I forgot that I had this recipe until someone asked about it. Shaped and tastes like the Suzy-Q snack cakes (made by Hostess)!
Total time: 50 minutes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Yield: 20 serving(s)
Ingredients:
| 18 1/4 ounces devil’s food cake mix |
| 1 1/4 cups water |
| 1/3 cup vegetable oil |
| 3 eggs |
| 1 cup whole milk |
| 5 tablespoons flour |
| 1 cup granulated sugar |
| 1 cup Crisco shortening |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1 teaspoon vanilla, clear is best |
| powdered sugar, for dusting (optional) |
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, water, vegetable oil and eggs until smooth.
- Pour into a greased and floured 13" x 9" pan and bake according to the package directions.
- When cake is cooled, remove from pan to flat surface and cut cake in half horizontally.
- To prepare filling, cook flour and milk in a saucepan over low heat until thickened; whisking often. Cool mixture COMPLETELY in refrigerator.
- While heated mixture cools, beat together sugar, Crisco, salt and vanilla. Add to cooled flour/milk mixture and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Spread filling on 1 half of cake. Place other half of cake on top and sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 298.2, Fat 19.1, Saturated Fat 4.3, Cholesterol 33, Sodium 258.2, Carbohydrate 31, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 20.6, Protein 3.1