Twinkie Cake

Twinkie Cake: Two layer homemade yellow sponge cake with sweet cream filling.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy homemade cake, yellow cake

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Servings

Calories 535kcal

Author Julie Clark

Ingredients

For the cake:

1 box yellow cake mix
4 large eggs
1 cup unsalted butter (melted)
1 ¼ cup 2% milk

For the filling:

5 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup 2% milk (or whole milk)
1/2 cup shortening
½ cup unsalted butter
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup granulated sugar
Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

Make the cake:

Preheat the oven to 325º Fahrenheit for dark pans or 350º Fahrenheit for light or glass pans. Spray the bottom of 2 9” square cake pans with cooking spray, then line the pans with parchment paper to ensure the cake comes out cleanly.
Mix cake mix, eggs, butter and milk in a large bowl using a mixer on medium speed. Scrape the bowl as needed. Beat for about two minutes.
Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when you touch it.
Allow the cakes to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Make the frosting:

In a small saucepan over medium low heat, cook the flour and milk together, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens to a pudding consistency.
Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool completely. (Move the mixture to another bowl and place it over a bowl of ice for it to cool more quickly.)
Using a mixer, cream the butter, shortening, salt and vanilla until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
Add in the sugar and beat for 2 minutes.
Add in the cooled flour mixture. Use a mixer and beat until the mixture becomes fluffy like whipped cream. This may take a couple of minutes.

Assemble the cake:

If the cakes have domes, use a large knife to level them off so they are somewhat even.
Place one cake layer on a plate.
Spread all of the whipped frosting over the first cake layer.
Then place the second cake layer on top.
Dust with powdered sugar.
Slice and serve.
Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 12 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**

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