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Cake Mix Twinkie Recipe

We recreated the Hostess Twinkie recipe at home with a cake mix, marshmallow fluff, sugar, and a specialty-designed baking mold.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 8 cakes

Ingredients
  

For the cake

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 16-oz box pound cake mix
  • 2/3 cup water

For the Filling

  • 1 7-oz jar marshmallow creme
  • 2/3 cup salted butter
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F and prepare the Twinkie pan or cupcake pan.
  • In a large bowl or stand mixer whip 4 large egg whites until stiff peaks form.
  • In a separate mixing bowl mix the cake mix with water. Fold the whipped egg whites into the batter and pour into the molds, filling halfway. Place extra batter in cupcake molds.
  • Cake until the cake is golden brown and the cake bounces back when poked with a toothpick, around 18 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes, remove from the molds, and then cool to room temperature.

Make the Filling

  • In a medium bowl, whip together the marshmallow fluff, butter, confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract. Place the mixture in a piping bag with a tip or in a plastic bag with the tip cut off. Poke three holes in the cooled cake with a chopstick and fill the cake