What is Twinkie?
{{use American English|date=August 2021}} [[File:Hostess twinkies tweaked.jpg|thumb|250px|Two twinkies (one in half)]] A '''Twinkie''' is a golden [[sponge cake]] which has a creamy filling. It was made by James A. Dewar in 1930, and is made by [[Hostess]]. The Twinkie was originally filled with [[banana]] cream inside but switched to a vanilla cream [[taste]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] when bananas were rationed. Twinkies have around 150 [[calories]] (627.6 kJ) in each bar. Twinkies have a cookbook and it has over 60 recipes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hostesscakes.com/products/twinkies/classic/|title=Hostess Twinkies|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730200312/https://www.hostesscakes.com/products/twinkies/classic/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They can also be deep-fried, like the [[deep frying|deep-fried]] Mars bar. Twinkies also have a mascot called ''[[Twinkie the Kid]]'' which is an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]] Twinkie. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Snack foods]] {{food-stub}}