I love that a snack from my childhood is still around, actually all of my grandparents probably had them as kids too! Hostess Cupcakes just turned 90! To celebrate they sent a bunch of bloggers a BIG box full and I was excited to be one of the lucky recipients (the box arrived two weeks ago and I hate to confess that the SEVEN boxes we received are almost gone)! There is something about a topping of fudge with a white loopy scribble down the middle that makes a cupcake irresistible! We have all been enjoying our cupcakes and there arrival was a very nice beginning of the school year snack surprise for the kids! The cupcakes are individually wrapped and ready for lunch bags! I looked on the Hostess site and even found some ways to improve on the cupcakes- CUPCAKE RECIPES (I think ice cream and cupcakes would be a dangerously good combo)! If you are big Hostess fan you can find them on twitter: at http://twitter.com/Hostess_Snacks.

I have a few free coupons for more cupcakes so if you’re interested in one let me know and I might send you one (on a whim I decided instead of a contest I’d try out “first come first served” so it depends on how quickly you ask).

Here are some fun facts from Hostess:
*Call it a cupcake caper. Mystery surrounds who “invented” the original Hostess CupCake in 1919, however, we know it was baking executive D.R. “Doc” Rice who, more than 30 years later in 1950, added the signature seven squiggles and vanilla-crème filling. While others have tried to capitalize on the popularity of this ubiquitous decoration, the squiggle – which features seven loops on every cupcake – is unmistakably Hostess.

*Hostess CupCakes are the best selling snack cakes in history.  And it’s the Hostess CupCake – not the Hostess Twinkie® – that holds the spot as the best selling Hostess snack cake year after year.

*Americans eat more than 600 million Hostess CupCakes every year.

*One of America’s BBQ capitals has a sweet spot for Hostess CupCakes.  Residents of Memphis, Tennessee eat the most Hostess CupCakes per capita of any city across the country followed by:
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Las Vegas
Louisville

*While it’s hard to improve on perfection, consumers have been able to sink their teeth into a few twists on the original over the years, including the popular Golden CupCakes, which debuted in 1999.  Hostess also offers seasonal themed cup cakes including “Baseballs” in the spring – cup cakes with vanilla icing and red-swirl “stitching.”

*Captain CupCake, who was introduced in the 1970s, is one of several Hostess snack “mascots” along with everyone’s favorite cowboy, Twinkie the Kid.

*The original Hostess CupCake slogan was “You get a big delight in every bite!”

For more information about Hostess products visit www.hostesscakes.com. Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/Hostess_Snacks.

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