Homemade Twinkies®

These homemade Twinkies feature yellow cake and pudding mix for the sponge and sweetened cream cheese lightened with whipped topping for the filling.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 345 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup water
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 (5.1 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 0.5 cup butter, room temperature
• 0.5 cup butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm
• 5 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 10x15-inch jelly roll pans.

Step 2

Make cake: Beat the eggs until combined; stir in the melted butter. Add the water, pudding mix, and yellow cake mix, stirring well to combine. The batter will be very thick. Divide the batter between the prepared pans, spreading evenly.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the cakes spring back when pressed lightly with a finger or a tester comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.

Step 4

Make filling: Combine butter, cream cheese, and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl. Beat until smooth. Stir in whipped topping and vanilla until incorporated.

Step 5

Spread filling on top of one cooled cake layer. Place the second cooled cake layer on top and cut into bars. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap and store in the freezer.