but of course the kids loved it! However, you know it’s sweet when they can’t finish theirs! It is a beautiful cake and I loved the way it looked!
Not sure if I missed a step but my frosting turned out heavy and tasted like straight powdered sugar:( loved the cake part though!
Oops my reply above should have been to Brandy and the sweetness of the frosting. Mine was not too thin it was actually beautiful!
Holy smokes! This Twinkie delight is perfect. Absolutely perfect!
After seeing one of those “18 grossest ingredients in food” lists on my Facebook wall, I have decided to give up two things (and try to avoid some others) which are: Carmine (a common red coloring made from beetles) and Castoreum (a “natural flavoring” according to the FDA and only listed as such on ingredient lists… Made from the secretions of a beaver’s anal glands!) which is used and hidden from the public because it is cheaper than vanilla and raspberry flavorings! Now, if I want to eat cr*p, I will at least make it myself! The good news is that I will have to REALLY want it to make it and I might lose weight cutting down frequency! I’m hoarding recipes like this for when I get cravings in the future.
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I suggest you add a little banana flavoring to the cake batter to really get the “old-time Twinkie” taste. yummy!
Made the cake last night. To me, it didn’t taste like the twinkie I remember. Making the frosting, I thought it would come out much more fluffier and lighter like the twinkie filling.
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There is more than one tv in our house…nobody puts mummy’s remote in the corner!. But seriously I have been craving cake for a week. I think I will make this it looks awesome BUT I need to figure out substitutes for some of the ingredients as we don’t have them here in New Zealand !…wish me luck!
hello, could you please tell me what a stick of butter is equal to by cups? Thanks
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made today…so good. but chocolate
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Made this again today and it was a huge hit! So simple and so yummy. Thanks for the great inspiration.
Random note: My autocorrect put in “twinkle cake” instead of “twinkie cake” on Pinterest and I was not disappointed. :)
I’m so glad you enjoy it!!
Kristan, this cake was a huge hit with my in-laws. just wondering if I could make it in bundt cake form?
Awesome recipe! Turned out perfectly. Will definitely be making this again.
Made this yesterday for Bible study. Was reallllllly good, but not light and airy like the Twinkies I remember. (Mine looked just like yours!)
Haven’t had Twinkies for a long time, I could be wrong on the texture. The filling was almost the death of me, soooooo yummy!! Thanks for a great recipe.
Is this the sort of frosting that has to be made the day of serving, or can it be made the night before?
Love this. I made it in a bundt pan. Baked about 30 minutes. Once cooled I scooped out little pockets from the underside and filled with the filling. Delicious and huge hit with my family. Thank you so much.
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