Homemade Twinkie Recipe
Author: Public Lives, Secret Recipes
Serves: 8 cakes
- for Twinkies:
- 1½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 /2 tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick/8 tbsp)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup milk
- for filling:
- 3 tbsp vegetable shortening
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- For best results, have all ingredients at room temperature.
- for Twinkies
- In a large bowl cream butter & sugar with a hand mixer & beat until light & fluffy.
- Add eggs, egg yolk, & vanilla extract to butter/sugar mixture & beat until incorporated.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl & continue mixing.
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, & milk. Mix on low speed until well incorporated.
- Plug in unit, spray with baking spray & fill each cavity until ¾ full.
- Bake between 4-7 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove Twinkies & allow to cool.
- Once the Twinkies are cooled, fill with frosting & enjoy!
- for filling:
- With an electric mixer beat together vegetable shortening & butter until blended.
- Turn the mixer down to its lowest setting & gradually add powdered sugar until incorporated.
- Once incorporated, turn mixer on high speed & beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Gradually beat in vanilla extract and corn syrup until the filling is the consistency of mayonnaise, about 2 minutes more.
- Fill pastry bag. Inject about one tablespoon in three locations on the underside of each cooled Twinkie & enjoy!
large mixing bowl
hand mixer
baking spray
Hostess Twinkie Maker
Recipe by Public Lives, Secret Recipes at https://publiclivessecretrecipes.com/2015/02/homemade-twinkie-recipe.html
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