Whoopie Pies Recipes

I caught this on Martha Stewart this week and thought I would share (O' fattining! but O' Yum!!!). You can even make them for Halloween classroom treats with a pumpkin filling or a peanut butter filling:

IngredientsMakes 10

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, preferably organic, room temperature, plus more for muffin pans

2 cups sugar

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

2 large eggs

1- 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, preferably organic

1 -1/2 teaspoons baking soda1 cup buttermilk, preferably organic

1- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup cocoa powder3/4 cup boiling water

Normal White Whoopie Pie Filling:
IngredientsMakes 3

3/4 cups

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, preferably organic, room temperature

2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

1 jar (7 1/2 ounces) marshmallow Fluff

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, preferably organic
Filling Directions:In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add Fluff and vanilla and continue mixing until well combined.

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or PEANUT BUTTER filling:
Makes about 1 cup

2/3 cup natural, creamy peanut butter

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup confectioners' sugarFine salt (optional)

Cream peanut butter and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on high speed. On low speed, mix in sugar until combined, then beat mixture on high speed until fluffy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Add salt to taste, if desired. Use immediately
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or PUMPKIN filling:

4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup canned solid pack pumpkin
Pinch of cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg

Main Recipe Directions for the cake batter: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 4-inch muffin top pans. Line each muffin cup in the pan with a parchment paper round, butter parchment, and set aside.Cream together butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until combined, 2 to 3 minutes. Add salt, eggs, and vanilla, and beat just until combined.In a small bowl, mix together baking soda and buttermilk. Add flour to mixer, alternating with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa powder and boiling water until smooth. Add to batter and beat until combined.Fill each muffin cup with a heaping 1/4 cup batter. Transfer muffin pans to oven and bake 9 minutes, rotate pans, and continue baking 9 minutes more. Let cool slightly before transferring muffin tops to a wire rack. Let cool completely; remove parchment paper. Repeat process with remaining batter.Place a heaping 1/4 cup filling on the bottom side of half of the muffin tops. Top with remaining muffin tops, bottom side down, to form whoopie pies.

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