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Cooking & Baking

wcmagumba

(5,336 posts) Tue Nov 25, 2025, 07:34 PM Tuesday

I'm an old guy who likes those Hostess cupcakes sold in stores...they've gotten so small I'm stopping... [View all]

I know this is for the best but it is unbelievable to me how tiny these cakes have become, pretty soon they'll just be a dab of cake with a drop of icing. I'm going to make my own cake using budget mixes...probably better...sigh...

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I'm an old guy who likes those Hostess cupcakes sold in stores...they've gotten so small I'm stopping... [View all] wcmagumba Tuesday OP

Shrinkflation...the struggle is real! nt Shermann Tuesday #1

at our local grocery store (small city) slightlv Tuesday #11

Last week, I opened a can of Progresso soup Bluetus Tuesday #18

Make cupcakes... 2naSalit Tuesday #2

Yes. They are very freezable! CrispyQ Tuesday #7

Cake fiend that I am... 2naSalit Tuesday #14

It's a way of doing business bucolic_frolic Tuesday #3

Zackly. Permanut Tuesday #4

Homemade "hostess" Cupcakes quaint Tuesday #5

Ooh, those look good. Have you tried them? hlthe2b Tuesday #8

Not yet. Inspired by the thread to look them up. quaint Tuesday #13

Oh boy, those look delicious. Emile Tuesday #9

That is a great find! Thank you! Scrivener7 Tuesday #10

I lived on Hostess cupcakes & Twinkies when I was a kid. CrispyQ Tuesday #6

And don'r foget about drinking Bosco straight out of the can. GreenWave Tuesday #12

HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! elleng Tuesday #20

Lol, too funny! catchnrelease Tuesday #15

I haven't had those for years, but they were always a weakness Warpy Tuesday #16

Seasonal Christmas cakes should be out now IronLionZion Tuesday #17

There was a Hostess store about a block from my middle school. ... aggiesal Tuesday #19