Hostess. As in, Hostess Cupcakes, probably *the* most well known packaged snack baked goods out there, and yet to me, a relatively unknown entity. Twinkies, Zingers, Hohos, Snowballs, etc ... I know the names, sure, but none of them were really known to me.
Yes, really. While other kids at school had lunch boxes complete with these things of wonder (or so I imagined), I always had homemade cookies, unless I was really lucky, and had managed to convince mom to get some Little Debbie Nutty Bars (which, as you may recall from my review a few years ago, still really are good!). My dad was #teamDrakes (see old review), so when his treats were in stock, it was Devil Dogs. And thus, Hostess products just never really found their way into my house, even though the cakes are obviously quite iconic.
Snack Cakes
In adulthood, I finally tried the cupcakes, available in the signature chocolate version with white icing inside, or a similar "golden" version with gold-ish cake. They also now come in a slew of more interesting varieties like birthday cake, lemon, and even "patriotic" (seasonal).
I finally tried one.
Orange. |
"Known for curing appetites, rather than scurvy, these Orange flavored CupCakes will take your taste buds someplace sunny and 75."
Orange is not exactly the variety I would gravitate towards normally, since I'm not generally one for citrus desserts, but for some reason, on a day when I was craving buttercream and frosting and sweetness, these orange cakes jumped out.
The construction of the orange cakes is the same as the more common varieties: cake, white cream filling, hard (orange) frosting top, signature squiggle.
I took my first bite, and was blown away by the strong orange flavor. There is no doubt whatsoever that these are orange flavored, as artificial as it may be. Orange, orange, orange. So strong. If you like orange, well, these could be for you.
The icing on top was really quite hard. I'm not sure what I expected, as it clearly isn't fluffy buttercream, but I still was surprised by how firm it was. It was crazy sweet, the flavor a bit hard to explain, just, um, sweet? I do not think there was orange flavor in it, despite the obvious orange color. My craving for frosting was really not met by this topping, but it isn't trying to be frosting.
The cake itself was fairly moist, and quite dense, and wasn't awful, but certainly didn't taste fresh. It however is where the orange flavor was, and I really did not care for that.
Inside was a tiny amount of white frosting, quite sweet, and with no actual real flavor to it. There wasn't enough to make up for the lack of fluffy frosting on top.
So overall, um, orange flavor dislikes aside, not really a cupcake in my mind, as it failed in the primary responsibility: frosting delivery vehicle! Not something I'd pick up again.
**+.
Pies
Cherry Pie. |
Cherry Pie: Inside. |
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