Chocolate Twinkie Cake

"Age is NOT a factor in who loves this cake--I've had adults and children go gah-gah over this little kitchen creation! Cutting the cake horizontally is the hardest part of the whole deal; don't be a perfectionist because no one is going to take measurements on how evenly you sliced it! :-) Leave out the cocoa...and this is a very close cousin to the Twinkie Cakes you found in your lunch box when you were a child!"
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
15
Yields:
1 13x9 pan
Serves:
16-20
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350; grease a 13x9 pan.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, shortening, vanilla and eggs; beating until very smooth.
  • In a separate bowl, combine remaining DRY ingredients; set aside.
  • Pour milk into a measuring cup.
  • In three or four portions, alternate adding flour mixture and milk to the sugar mixture in the mixing bowl, beating well after each addition; scrape sides of bowl, and beat for one more minute (or so).
  • Pour into prepared pan, smooth out the top, smack pan firmly against countertop (removes bubbles), two or three times.
  • Pop it into the oven; bake for 25-30 minutes (springy top or clean toothpick); cool 5-8 minutes on rack.
  • While cake is cooling, prepare filling: Cream butter & shortening, then add sugars, then milk, vanilla and lemon extract; beat until very fluffy & creamy; set aside.
  • When cake is cooled, use bread-cutting (serrated) knife and slice in half, depth-wise.
  • Remove top half of cake (slide hands between two layers and lift up--voila!); liberally spread filling over the bottom section, keeping edges clean.
  • Place top half of cake on filling, press gently.
  • Cover and allow to sit for a day to develop flavors (and to test your willpower!); altho' we've had good results eating right away!
  • This recipe is easily halved and made in an 8- or 9-inch pan, too (and much easier to do the filling!).
  • Cut into rectangles to sort-of resemble the traditional twinkie-cake shape.

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Reviews

  1. Please do not waste time, effort or ingredients on this cake! Neither the cake nor the filling tastes anything like a Twinkie - they don't taste good at all. I made this for a July 4 party, now I have nothing to take and I'm so disappointed.
     
  2. Yummy! I made this for my daughter's last birthday. It was GONE in 3 minutes...Thanks so much for this great recipe.
     
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