Whoopie Pies

April 22, 2008 at 6:06 pm · Filed under Chocolate, Desserts

Read my review of this recipe.

Ingredients:

Cakes:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 egg yolks and 2 whole eggs (save the egg whites for the filling)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cocoa
  • 4 cups flour

Filling:

  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened

Directions:

Cakes: Cream sugar and shortening together in a large bowl. Add eggs and vanilla and mix. Combine all the dry ingredients together and add to the creamed mixture alternatively with milk and hot water. Batter consistency should be between cake batter and cookie dough; if it is too thin, add more flour. Drop by tablespoon onto greased sheets. Bake at 400 for 8 to 10 minutes, or until cakes bounce back when touched, similar to cupcakes. Remove to wire racks and allow to cool completely.

Filling: Beat the egg whites, vanilla, flour, and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar together very well and then add the shortening, butter, and remaining 2 cups powdered sugar. Continue mixing until fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Spread about two tablespoons of filling on one cake and top with another.

Makes about 30 whoopie pies.

Nutrition:

Substitutions:

To make peanut butter filling, follow the same directions, except decrease the shortening to 1/4 cup, omit the butter, and add 1/2 cup peanut butter. The mixture will at first crumble, but continue beating for 5 minutes or so until it becomes creamy.

Recipe courtesy of Sharon Gibbons.

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