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twinkie cake

(3 ratings)
mississinewalkergrl avatar
Recipe by
Jen B
@mississinewalkergrl
Somewhere, IN

My mother-in law, Helen always made this. She gave me the recipe a long, long time ago. She wrote it on a piece of paper. I still have it in my recipe box. It's kind of funny, she always told me there was something different she did to it that wasn't on the recipe. I never wrote it down, and I could never remember what it was. She passed away a few years ago. I made this the other day and found the icing wasn't sweet enough, so I added confectioners sugar. I can't help but wonder if that was what she added to it. Thanks Helen, you taught me a lot of good things over the years.

(3 ratings)
yield serving(s)
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For twinkie cake

  • 1
    boxed yellow cake mix
  • FROSTING: COOK MILK & FLOUR TOGETHER
  • 1 c
    whole milk
  • 5 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • FROSTING: ADD COOKED FLOUR MILK MIXTURE TO THE REST OF THESE
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    crisco
  • 1 stick
    softened butter
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 4 Tbsp
    confectioners' sugar (optional)

How To Make twinkie cake

  • 1
    Bake cake according to directions. Let cool completely.
  • 2
    Gather all ingredients for frosting.
  • 3
    Frosting: After cake has cooled, cook the flour and milk together over med low heat until thick. This takes me several minutes because I don't want to scorch the mixture. I just take it on and off the heat stirring constantly. It gets pretty thick, kind of like pudding. Let cool.
  • 4
    Add the cooled flour and milk mixture with the rest of the frosting ingredients. Beat until fluffy. This takes a few minutes. This isn't sweet enough for us, so I add 4 T confectioners sugar while beating. This is optional. Cut cake in half, add all the frosting on top of this half , then place the other half of the cake on top of the icing.
  • 5
    Keep cake refrigerated and covered. Enjoy!
  • 6
    If you want your filling really white, use clear vanilla. If you don't have it, the regular is fine.
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