Drake's Yankee Doodles, 32 Individually Wrapped Creme-Filled Devils Food Cupcakes (Pack of 4)

If u like Yankee doodles. Same dry bland taste from my childhood. But, my dad loved them & was nostalgic for them. Couldn’t find them in any stores. But, cheap & a’plenty on Amazon!

Love these growing up. Jus perfect

Almost taste the same as fifty years ago

One of my favorite cupcakes I enjoyed while growing up and so glad they still make it after years of not able to get them, now available online for me to enjoy and now my son loves them too. Arrives fresh not stale with ample time before expiring but it never gets to that point lol.

I grew up in NJ and grew up with Drakes Cakes.Totally loved them .I know another company bought them out and now taste nothing like before.Also very very little cream filling.

I was raised in Boston, Ma. in the 1960's where Drake's Cakes used to be baked so these were a staple of my childhood and onward. Many decades later, I was so sad to see Drake's Cakes discontinued since I had always greatly preferred them to any Hostess products. Then, by the time Drake's finally made its comeback, I was no longer living in New England and they were impossible to get here in the Mid West. Not having had a Drake's product in about 15 years, two months ago when I accidentally found them online, I carefully read the contrasting reviews and so wasn't sure what to expect. I knew what Drake's Yankee Doodles (my all-time favorite) and Drake's Coffee Cakes SHOULD taste like, but was underwhelmed based on reveiws that is what I'd receive. I mean really, after the Yankee Doodles originally came back as just a knockoff Frosted Hostess Cupcake (NO, YANKEE DOODLES WERE NEVER FROSTED!!!!) who knew what to expect. Anyway, I figured it was worth a try. Either I'd find some old favorites that I eternally missed or I'd forever get this yen out of my system. I placed a very large order and the shipping was only about $6.50 which was amazing for such a large carton. For that low shipping charge it was like the Manufacturer in Tennessee basically sent me my cakes for free. Also, I must add that all of the boxes I received had expiration dates a good four to six weeks in the future so there was no worry about the freshness of the items I received. I ate many boxes without freezing them and later put the remainder in the freezer for future use. The Drake's Coffee Cakes were slightly different than the originals but still pretty darn close. The main difference is that the topping is not as soft as on the originals and neither was the cake itself as soft and fluffy, but they were still very tasty. The Yankee Doodles also tasted pretty close to the originals but what I noticed was how much drier they were than the originals. This bothered me because it was always the utter moistness of Yankee Doodles that I loved. The ones I received were not too dry to eat but Yankee Doodles were always known for how insanely moist they were and these new cakes were not that moist. Then I finally realized that since these new Yankee Doodles were no longer baked in cupcake papers like the old ones always were, that perhaps this accounted for them being less moist. Anyway, what I discovered as I continued to eat through my stash is that after freezing and thawing, both the Coffee Cakes and the Yankee Doodles were less dry and much moister than those eaten without being stored in the freezer and later defrosted. I would say that after freezing and defrosting, the Yankee Doodles are quite close to the originals in taste and texture and the Coffee Cakes, though moister after freezing, are a little less so. All in all, these are extremely close to the snack cakes Drake's always used to produce. I would say if you want the closest possible experience to the snack cakes of yore, freeze them and defrost them before eating. Somehow, freezing and defrosting them makes them moister. These were a nice treat and I would order both the Yankee Doodles and the Coffee Cakes again. The extremely fair shipping fee and the fact that the maker sent me all very fresh product far from their "best by" date will definitely keep me ordering these on a regular basis.

Eat them

Very good however husband remembers these being bigger as a kid