cy ▁protection ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁planned ▁to ▁continue ▁making ▁Cup C akes ▁and ▁other ▁sn ack ▁c akes ▁such ▁as ▁Tw ink ies ▁and ▁S no ▁B alls . Th ese ▁plans ▁were ▁der a iled ▁by ▁the ▁company ' s ▁liquid ation ▁and ▁announ cement ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁going ▁out ▁of ▁business ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁However , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁eventually ▁bought ▁by ▁Apol lo ▁Global ▁Management , ▁which ▁began ▁s elling ▁Host ess ▁products ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Man ufact ure ▁ ▁The ▁c akes ▁are ▁produced ▁from ▁a ▁batter ▁which ▁includes ▁fl our , ▁sugar , ▁c ocoa ▁and ▁water . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁b aked ▁in ▁t ray s ▁for ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁convey or ▁o ven ▁that ▁can ▁turn ▁out ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁cup c akes ▁an ▁hour . ▁ ▁After ▁cool ing , ▁the ▁c akes ▁are ▁inject ed ▁through ▁the ▁top ▁with ▁the ▁van illa ▁cre me , ▁then ▁taken ▁by ▁convey or ▁to ▁be ▁covered ▁on ▁top ▁by ▁ch oc olate ▁ic ing . ▁After ▁a ▁special ▁machine ▁l ays ▁white ▁ic ing ▁in ▁the ▁signature ▁squ ig gle ▁the ▁c akes ▁are ▁co o led ▁then ▁wrapped . ▁ ▁Complete ▁ing red ients ▁are : ▁Sug ar , ▁Whe at ▁Fl our ▁En rich ed ▁( ▁Fl our , ▁Ferr ous ▁Sul f ate ▁[ ▁Iron