To kick off the 31 days until halloween, try these jet black twinkies- just like the ones you sometimes can (or sometimes can’t – remember when the halt of twinkie production was the biggest worry we had? ahhh good old days.) buy at the store, but with a halloween makeover! A note, though, these use activated charcoal to get the deepest color possible-which I find can leave a gritty feeling for a few seconds after eating, but is better in my opinion than using a pound of food dye.
I would definitely pair these up with some episodes of Count Duckula for a perfect way to start October!
vampire twinkies
Ingredients
- 4 oz cake flour
- 3 tbs activated charcoal
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 6 egg yolks
- 3.5 oz sugar
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
- 3 tbs vegetable oil
- 4 oz club soda
- 2 c cool whip with food coloring
Instructions
- pre heat oven to 350, coat a twinkie pan with cake goo or bakers best friend baking spray
- whisk flour, charcoal and baking powder together and set aside
- whisk egg yolks, sugar, salt and vanilla until light in color and expanded in volume - about 5 minutes, on medium high
- lower mixer speed to medium and add oil and club soda.
- immediatly whisk in flour mixture and pour into prepared pan 2/3 of the way up
- bake for about 10 minutes, let cool for 5 mintues in pan and then remove to a wire rack
- insert piping nozzle to the end of the twinkie and fill it up! repeat on other side!
Notes
Activated charcoal can leave a gritty feeling for a few seconds after you swallow.