# Which snack cake brand(s) have you had? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 24, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847 "2020-06-24T21:23:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/1 "2020-06-24T21:23:08Z")
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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/2 "2020-06-24T21:26:04Z")
All five. And Entenmann’s. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/3 "2020-06-24T21:29:53Z")
I’ve been in boards that allow non-OPs to add choices. Entenmann, yeah…but do they make individual size? I guess I should have added Dolly Madison, which Wikipedia says was bought by Hostess. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/4 "2020-06-24T21:32:54Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > Entenmann, yeah…but do they make individual size? Yeah – doughnuts, mini=muffins, minis, &c. > **[Delicious Products](https://www.entenmanns.com/en/delicious-products)** > > See our full line of Delicious products. Everyone's got a favorite! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/5 "2020-06-24T21:38:34Z")
Never heard of Mrs. Freshley’s. Where can you find them? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/6 "2020-06-24T21:50:51Z")
Vachon is the best, naturally. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/7 "2020-06-24T21:53:59Z")
Usually convenience stores, dollar stores and some vending machines. They’re pretty much a cheap knock-off company. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/8 "2020-06-24T21:56:17Z")
They’re based in Georgia. > **[Mrs. Freshley's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Freshley%27s)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Mrs. Freshley's is an American brand of snack cakes produced and distributed by Flowers Foods. Varieties of this brand include Honeybuns, Pecan Twirls, Dreamies (similar to the Twinkie), Swiss Rolls, Peanut-butter Wafers (called Buddy Bars, similar to Nutty Bars), Brownies, Creme-filled Cookies, and many more. > > This brand-name food or drink product–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. I always wondered which brands might be very regional. Here’s another article that may interest…looks like Mrs. F is a newcomer (1994?) that didn’t make the list. > **[A Very Unofficial Snack Cake Field Guide](https://www.seriouseats.com/a-very-unofficial-snack-cake-field-guide)** > > I was thrilled to find the last time we chatted snack cakes, you all were as pumped as I was. As we continue our exploration into the bright, individually wrapped, cream-filled world of snack cakes, I figured we needed to lay some groundwork. So,... ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/9 "2020-06-24T22:02:15Z")
I was looking for Dolly Madison on the list too. I thought they had better fruit pies than Hostess. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/10 "2020-06-24T22:09:47Z")
And these… > **[Zingers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zingers)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Zingers is a snack cake produced and sold by Dolly Madison and Hostess, snack food brands owned by Hostess Brands. > Zingers come in chocolate, vanilla, and raspberry flavors. > Chocolate and vanilla Zingers have a thick layer of icing on top with creamy non-dairy filling in the middle. > Raspberry Zingers do not have icing on top but are instead covered in a mixture of shaved coconut and raspberry flavored syrup. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/11 "2020-06-24T22:42:36Z")
The only thing I’ll confess to are those little bitty donuts…the ones with powdered sugar. Those things tasteclike a chemistry set, but that white powdered sugar gives an istant sugar high when it hits the roof of your mouth! Yes, I know they are called crack donuts. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/12 "2020-06-24T23:11:14Z")
Hostess and Little Debbie. Never heard of the others. But I’ll add [BeeBo](https://www.flowersfoods.com/~/media/Images/F/Flowers-Foods/content-images/history/1980-beebo-2.jpg?h=400&la=en&w=342). ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/13 "2020-06-24T23:19:23Z")
All of them - but the only one that matters is Tastykake. I just got back from the east coast on Sunday and already my first box of Butterscotch Krimpets is gone 😢 ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/14 "2020-06-25T02:25:21Z")
Tastykakes are to die for … the peanut butter tandycakes and butterscotch krimpets ruled in my house when I was growing up. They are only available in the mid-Atlantic region, if I’m not mistaken. But I think Amazon will send them to you. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/15 "2020-06-25T02:51:55Z")
Hostess makes Twinkies and Zingers? I always thought these were two equivalent products sold by rival companies. Like Coke and Pepsi. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/16 "2020-06-25T05:17:03Z")
Yeah, at some point Dolly Madison (maker of Zingers) was acquired by Hostess, which seems to me exactly like Pepsi being acquired by Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/17 "2020-06-25T05:48:36Z")
Okay, so they were made by rival companies in the past. I feel better than I’m not completely off track on this. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/18 "2020-06-25T12:49:59Z")
In my youth, I loved TastyKakes. But sometime between the 60s and my adulthood, they changed the recipes, and they’re just not that special. Really, I don’t see any difference between them and any other mass-produced baked snack. Gives me a sad… 😢 ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/19 "2020-06-25T13:06:53Z")
You rotten people! I just looked up TASTYKAKES on Amazon, and my blood sugar blasted into orbit. Just from LOOKING. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847/20 "2020-06-25T13:45:06Z")
The Hostess Crunch donuts with the coconut, mmboy! I’ve never had any Tastykake products, though I see them occasionally in discount stores. To think we were in Philly and didn’t know to seek them out… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qxxfSxId87A/maxresdefault.jpg "Tastykake Unwrapped: The Science & Secrets Behind Those Delicious Treats") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxxfSxId87A) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847.md?page=2)