Description
Whoopie Pies are a nostalgic handheld dessert featuring two soft, chocolate cake-like cookies sandwiching a creamy marshmallow filling. Perfect for parties, lunchboxes, or freezing for later, these treats combine rich cocoa flavor with a fluffy, sweet center. Easy to make and irresistibly fun to eat, they’re the perfect blend of cake and cookie in one bite.
Ingredients
For the chocolate cakes:
- All-purpose flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Whole milk or buttermilk
For the filling:
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar
- Marshmallow fluff or cream
- Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, mixing just until combined.
- Scoop mounds of batter onto prepared baking sheets, spacing evenly.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until cakes spring back when gently touched. Cool completely.
- For the filling, beat butter, powdered sugar, marshmallow fluff, and vanilla until fluffy.
- Spread or pipe filling onto the flat side of one cake and top with another to create a sandwich.
Notes
- Use buttermilk for a tender texture and deeper flavor.
- Don’t overbake—the cakes should stay soft and moist.
- For variations, try pumpkin or red velvet cakes, or add crushed peppermint or cocoa to the filling.
- Whoopie pies freeze well—wrap individually and thaw at room temp.
