homemade hostess

RIP, Hostess.

In case you haven’t already heard, Hostess is closing up shop and shutting down. I know that Hostess treats are not sophisticated, healthy, or anything close to homemade. In fact, the treats are full of preservatives (but oh, so delicious!) and have a shelf life…

Homemade Hostess Cupcakes

I saved my favorite for last! I LOVE the classic Hostess Cupcake. When I was a little kid my grandma used to treat me to these cupcakes or Ho-Hos for my after-school treat. The first Hostess cupcake was sold on May 11, 1919 (which also…

Homemade Hostess Sno Balls

If you are a regular reader of this blog you know that I cannot stand coconut. But I had to include Sno Balls in this week’s series! Sno Balls are pink and cute and will forever remind of “Overnight Delivery”, a not-so-great movie from 1998…

Homemade Drake’s Devil Dogs

Devil Dogs are made by a company named Drake’s, which is owned by Hostess. Devil Dogs are described as “An unfrosted devil’s food cake sandwich with vanilla creme with round edged cake wafers resembling a hot dog.” Sounds good to me! Homemade Drake’s Devil Dogs…

Homemade Hostess Twinkies

Twinkies are the food we all love to hate… and hate to love. You’re not supposed to eat Twinkies (because they have a shelf-life of 398,408 years! Not quite, but I’ll get to that in a minute) but what human being hasn’t tried at least…