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My favorite cake to make!!!

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

I buy a box of Ding Dongs by Hostess, unwrap them and then stack in a pyramid. Place a candle on top and viola, you have an instant cake.

I make this cake when I am meeting a friend somewhere and want something quick. Also, everyone loves it. Just bring a big baggie so they can take home the "leftovers".

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wildchild2x2

11 years ago

Thanks Dees I will look for them. I don't like KK donuts but if their pies are like Hostess I and DH will become fans.

Rob333 I used to freeze Hostess products back when we used to have an outlet near by. I'd go every few Wednesdays and stock up. Ding Dongs and Ho Hos were great straight from the freezer.

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katlan
11 years ago
Ha! That's awesome.
wildchild2x2
11 years ago
I was thinking about Hostess products just last night. I was wanting pie and the place I usually get late night pie was out. So I thought about how in the past a Hostess fruit pie would have taken care of the "craving". Wishing they were the same as before. I won't even buy them now. Since the turnover of the company everything is just awful. I really miss the fruit pies. Now they are nasty and flat. All the new Hostess products are disgusting.
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dees_1
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rob333 (zone 7b)
11 years ago
Kathy, you're my new best friend! I'll be right over ;) Those are my favorite cakes, both, the one you make of the Hostess cakes, and the cakes made by Hostess. Kin/Ding don(g)s (yes, I remember every iteration of their name) are my guilty pleasure. My son knows this and keeps his mitts off of them. I put them in the fridge as I love for them to crack when I bite into them, and the creamy middle doesn't mush out. They are much smaller than they used to be, but I think these made it through the transition unscathed unlike the fruit pies. (Mr. King totally agrees with you watchme!)
OklaMoni
11 years ago
Oh my gosh... I used to eat the German version, aka Weberkuchen.... and then, after I got to Oklahoma, I ate the hostess cakes. Hadn't had one in AGES!!!! Things you miss, when you start eating healthy. LOL

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