But this week I was itching to try something new: the whoopie pie.
The texture of a whoopie pie is a tricky thing to describe. It's not quite a cookie, not quite a cake, but it does have an icing filled centre. It's fluffy but firm, and absolutely awesome.
And pretty easy to make.
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies:
(recipe yields 18 assembled pies)
(recipe yields 18 assembled pies)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cups sugar
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vinegar
3/4 cup vegetable oil (I used olive oil)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
3/4 cup butter milk
red food gel
Directions:
Heat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper. With electric mixer, beat together sugar and egg until white and fluffy. Add vanilla, food colour and oil. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add buttermilk and dry ingredients, alternating. Combine vinegar and baking soda in small container and stir for 10s; add to mixture. Mix thoroughly for 2 mins then pipe 2 inch circles onto baking sheet.
Heat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper. With electric mixer, beat together sugar and egg until white and fluffy. Add vanilla, food colour and oil. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add buttermilk and dry ingredients, alternating. Combine vinegar and baking soda in small container and stir for 10s; add to mixture. Mix thoroughly for 2 mins then pipe 2 inch circles onto baking sheet.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
recipe yields 2 cups
Ingredients:
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Mix together cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy. Sift in confectioners sugar, beating until smooth. Add vanilla and stir until incorporated. Pipe 1 tbsp of filling per sandwich.
Last step: Try not to eat all of them in one sitting.
-Danielle