Twinkie Goes Bankrupt, so Make Your Own

When we heard that Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs, and all things snack-alicious had filed for bankruptcy, we panicked. A world without Twinkies? We immediately ran out and bought all the Twinkies we could carry. After all, those things are supposed to have an infinite shelf life.

Then we got a quick legal and business primer- filing for bankruptcy doesn't mean Twinkies will disappear, just that the company couldn't pay its debts. Has worldwide Ding Dong and Ho Ho consumption fallen that low? Well, no matter, we're relieved they'll still be around for long road trips and late nights at work.

After the dust settled we realized there was a better option. Instead of spending all our hard earned cash to buy and hoard Twinkies, we should learn how to make delicious snack cakes at home. Problem solved.

So, we put down the Twinkie and picked up a laptop to search the FoodPair Recipe Search Engine for snack cakes, cupcakes, and brownies. We found several thousand recipes and handpicked 5 to satisfy your sweet-snack craving.

Chocolate Yogurt Snack Cakes
This chocolate cupcake hits all the right notes.
Ingredients: Egg, Yogurt, Sugar, Salt, Flour, Baking Powder, Vanilla Extract, Almond Extract, Oil, Whipping Cream, Bittersweet Chocolate

Chocolate-Banana Snack Cake
Chocolate and Banana are a pairing we'd like to eat more often.
Ingredients: Egg, Banana, Butter, Sugar, Salt, Flour, Vanilla Extract, Baking Soda, Cocoa Powder, Applesauce, Instant Coffee

Blueberry Snack Cakes
This moist snack cake is great for breakfast, snack or dessert.
Ingredients: Egg, Butter, Sugar, Blueberry, Flour, Baking Powder, Milk

Homemade Twinkies
This recipe will help you re-create the Twinkie magic.
Ingredients: Egg, Butter, Vanilla Extract, Powdered Sugar, Cream Cheese, Whipped Cream, Instant Vanilla Pudding, Yellow Cake Mix

Banana Snack Cake with Brown-Butter Frosting
We like anything with brown-butter frosting, especially this snack.
Ingredients: Egg, Butter, Vanilla Extract, Powdered Sugar, Cream Cheese, Whipped Cream, Instant Vanilla Pudding, Yellow Cake Mix


So have no fear, with these recipes you can always make your favorite snack at home.

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