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Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling
One cake (41g) serving of Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling by Hostess has 160 calories, 21g of sugars and 130mg of sodium, as submitted by Hostess Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2539472, record updated Mar 17, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2539472, available Apr 27, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 41g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 888109255565
- Category
- Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 97% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 60% of them.
Where the calories come from: 65% carbohydrate, 33% fat and 2% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 51.2 g | 31.8 g | 97% |
| Sodium | 317 mg | 289 mg | 60% |
| Protein | 2.4 g | 3.7 g | 14% |
| Calories | 390 | 386 | 53% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.
Other filling in this aisle
339 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named filling. Per 100 g their median is 378 calories, 322 mg of sodium and 2.7 g of protein; 160 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Homestyle Recipe Pound Cake with Walnuts and Dulce De Leche Filling BIMBO | 253 mg | 373 |
| Caramel Fudge Covered Cake with Caramel Creamy Filling DING DONGS | 250 mg | 458 |
| Coffee Cake Cupcakes Crumb Topped with Creme Filling TASTYKAKE | 250 mg | 400 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "filling", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): SUGAR, WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), TALLOW, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, EGG, SOYBEAN OIL, CORNSTARCH, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEY, PALM KERNEL OIL, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, EGG WHITE, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, INULIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM SULFATE, BAKING SODA, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, COTTONSEED OIL, GLYCERIN, POLYSORBATE 60, AGAR, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, FUMARIC ACID, RED 40 LAKE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, ENZYMES, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.
The statement lists 47 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Water, Enriched Flour (bleached Wheat Flour. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Mar 17, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2539472).
More Hostess cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Covered Sponge Cake | 390 | 43.9 g | 341 mg |
| Hostess, Twinkies, Covered Sponge Cake with Filling, White Peppermint | 390 | 43.9 g | 329 mg |
| Iced Lemon Pound Cake Slice | 390 | 28.57 g | 419 mg |
| Chocolate & Vanilla Iced Marble Pound Cake Slice | 390 | 27.62 g | 419 mg |
| Vanilla Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling | 390 | 51.22 g | 329 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hostess Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling?
160 per 1 cake (41g) serving, and 390 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hostess Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling?
130mg per serving (6% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Mar 17, 2023. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov