{"id":19232,"date":"2015-10-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19232"},"modified":"2021-01-04T19:21:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T05:21:07","slug":"review-hostess-suzy-qs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/26\/review-hostess-suzy-qs\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Hostess Suzy Q’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hostess<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’re looking the 2018 version. We reviewed it! <\/a>Click here to read our review.<\/b><\/p>\n

To quote the great John Fogerty, \u201cOh Suzy Q, I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not here to talk about a Creedence Clearwater Revival. I\u2019m here to talk about a famous snack cake revival. Suzy Q\u2019s are back.<\/p>\n

Remember when Hostess went under and individually wrapped Twinkies held more value than gold for a few weeks?<\/p>\n

That feels like decades ago. When they initially released their product line again, Suzy Q\u2019s were benched, and I guess some people were upset about this. Why they were bummed, I\u2019ll never know.<\/p>\n

Invented in 1961 and named after the daughter of a higher-up at the Continental Baking Company, Suzy Q\u2019s preceded far superior cakes like Ding Dongs and Ho Hos by six years.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been a fan of various snack cakes with no real bias towards any brand. I feel like I\u2019ve had most if not all of what Hostess has offered over the years, but can\u2019t remember ever eating Suzy Q\u2019s. They always seemed like an early attempt at the Devil\u2019s food cake with cr\u00e8me concept that no one bought anymore because Hostess was able to improve on the recipe. <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be real, Hostess doesn\u2019t exactly have a diverse product line. Half of their current product lineup are chocolate cakes with cr\u00e8me. And while one might be a cupcake, another in roll-up form, and another shaped like a hockey puck, it\u2019s not enough of a change to warrant favoritism. Each are delicious in their own right. So why aren\u2019t Suzy Q\u2019s?<\/p>\n

\"Hostess<\/a><\/p>\n

These things are super boring. The texture of the cake is horrendous. This is not a good sponge cake. This is a sponge labeled as a cake. The chocolate flavor is underwhelming and I\u2019m not sure they\u2019d work even if slathered in the plastic layer of chocolate Ding Dongs have.<\/p>\n

\"Hostess<\/a><\/p>\n

The cr\u00e8me filling is basically what you\u2019d expect, but that coupled with the bland sponge somehow made it taste worse than normal. I imagine the cr\u00e8me recipe doesn\u2019t change much between the various products it fills, but it didn\u2019t even taste as sugary and delicious as I\u2019m used to.<\/p>\n

I honestly can\u2019t imagine a person alive who would prefer this over their other cakes. Taste is subjective, but come on.<\/p>\n

Suzy Q\u2019s have to be the worst snack cake Hostess makes. Have to be. There\u2019s just no reason to ever get them when there are so many similar yet better options made by the same company and its competitors. Drake\u2019s Devil Dogs are king, in my not so humble opinion.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t find a box of Suzy Q\u2019s in my local supermarket, and I gotta say I\u2019m happy I didn\u2019t because it would be sitting in the back of my cabinet for months.<\/p>\n

To be fair to Hostess, they are under a new corporate umbrella now and the recipe for Suzy Q\u2019s may have very well changed. BUT if this is the form they\u2019ve come in since their inception, I can\u2019t imagine them ever being good. Sorry Suzy, but you are the black sheep of the family. I don\u2019t love you.<\/p>\n

To misquote the film Dumb and Dumber<\/i>, \u201cThat John Fogerty\u2019s full of crap, man.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 cakes \u2013 310 calories, 120 calories from fat, 14 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of cholesterol, 440 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 30 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Hostess Suzy Q’s
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.79
\nSize:<\/b> 3.03 oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> 7-Eleven
\nRating:<\/b> 2 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> The cr\u00e8me is still solid. Good to have Hostess back in our lives. CCR.
\nCons:<\/b> Bland cake. Weak chocolate flavor. Referring to this as a “Snack Classic.” Worst revival ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re looking the 2018 version. We reviewed it! Click here to read our review. To quote the great John Fogerty, \u201cOh Suzy Q, I love you.\u201d I\u2019m not here to talk about a Creedence Clearwater Revival. I\u2019m here to talk about a famous snack cake revival. Suzy Q\u2019s are back. 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