Twinkie Cake

A friend of mine posted this on her blog & it sounded so good that I decided to make it...and it IS good! It's delicious! So here's the recipe:

Twinkie Cake:

Ingredients For The Cake:
1 yellow cake mix

1 pkg instant vanilla pudding

1 c. water

1/3 c. oil

3 eggs

1/2 tsp. salt

Ingredients For The Filling:

1 c. water5 TBSP flour

1 c. sugar

1/2 c. oleo (I used margarine)

1/2 c. Crisco

2 tsp. vanilla

bit of almond extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all of the cake ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
Pour into a 9 x 13 inch pan lined with wax paper.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
Cool in refrigerator.
Once cooled, turn upside down onto waxed lined cookie tray.
Slice into two layers.
Put top half back into 9 x 13 pan.

Make filling:
Cook 1 c. water & 5 tbsp. flour on stove top until thick, stirring constantly. Make sure not to scorch it on the bottom.
Cool in refrigerator.
Once cooled, add sugar, oleo, Crisco, & 2 extracts.
Beat until thick & light, like whipped cream.
Layer the filling on top of your cake layer that is in the 9 x 13 pan.
Put other cake layer on top.
Enjoy!!!
Keep in refrigerator. May be frozen.

Here's a picture of Braylon enjoying the Twinkie Cake!