Hostess CupCake

"[5] In 1989, rival Tastykake disputed this claim, stating that they introduced the first snack cake.

[6] A white line consisting of squiggles was added to the top in order to distinguish the Hostess CupCake from other brands.

[1] Other flavors of Hostess CupCakes that have been available at times have been golden (vanilla with chocolate icing) and strawberry.

[7] Although Hostess Brands entered into bankruptcy protection in 2012, the company planned to continue making CupCakes and other snack cakes such as Twinkies and Sno Balls.

However, the company was eventually bought by Apollo Global Management, which began selling Hostess products in July 2013.

[9] The cakes are produced from a batter which includes flour, sugar, cocoa and water.

After a special machine lays white icing in the signature squiggle the cakes are cooled then wrapped.

Hostess CupCakes are sold as "Pingüinos" (Penguins) in Mexico, and by extension the rest of Latin America (including Brazil),[10] by regional company Marinela (the pastry division of the bread making brand Bimbo).