Let’s make whoopie! Pies that is.
A whoopie pie is a cross between cake, and cookie like a cake sandwich! The top and bottom is a heavy red velvet-cake like cookie, filled with cream cheese frosting. This treat will most likely be a familiar one to any East Coast American readers, but for me, up here is tiny town Canada, I had never had one until I made one!
Traditionally (from my “research”) a whoopie pie is usually made similar to an Oreo- chocolate cookie-cake and vanilla filling. But since I wanted to make these for Valentine’s Day, I was off to search for a red velvet version. I found just what I was looking for on one of my favourite blogs, Annie Eats, but when I tried her recipe, I found it too thick to pipe. So I made some changes. The recipe here and in our video has been adapted from hers . . . because she’s rad.
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Ingredients:
For the cookies:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. cocoa powder
½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
8 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
2 tsp red gel paste
For the frosting:
8 oz. cream cheese
5 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
oven 375 F, 7-9 minutes
For the procedure, you’ll have to watch the video!
We’re off to the 2013 St Eugene Bridal Fair tomorrow, and I’m so excited to meet all of the exited brides, their guests, and any grooms who have been drug along against their will. Hopefully everyone will enjoy our selection of cupcakes we will be catering the event with.
I haven’t tried these yet, but I love the video. I will be teaching an adult religion class next month and I think these would be great to take along! Thank-you.
I hope you like them!
could you tell me the how many gm from the a cup of flour ?? and also 8 oz how many grams??
by the way i am from egypt and i can not tell you how much i learned from your website really your work is amaaaaazing…thank you sooooooooo much…and i am waiting for your answer
A cup of flour is 120 grams…you can search the site for “conversions” and all the answers are there for you. Thanks for reading!
How many whoopie pies does this recipe can bake? 🙂
Hi Jamie…it depends on how big you pipe the hearts. Large hearts will give you a few, smaller hearts will give you lots! Enjoy!
hi there:
Can I use this butter for a cake?… or what will be the changes to make?… Where in Canada are you?.. I like in Vancouver Island….
Thank you….
We have recipes for red velvet cake and cupcakes here and on YT…they will work much better for you than trying to modify this recipe. I live in British Columbia 🙂
I love your tutorials and videos… the recipes make me want to bake at work… lol.. might actually buy an electric baker and whip something up at work for my coworkers. I will definitly add you on facebook and show some of my creations from your tutorials. I just wanrt to say Thank you Thankyou Thankyou… and my daughter says Thank you soo much more..always Ashia And Jai
Awwhhh, thanks so much for sending the love 🙂 Thanks so much!! My coworkers love my “castoffs” from my videos and extras, so I’m sure yours will love them too! Jenn