The Stanton Social: Gingerbread Twinkie with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filling
This childhood pleasure gets a major revamp at sexy LES tapas eatery The Stanton Social. Pastry chef Jaime Sudberg makes a mean Gingerbread Twinkie with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filling that’s leaps and bounds tastier than the second grade snack. How is this possible, you ask? Well, these 'winks are made in-house using freshly-baked gingerbread cake that’s amped up with molasses, and the pumpkin-infused cream cheese filling is spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom. After one bite, it’s hard going back to the packaged version.
The Stanton Social, 99 Stanton Street (between Orchard and Ludlow streets); 212-995-0099.

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