Whoopie pies

Whoopie pies

These fun little treats take under an hour to make and will be a sweet addition to any bake sale

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line baking trays with parchment. Mix flour, cocoa, bicarb, sugar and a pinch of salt. Whisk the egg, oil and buttermilk together, then mix into dry ingredients with 75ml boiling water. Spoon 20 spoonfuls onto trays, well spaced. Bake for 12 mins or until firm to touch, peel off trays. Cool.
  2. For the glaze, sift icing sugar and cocoa into a small pan. Gradually stir in cream followed by 100ml boiling water. Heat gently until syrupy.
  3. Sandwich 2 cakes together with the frosting, spoon over some glaze and decorate with sprinkles.

Per serving

647 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 91g, fat 32 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 2g, sugar 63g, salt 1.17 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2010.

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  • Binder photo Ann

    28 October 2010

    Ann rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    made these last week. They are delish

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  • 04 December 2010

    cooking monster 14 commented on this recipe

    do u have to do a frosting ??/

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  • 10 December 2010

    Caro34 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I thought these were disappointing. They didn't really have any flavour. The children loved the raw mix but didn't like the baked cakes! This is just my opinion though and I might not have done them correctly.

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  • 26 December 2010

    franti91 commented on this recipe

    Can someone suggest other flavourings as we don't really like too much chocolate! Also, can I use a shallow bun tin instead of lining a tin with parchment as time is a factor when I have a baking session?

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  • Binder photo Joy

    21 March 2011

    Joy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    yum!

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  • 31 March 2012

    hrfoodie commented on this recipe

    These had no flavour and tasted like a bad packet-mix. I think I should have put some vanilla essence in with the cake mix. Mind you, lashings of vanilla buttercream helped somewhat! Texture was good. Franti91 - how about orange/lemon zest and juice or coffee with coffee icing?

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  • 29 August 2012

    Missy poo commented on this recipe

    Just printed the recipe... We might sell these at the restaurant!!!

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  • Binder photo Liz

    08 September 2012

    Liz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These went down a treat at home and at work. I used a white chocolate ganache to sandwich them together, yum!

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 mins

Ingredients

  • 300g self-raising flour
  • 50g cocoa
  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 175g soft light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 75ml sunflower oil , plus extra
  • 150ml buttermilk
  • 1 tub ready-to-use frosting
  • colourful sprinkles , to decorate

FOR THE GLAZE

  • 100g icing sugar
  • 50g cocoa
  • 100ml double cream
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Per serving

647 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 91g, fat 32 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 2g, sugar 63g, salt 1.17 g

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