Ginormus Chocolate Whoopie Pies. Originally popular in New England and around Amish country, the whoopie pie has gradually been spreading throughout America, and for good reason: it's a delicious throwback to the days before everyone started counting calories or fat. These Healthy Chocolate Whoopie Pies are so soft, light, and fluffy — a hybrid between cake and cookie — you'd never ever know they're sugar free, high protein, gluten free, and dairy free too! I'm not sure where whoopie pies have been all my life, but I'm sure glad they've finally made an appearance.
You can also roll the edges in sprinkles, chopped chocolate However I accidentally made the scoops of dough too big so they turned out ginormous! Chocolate Whoopie Pies have two parts; the cookie and the filling. Whoopie pies are two soft cookies sandwiched with a delicious filling. You can cook Ginormus Chocolate Whoopie Pies using 17 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Ginormus Chocolate Whoopie Pies
- 🢂 of batter.
- 🢂 2 1/4 cup of sugar.
- 🢂 2/3 cup of vegetable shortening.
- 🢂 2 of large eggs.
- 🢂 2 tsp of vanilla.
- 🢂 1/4 cup of milk.
- 🢂 4 cup of flour.
- 🢂 1 1/4 cup of dark cocoa powder/ I used herseys special dark.
- 🢂 2 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
- 🢂 2 tsp of baking powder.
- 🢂 of cream filling.
- 🢂 3 cup of milk.
- 🢂 9 tbsp of flour.
- 🢂 1 cup of butter.
- 🢂 1 cup of shortening.
- 🢂 2 1/4 cup of sugar.
- 🢂 1 tsp of vanilla.
Whoopie pies are having an extended moment. They are popping up here, there, and everywhere, and now they are even starring in their own cookbook. This cookbook is called, simply enough, Whoopie Pies, and while it mostly sticks to tried and true recipes for this old-fashioned treat. A dark, deep cake-like exterior sandwiched together with a I've wanted to do whoopie pies for a while now, and even though you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, I definitely judged this cake-like.
step by step Ginormus Chocolate Whoopie Pies
- In a sauce pot, whisk milk and flour over medium heat until thickens. About 5-7 minutes, set aside to cool..
- In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, butter and shortening several minutes until it becomes fluffy. Scrape bottom of bowl and sides,add vanilla and mix through..
- Beat in thickened milk mixture and beat several minutes again, you want to get volume..
- Chill for 2 hours before assembling whoopie pies..
- Now for the batter..
- Preheat oven to 375degrees f..
- In a large mixing bowl beat sugar with shortening. Add eggs and beat until mixture is very creamy about 3 minutes. Add vanilla..
- Add dry ingredients and milk. This batter is thick..
- On parchment paper lined baking pan draw circles with a pencil and cup. Turn parchment over, drop a large tablespoon of batter and spread within 1/4 " of outer circle. This allows for spreading during baking..
- Smooth out just alittle with back of spoon so batter won't be too high. Keep each about 2" apart and as even in diameter as possible..
- Bake 17 minutes. Do not over bake. Tooth pick inserted in center of cakes should be come out JUST a touch moist..
- Cool cakes completely on a rack. Now start filling..
- Pick two cake rounds that are close in shape. Place filling on flat side of cake and top with another cake. Assemble all your pies. Chill 1- 2 hours before serving and store in refrigerator..
- You will most likely have leftover cream filling. You could make these double stuff whoopie pies or just freeze any unused portion. One pie is equal to two portions..
- Recipe by taylor68too..
- This makes 12, 2"" diameter pies. 24 servings in all!.
Sift the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and salt into another bowl. Little chocolate cakes with creamy filling. This recipe has been handed down in my family for quite sometime and hasn't had any complaints yet. I buy them all the time at market. So when I came across this one using a cake mix I thought, how easy is this.