Homemade Twinkies Recipe

This homemade Twinkies recipe features yellow cake and pudding mix for the sponge and sweetened cream cheese lightened with Cool Whip for the filling.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 269 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

Beat eggs together in a bowl until combined; stir in ½ cup melted butter. Add cake mix, water, and pudding mix, stirring well to combine; the batter will be very thick. Divide batter between the prepared pans, spreading evenly.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until 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

Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and ½ cup butter in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in whipped topping and vanilla extract until incorporated.

Step 5

Spread filling on top 1 cooled cake layer; place remaining cooled cake layer on top and cut into bars. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap; store in the freezer.