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Homemade Twinkies

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/ 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup softened butter
  • 1 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups white flour. OR 3 cups + 2 Tablespoons cake flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • FILLING
  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Method
 

  1. In a mixing bowl, sift flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add in milk, eggs and vanilla.
  3. Using the paddle attachment, slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet. Beat on high for 1 minutes.
  4. Pour into batter into individual baking tins, filling only half way.
  5. Bake at 325 for 16 minutes.
  6. For Frosting.
  7. Using a electric beater cream together cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Add in powdered sugar. Beat for 1 minute on high.
  8. Allow Twinkies to cool completely prior to filling.
  9. Using a cake decorator or piping gun, fill Twinkies from the under side, poking three holes and squirting in frosting of choice.