Snack cakes are a type of baked dessert

Dessert

In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits,...

 confectionery

Confectionery

Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well...

 made with cake

Cake

Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a sweet and enriched baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally had a disk shape...

 and icing

Icing (food)

Icing, also called frosting in the United States, is a sweet often creamy glaze made of sugar with a liquid such as water or milk, that is often enriched with ingredients such as butter, egg whites, cream cheese, or flavorings and is used to cover or decorate baked goods, such as cakes or cookies...

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Canada

The main manufacturer in Canada is Vachon Inc.

Vachon Inc.

Vachon, Inc. is a Canadian maker of popular snack pastries, owned by Saputo, Inc.Vachon was founded by Joseph-Arcade and Rose-Anna Vachon Giroux in 1923 when the couple left his home village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage to develop a bakery in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce in Quebec.Brands include:*May...

 which makes and distributes such products as May West

May West

A May West is a round dessert cake with cream filling. It was created in Canada, and continues to be particularly popular in the Province of Quebec. It is currently made by Vachon Inc., a division of Saputo Inc....

, Jos. Louis

Jos. Louis

Jos. Louis is a plastic-wrapped confection consisting of two red velvet cake rounds with a cream filling within a milk chocolate shell. It resembles a chocolate version of the May West dessert....

, Passion Flakie, and Ah Caramel!.

United States

Snack cakes can be found in many American supermarkets and convenience stores, sold either individually or by the box. Examples include Drake's Devil Dogs, Twinkie

Twinkie

The Twinkie is an American snack cake made and distributed by Hostess Brands. They are marketed as a "Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling".-History:...

s and zebra cakes. Well-known American manufacturers of snack cakes include Hostess, Little Debbie, Dolly Madison

Dolly Madison

Dolly Madison is a U.S. bakery brand owned by Hostess Brands, marketing pre-packaged baked snack foods. Bakeries are located throughout the U.S.- Marketing :...

, and Drake's

Drake's

Drake's is a baking company in Wayne, New Jersey, United States, owned by Hostess Brands, which makes snack cakes such as Ring Dings, Yodels, Devil Dogs, Yankee Doodles, Sunny Doodles, Funny Bones, and coffee cake. Their mascot is a smiling duck wearing a chef's hat and neckerchief holding a...

. In 2004, the snack cake industry in the US experienced major consolidation, which resulted in fewer products being offered to consumers. For example, Dolly Madison

Dolly Madison

Dolly Madison is a U.S. bakery brand owned by Hostess Brands, marketing pre-packaged baked snack foods. Bakeries are located throughout the U.S.- Marketing :...

 zingers

Zingers

Zingers are an American snack cake sold under both Dolly Madison and Hostess, snack food brands owned by Interstate Bakeries Corporation.-Product line:Zingers are similar to Twinkies and come in devil's food, vanilla, and raspberry flavors....

, Hostess brand Twinkie

Twinkie

The Twinkie is an American snack cake made and distributed by Hostess Brands. They are marketed as a "Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling".-History:...

s, and Drake's coffee cakes are all now solely produced by Interstate Bakeries Corporation

Interstate Bakeries Corporation

Hostess Brands, Inc. is the largest wholesale baker and distributor of fresh bakery products in the United States, and is the owner of the Hostess, Wonder Bread, Nature's Pride, Dolly Madison, Butternut Breads, and Drake's brands. For many years it was based at 12 East Armour Boulevard, Kansas...

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United Kingdom

Jaffa cakes are a popular type of biscuit-like snack cake in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Snack cake cross-brand equivalencies (US brands)

If you're looking for an equivalent cake, and your store does not stock your favorite brand, consult this chart for alternate suggestions.

Entenmann's	Hostess	Drake's	Little Debbie	TastyKake
Sponge Creme Cupcake	Twinkie Twinkie The Twinkie is an American snack cake made and distributed by Hostess Brands. They are marketed as a "Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling".-History:...	-	Cloud Cakes	-
-	Ho Hos	Yodels Yodels right|thumb|250px|YodelsYodels are frosted, cream-filled cakes that are made by the Drake's company, which is owned by the Hostess Brands. Yodels are distributed on the east coast of the United States. They are similar to HoHos, which are made by Hostess....	Swiss Cake Rolls	-
-	Ding Dong Ding Dong A Ding Dong is a chocolate cake that is sold by Hostess Brands. It is round with a flat top and bottom, about three inches in diameter and a little more than an inch high, similar in shape to a hockey puck. A white creamy filling is injected into the center, and a thin coating of chocolate glaze...	Ring Ding	Devil Squares	Chocolate Kandy Kake*
-	Suzy Q's Suzy Q Suzy Q's are a brand of snack cake developed by Hostess. The oblong sandwich of either banana-flavored or devil's food cake with white crème filling was invented in 1961 and named after the daughter of Continental Baking Company Vice President Cliff Isaacson. They are still sold in many stores...	Devil Dog	Devil Cremes	Chocolate Kremies
Chocolate Creme Cupcakes	Cup Cake Cupcake A cupcake is a small cake designed to serve one person, frequently baked in a small, thin paper or aluminum cup...	Yankee Doodle	Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes	Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Butterscotch Cake	Butterscotch Zinger Zingers Zingers are an American snack cake sold under both Dolly Madison and Hostess, snack food brands owned by Interstate Bakeries Corporation.-Product line:Zingers are similar to Twinkies and come in devil's food, vanilla, and raspberry flavors....	-	-	Butterscotch Krimpet
-	Chocolate Zinger Zingers Zingers are an American snack cake sold under both Dolly Madison and Hostess, snack food brands owned by Interstate Bakeries Corporation.-Product line:Zingers are similar to Twinkies and come in devil's food, vanilla, and raspberry flavors....	-	-	Chocolate Krimpet