World Flavors Cookbook

Whoopie Pie

Name: Whoopie Pie
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: For cake: 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp vanilla; For filling: 1/2 cup butter softened, 2 cups marshmallow fluff, 1.5 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla

Two soft chocolate cake rounds sandwiching a thick layer of marshmallow cream filling — Maine's official state treat and an Amish country classic.

Cuisine: United States

Ingredients

For cake: 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp vanilla
For filling: 1/2 cup butter softened, 2 cups marshmallow fluff, 1.5 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Mix dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg.
Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk. Add vanilla.
Drop rounded tablespoons onto baking sheets, spaced well apart.
Bake 10-12 minutes until tops spring back. Cool completely.
Make filling: beat butter until fluffy. Add marshmallow fluff, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
Spread filling generously on flat side of one cake. Top with another.