Whoopie Pies

Name: Whoopie Pies
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (1½ ounces), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 cup packed (7 ounces), light brown sugar; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick), softened but still cool; 1 , large egg, room temperature; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 cup, buttermilk; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1½ sticks), softened but still cool; 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 2 1/2 cups, Marshmallow Fluff

113 comments

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2006, Cook's Country TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Lost Recipes

The origins of this classic confection date to the early part of the 20th century to either coastal Maine or the rich baking tradition of the Pennsylvania Dutch. In either case, we wanted to update the slightly fusty, lard-laced recipe.

SERVES6

TIME1 hour, plus 1 hour cooling and 30 chilling

has video

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Whoopie pies are a classic dessert recipe consisting of rounds of moist chocolate cake sandwiching a thick layer of creamy frosting. The origins of the pie date to the early part of the 20th century to either coastal Maine or the rich bakin...

This is a members' feature.