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Twinkie clones filling a need for sweets fans

The box on the Market Basket shelf is simple and blue, with a modest name printed across the front: Golden Creme Cakes. But the spongy, yellow snacks inside this unassuming packaging face some very big expectations.

Could this be the new Twinkie?

Comments

If they spell it creme instead of cream, they do not have to use any real cream.  This stuff is gross.  I'm overweight for sure but not by eating that crap.  I earned my six pack with six packs!  Ho Ho Ho!

They are marginally acceptable yet the meager amount of "creme" filling reminds you there's nothing like the real thing...

Yankee doodles and ring dings are the best snacks according to a poll released by the American Snack Institute on its 50th anniversary celebration. Wonder Bread, BTW, came in last place for all criteria except for uniformity in texture.