Description
Fluffy golden snack cakes filled with airy vanilla meringue cream, homemade for fresher, customizable sweetness without preservatives.
Ingredients
- 250 grams cake flour, sifted
- 225 grams granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
- 120 millilitres whole milk
- 160 millilitres vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites, room temperature (for filling)
- 135 grams granulated sugar (for filling)
- 40 millilitres water (for filling)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 177°C (350°F). Generously spray Twinkie-shaped cake pans with non-stick baking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sifted cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the egg mixture over the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth and lump-free.
- Spoon batter into prepared pans, filling each cavity about two-thirds full. Bake 15–20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove cakes and cool completely before filling.
- For the filling: Beat egg whites with an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water; stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and cook until syrup reaches 119°C–121°C (245°F–250°F).
- With mixer running on medium-high, slowly pour hot syrup into whipped egg whites. Beat on high until meringue cools to room temperature and becomes thick and glossy.
- Fill a piping bag fitted with a #10 round tip with the meringue.
- Turn cooled cakes over. Insert the piping tip into three evenly spaced points on the base of each cake and pipe filling into the center and both ends. Avoid overfilling.
Notes
- Substitute cake flour with all-purpose flour mixed with cornstarch (250 g flour + 32 g cornstarch).
- Use store-bought marshmallow fluff as a convenient filling alternative.
- Add a hint of lemon zest or almond extract to the filling for a flavor twist.
- Dust cakes lightly with powdered sugar before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snack, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 130 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
