Sno Balls

Sno Balls are cream-filled chocolate cakes, which are then covered with marshmallow frosting and coconut flakes. They are marketed by Hostess. Sno Balls are usually pink; however, they are also available in chocolate, lemon, white, green, blue and other colors, depending on the holiday. They come in packages of two and are sold at many convenience and grocery stores in the United States of America. A similar cake, called a "Snowball", is often sold at supermarkets in the United Kingdom; these cakes are typically covered in desiccated coconut, but are typically brown rather than pink, because they may have chocolate on their outside.

History

Sno Balls were first introduced in 1947. Hostess attributes their initial popularity to Americans being released from the flour andsugar rationing during World War II. Originally, the cakes were colored white and lacked the crème filling. The crème filling was added in 1950. A little later the pink coloring was added to the shredded coconut in one of the two cakes in each package, but eventually the company decided that it was more efficient to have both cakes the same color, and they decided to color both cakes in each package pink.

Other colors (sometimes with their own names) besides pink are sold at particular times of the year, including:

• White - winter
• Orange (Scary Cakes) - Halloween
• Neon green (Glo Balls) - Halloween
• Green (Lucky Puffs) - St. Patrick's Day
• Lavender (Hoppers) - spring