Janet Bostwick wrote:

>
> >
> > Good question Jill. I haven't had one in more than 40 years either. I
> > thought they were disgusting. My recollection is that the cake was
> > like a very dark Devils food chocolate with a cloying sweet chocolate
> > icing and a phoney cream filling.
>
> That isn't a Twinkie -- Twinkie is a yellow sponge cake with a cream
> filling. You are describing a Hostess cupcake.
>

I stand corrected, but equally disgusted. :-)