Homemade Twinkies

Twinkie Ingredients

• 1 box yellow cake mix

• 1 small box (3.4 oz.) instant vanilla pudding

• 1 c. water

• 1/2 c. vegetable oil

• 1 T. pure vanilla

• 4 eggs

Twinkie Directions

• Grease & line with a 10”x15” jelly roll pan with wax paper

• Mix together cake ingredients and pour into jelly roll pan

• Bake at 350 for 27-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean

• Invert cooled cake onto wire rack

• Using an electric knife cut the cake into four squares

• Take those sections and cut through the middle making a top and a bottom

• Then cut pieces into long twinkie size shapes

• Using a frosting spatula, spread filling on the bottom half of sandwich/twinkie

• Place the top half on the twinkie. (You can also fill the larger squares with filling and then cut into twinkie shapes).

Filling Ingredients

• 8 oz. cream cheese

• 1/2 c. powdered sugar

• 1-1/4 c. milk

• 1 small box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding

• 8 oz. Cool Whip

Filling Directions

• With a handheld electric mixer, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar and blend until smooth

• In a separate bowl combine milk and vanilla pudding then add whipped topping

• Add pudding mixture to cream cheese mixture and mix until combined well

• Spread in-between layers of twinkie cake

• *These are wonderful topped with fresh, sliced peaches!