Zingers

Zingers is a snack cake produced and sold by Dolly Madison and Hostess, snack food brands owned by Hostess Brands.

Product line

Zingers come in chocolate, vanilla, and raspberry flavors.
Chocolate and vanilla Zingers have a thick layer of icing on top with creamy non-dairy filling in the middle.
Raspberry Zingers do not have icing on top but are instead covered in a mixture of shaved coconut and raspberry flavored syrup.

Marketing

A series of commercials for Zingers used the Peanuts characters, with Snoopy playing the part of the mysterious "Zinger Zapper".

History

Zingers are mentioned in grocery store newspaper ads as early as August and September 1968.