Love is in the air dear readers, and that love is cherry flavored. At least, that is what the aisle of my local grocery story would have you believe. Love is also chocolate flavored, as Russell Stover would have you believe. So when picking out a mass market manufactured product that you will use to awkwardly express your feelings toward your significant other without actually expressing those feelings with, you know, words and other gestures, wouldn't it be marvelous to have both chocolate and cherry flavors in one handy package? Of course it would! Thankfully, Hostess is there to save the day. And it threw a Twinkie in there as well. Today's subject is the Hostess Cherry Chocodile Twinkie.
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| Definitely love flavored. |
As an East Coaster, I have not really had the pleasure of sampling the fabled Chocodile during my "snack cake" years. This favorite of Roger Smith was a wholly West Coast phenomena for...reasons I suppose. The Chocodile is essentially a Twinkie covered in Ding Dong chocolate, though die hard Chocodilians will say that is is "so much more then that". When Hostess relaunched in 2013 the Chocodile was not among the survivors, but was rechristened the "Chocodile Twinkie" and relaunched last year. This limited edition flavor is the first I've seen of the treat though. Could a national launch be on the horizon? Who cares, let's eat!
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| Business on the outside... |
The Cherry Chocodile Twinkie comes in a box of 9 individually wrapped cakes in the new "fun size". This of course means they are smaller than regular Chocodiles by about half an ounce. Well, I suppose times are tough everywhere. The box art is fairly eye catching, even for a Limited Edition. Those unfamiliar with the Chocodile's rich history will wonder why the word Chocolate is misspelled, but for those of us "in the business" it is fine. Once you get past the wrapper, you get a pretty underwhelming cake. It pretty much looks like you'd expect it would look, if a bit smaller than you would like.
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| Party on the inside! WOOOOOOO! |
Again, no surprises once you crack open the cake. Hostess perfectly realizes the mind's eye vision of the Chocolate Covered Cherry Twinkie, though really, is that saying a lot? The scent is certainly on theme, with strong cherry notes, a chocolate underscent, and a hint of Twinkie. The flavor itself is surprising. I expected a strong cherry flavor, and I did get that. What I did not expect was that the actual flavor here isn't cherry, but cherry cordial. The artificial cherry flavor has that same faux alcohol flavor that a cherry cordial has, and that association is backed up by the chocolate coating. Personally I thought it wasn't bad, but it could be very off putting for some, even if they would otherwise enjoy a cherry flavored snack cake. A very interesting little cake this is.
On the FACE Rating System, I give this 1 smiley face. It's a better than average snack cake, and I applaud Hostess for trying something new, but I doubt this would become a regular in my snack cake rotation. It will certainly go on the pile as a seasonal treat, though not one I would go too far out of my way for. If you are a snack cake aficionado, this should be on your try list. Walk on the relatively safe and clinical wild side and give it a go.
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