As impressionable as I am, I found myself suddenly craving Twinkies a few weeks ago after all that talk about Hostess filing bankruptcy. I couldn’t afford to take to eBay to purchase a twenty dollar box of the tasty treats so I did what every crafty hungry girl would do; I perused Pinterest. There are a plethora of homemade Twinkie recipes out there.
I’m not even sure I pinned this recipe since I can’t seem to find the pin. Nevertheless, homemade Twinkies were made.
The comes from Coconut and Lime.}
The spin? No spinning this time. I was hoping for a delicious copycat recipe so I followed the recipe as written. Also, I should note: I’ve owned this Twinkie pan {from Williams Sonoma} for, oh, about twelve years and haven’t ever used it until now. Yea. Craziness, I know.
The verdict: Not great. Or, not good at all. I didn’t even finish the one I started to eat. And, I just now {like 2 or 3 weeks after baking} threw them away {they hadn’t even started to mold?}.
The sponge {wasn’t all that spongy} cake was dense and flavorless and the filling was just not good. I’d never had a sweet cream/fluff filling start with a milk and flour roux as the base. It just wasn’t good.
I guess it’s back to the pinning board I go. I must get my money’s worth for the pan, after all.
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I'm so glad to know others who have special pans that may wait for years before they get used!!
Oh, Susan, it's terrible how many specialty pans I've purchased and barely used!
Ask me how many times I have used my cake doughnut pans. It would pain me to tell you.