Homemade Twinkies
Directions
- 1In a bowl, combine half a cup of softened butter and one cup of sugar.
- 2Cream the butter and sugar together until well combined.
- 3Add two full eggs and one egg yolk to the creamed mixture.
- 4Beat the eggs into the mixture.
- 5Add half a cup of 2% milk, one and a half tablespoons of oil (olive oil was used), and half a tablespoon of vanilla to the mixture.
- 6Mix everything again.
- 7Optionally, add a small drop of yellow food gel.
- 8In a separate bowl, combine one cup and two-thirds of a cup of all-purpose flour, one and a half teaspoons of baking powder, a quarter teaspoon of baking soda, a quarter teaspoon of cream of tartar, and a quarter teaspoon of salt.
- 9Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- 10Transfer the batter into a piping bag or a Ziploc bag.
- 11Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 12Lightly grease the back of a measuring spoon and gently push it into the center of the batter in the Twinkie molds to create a slight indentation.
- 13Bake the Twinkies in the preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
- 14For the filling, add about two-thirds of a cup of powdered sugar to a bowl.
- 15Add about a quarter cup of softened butter (melted slightly is okay) to the powdered sugar.
- 16Add about a cup of marshmallow fluff and a dash of vanilla to the bowl.
- 17Mix the filling ingredients together until smooth.
- 18Transfer the filling to a piping bag.
- 19Poke a hole in the bottom of each baked Twinkie.
- 20Pipe the filling into each Twinkie through the hole until it is filled.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 0.5 cup milk (2%)
- 1.5 tbsp oil (olive oil used)
- 0.5 tbsp vanilla
- 1 drop yellow food gel
- 1.66 cup all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 tsp cream of tartar
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.66 cup powdered sugar
- 0.25 cup softened butter
- 1 cup marshmallow fluff
- 1 dash vanilla
Equipment
bowlmicrowavemeasuring spoonsegg separatorpiping bag (or Ziploc bag)Twinkie moldsoven
Tips
- If you don't have a piping bag, use a Ziploc.
- Grease the back of a measuring spoon and push into the center of the batter in the molds to help with the dome.
- Cake flour would be best, but all-purpose flour can be used.
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