MINI CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES WITH CARAMEL FILLING Whoopie pies are not pies at all but a cake-like sandwich cookie. Enjoy this chocolate version that is filled with a delicious salted caramel buttercream.
Whoopie Pie: 1 (18.25 ounce) Devil's food cake mix with pudding 1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, melted 1/2 cup water 3 LAND O LAKES® All-Natural Eggs 1 to 2 teaspoons sea salt Filling: 1 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup prepared caramel sauce 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Combine cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter, water and eggs in large bowl; beat at medium speed until smooth. Let batter rest for 30 minutes. Heat oven to 400°F. Drop batter by slightly rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto parchment-lined or lightly greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with sea salt. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer to wire cooling rack. Place 1 cup butter in medium bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low; gradually add powdered sugar. Beat until well mixed. Add caramel sauce, 1 teaspoon sea salt and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pipe or spread rounded teaspoonful filling onto bottom of 1 cookie; place second cookie, bottom-side down over filling. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling. Yield: 4 1/2 dozen sandwich cookies Cooks Tip: Letting batter rest allows batter to rise and increase volume of whoopie pies. Cooks Tip: To make ahead, bake cookies as directed. Cool completely. Place cooled cookies in single layer in resealable plastic freezer bag. Freeze up to 2 months. Let stand at room temperature until thawed. Prepare filling and fill cookies as directed. Preparation time: 40 minutes; Total time: 2 hours 10 minutes. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
