Your favorite snack cakes
Mar 29, 2017, 8:06 pm
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Every snack pie I've seen since leaving New England in 1989 has been a fried glazed turnover. I would kill for a blueberry mini table talk.
Mar 29, 2017, 9:25 pm
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Apr 1, 2017, 9:39 am
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Apr 2, 2017, 5:22 pm
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I bought a 10 pack of Ring Dings yesterday and found them to be tasteless. I also bought 6 Tastykake mini donuts and finished them wanting more. And there will be more.
I quit drinking for Lent and it has brought my sweet tooth to the forefront. Hopefully I will go back to beer in a couple weeks and forget all about the junk food. Fingers crossed or I'm in big trouble.
I quit drinking for Lent and it has brought my sweet tooth to the forefront. Hopefully I will go back to beer in a couple weeks and forget all about the junk food. Fingers crossed or I'm in big trouble.
Apr 3, 2017, 10:56 am
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Miss Swede has allergies to dairy and eggs (amongst other things), and she can have the Tastykake honey buns--she's partial to the iced and Boston Creme.
I'm glad she can eat them, but I'm also frightened that she can eat them since that means there are lots of ingredients with really long names.
I'm glad she can eat them, but I'm also frightened that she can eat them since that means there are lots of ingredients with really long names.
Apr 6, 2017, 5:05 pm
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I usually need to pack an extra bag when I travel to the UK just to bring back the sugary snacks I love: Tunnock's Tea Cakes (Pinwheels aren't even close, the marshmallow in Tunnock's is much more fluffy and delicious), Cadbury Mini Rolls, fondant fancies, Bakewell tarts... I love anything that will put me into a sugar-induced coma.
In the US, I've always been partial to Funny Bones but there isn't much here that I enjoy nearly as much as a Tunnock's Tea Cake.
In the US, I've always been partial to Funny Bones but there isn't much here that I enjoy nearly as much as a Tunnock's Tea Cake.
Apr 7, 2017, 1:19 pm
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I like the Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets. It wasn't until a few years ago that we started getting them in stores on the west coast.
Not sure if you'd classify this as a snack cake, but Portuguese egg tarts are amazing! They differ from the typical Chinese egg tarts in that the tops are carmelized a bit. Both typically found at Chinese bakeries and dim sum restaurants.
Not sure if you'd classify this as a snack cake, but Portuguese egg tarts are amazing! They differ from the typical Chinese egg tarts in that the tops are carmelized a bit. Both typically found at Chinese bakeries and dim sum restaurants.
Apr 8, 2017, 1:49 am
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I like the Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets. It wasn't until a few years ago that we started getting them in stores on the west coast.
Not sure if you'd classify this as a snack cake, but Portuguese egg tarts are amazing! They differ from the typical Chinese egg tarts in that the tops are carmelized a bit. Both typically found at Chinese bakeries and dim sum restaurants.
Not sure if you'd classify this as a snack cake, but Portuguese egg tarts are amazing! They differ from the typical Chinese egg tarts in that the tops are carmelized a bit. Both typically found at Chinese bakeries and dim sum restaurants.
Apr 10, 2017, 2:44 pm
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How could no one say Zebra Cakes?
I love those things. Although I try to limit myself to a box a year.
I love those things. Although I try to limit myself to a box a year.
Apr 11, 2017, 10:30 pm
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Cosmic Brownies...good god I haven't had one in forever. This thread is bad news.
Also Drake's Coffee Cake and Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets.
Also Drake's Coffee Cake and Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets.
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Apr 12, 2017, 12:18 pm
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I have seen some photos of the new Suzy Qs online, and they do not look as appetizing to me as the Suzy Qs that I remember. But since I've yet to see them in any stores near me, I haven't been able to do a test yet.
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Out of the American supermarket options, I have a soft spot for Hostess Red Velvet Cupcakes, because I love every kind of red velvet thing
However, I think the Japanese really "take the cake"
when it comes to making great snack cakes. I couldn't possibly list out every single brand and item that is good. I've never had a bad one! The flavour combinations are very innovative.
I also really miss the many kinds of packaged snack cakes which are widely available at bakeries in HKG (one of my hometowns), for example the mini chiffon cakes.
However, I think the Japanese really "take the cake"
when it comes to making great snack cakes. I couldn't possibly list out every single brand and item that is good. I've never had a bad one! The flavour combinations are very innovative. I also really miss the many kinds of packaged snack cakes which are widely available at bakeries in HKG (one of my hometowns), for example the mini chiffon cakes.
