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Cooking & Baking

CrispyQ

(40,528 posts)

6. I lived on Hostess cupcakes & Twinkies when I was a kid.

Reply to wcmagumba (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 08:15 PM

Nov 25

Now, I like Little Debbie better. I wish they made a Twinkie, too.

I always add a tablespoon of cocoa powder to my chocolate cake mixes & recently I've been adding grated fresh ginger. Yum!!

Happy baking!

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I'm an old guy who likes those Hostess cupcakes sold in stores...they've gotten so small I'm stopping... [View all] wcmagumba Nov 25 OP

Shrinkflation...the struggle is real! nt Shermann Nov 25 #1

at our local grocery store (small city) slightlv Nov 25 #11

Last week, I opened a can of Progresso soup Bluetus Nov 25 #18

Make cupcakes... 2naSalit Nov 25 #2

Yes. They are very freezable! CrispyQ Nov 25 #7

Cake fiend that I am... 2naSalit Nov 25 #14

It's a way of doing business bucolic_frolic Nov 25 #3

Zackly. Permanut Nov 25 #4

Homemade "hostess" Cupcakes quaint Nov 25 #5

Ooh, those look good. Have you tried them? hlthe2b Nov 25 #8

Not yet. Inspired by the thread to look them up. quaint Nov 25 #13

Oh boy, those look delicious. Emile Nov 25 #9

That is a great find! Thank you! Scrivener7 Nov 25 #10

I lived on Hostess cupcakes & Twinkies when I was a kid. CrispyQ Nov 25 #6

And don'r foget about drinking Bosco straight out of the can. GreenWave Nov 25 #12

HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! elleng Nov 25 #20

Lol, too funny! catchnrelease Nov 25 #15

I haven't had those for years, but they were always a weakness Warpy Nov 25 #16

Seasonal Christmas cakes should be out now IronLionZion Nov 25 #17

There was a Hostess store about a block from my middle school. ... aggiesal Nov 25 #19