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Homemade Red Velvet Twinkies Recipe: A Family Favorite

These homemade Red Velvet Twinkies are a family favorite. These individual red velvet cakes contain an irresistible filling that is light and fluffy!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Cooling and Wrapping Time 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Twinkie Filling
  • 1 ¼ cup milk (2%)`
  • 6 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening (white Crisco)
  • 1/2 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • dash salt
Red Velvet Cake Box Mix- I listed what is needed for the Duncan Heinz Box Mix that I Used.
  • 1 box Red Velvet Cake (Duncan Hines) Follow the box directions.
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Equipment

  • Mixer
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons:
  • rubber spatula
  • parchment paper
  • cling wrap
  • 2 (9 x 13 x 1in) pans

Method
 

Twinkie Filling Phase One
  1. In a small saucepan, cook 1 ¼ cups milk and 6 tablespoons of flour over medium heat until thickened. This will take around 5 minutes. It will be VERY thick. So thick that it won't fall off of the whisk.
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  2. Once it has thickened you need to let it cool completely. I remove it from the pan with a spatula and put it into a different bowl to help speed up the cooling process. This might take 20 minutes or longer. You can also put it in the refrigerator to help speed things up.
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Twinkie Filling Phase Two
  1. Beat 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup shortening, 1/2 cup softened butter, a dash of salt, and 1 tsp. of vanilla for about 5 minutes. Use a mixer for this.
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Twinkie Filling Phase Three
  1. Add the cooled milk and flour mixture to the sugar and butter mixture. Beat, beat, and beat some more. This is going to take around 8 minutes. If you don't beat it long enough it will be grainy. You want it to be light and fluffy!
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Make and Bake the Cake
  1. Preheat the oven to whatever the box says. Mine says 350°.
  2. Make the red velvet cake batter according to the directions on the back of the box.
  3. Prepare two 9x13x1 inch pans by either placing parchment paper on them or by using a cooking spray containing flour and spraying them. Otherwise, the baked cakes won't fall out when you need to flip them out here in a bit.
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  4. Bake them for no more than 8 minutes. I set my timer for 5 minutes and then one minute increments after that (up until 8 minutes) to make sure that I don't over bake them. Keep checking them and keep setting your timer!
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  5. Let the cakes cool completely before moving on to the next steps.
The Tricky Flip: Get the Cakes Out of the Pan (In One Piece-Hopefully)
  1. Lay out a piece of wax or parchment paper on a surface that has space to work on.
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  2. Carefully flip on of the cakes out of the pan and onto the parchment or wax paper.
  3. Gently remove the parchment paper.
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  4. Spread on the Twinkie filling. Make sure that it covers evenly and all the way out to the edges.
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  5. Carefully line up the other cake and then gently flip it over on top of the filling.
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  6. Gently remove the parchment paper.
  7. Use a long bread knife (or knife of your choice) and cut cake into individual Twinkies. A 3 by 9 grid seems to work well.
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  8. Wrap each Twinkie with cling wrap and refrigerate.
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  9. Serve cold or warm. We prefer cold, but I definitely eat one right away too:)
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