Rumors and Speculation
I remember hearing about the Hostess bankruptcy ( here and here ) back in 2012 – the year I started my blog. I’d written down some ideas and had collected some pictures to go with a post that never got posted. I would miss the delicious cream-filled treats. I would not be able to make “Twinkie” trains with Jenna https://www.somewhatsimple.com/how-to-make-a-train-cake/ © 2019 SOMEWHAT SIMPLE, DESIGN BY LINDSAY HUMES. But as I was working on my post, it was announced that Twinkie would stay ( here ) and so I never posted it (as the title was "No More Twinkie Trains"). or purchased Ding Dongs or Hostess Cupcakes again. In 2016 Hostess announced a rebirth for their products ( here and here ). However, the icons no longer appear on the box (eg Captain Cupcake, King Ding Dong, and Twinkie the Kid) and the snacks are about a third of the size from what I remember (for example, the foiled ding dong cov...