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Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

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Many people say they are a Mainer thing or a New Englander thing. I grew up eating chocolate whoopie pies, for all holiday’s and family gatherings. For me they are as common as a pumpkin or apple pie.

What I’ve found though, with living all over the world is that many people honestly have never heard of them! While not shocking, it IS a shame, haha.

Since it’s been a month of pumpkin everything I decided that these would be fitting and amazing to share with you. Deliciously moist pumpkin cakes with such a dreamy, fluffy cream cheese filling. Even though these are mini, one is very satisfying!

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Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
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Serves: 2 Dozen
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 1¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup 100% Pure Pumpkin
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly grease or line four baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt in medium bowl. Beat butter and sugar in large mixer bowl on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin and vanilla extract; beat until smooth. Stir in flour mixture until combined. Using a cookie scoop, drop onto prepared baking sheets.
  3. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes or until springy to the touch. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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Cream Cheese Filling
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Serves: 1 Batch
 
Ingredients
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Spread or using small cookie scoop, a heaping teaspoon of filling onto flat side of one cookie; top with flat side of second cookie to make a sandwich. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling. Store in covered container in refrigerator.

 

 

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Mini Green Velvet Whoopie Pies

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

I used to enjoy celebrating this day but over the years one thing or another has stopped us from it. Usually it’s my husband having to work or something work related, weird hours…any number of things. So normally it just passes us by without much thought.

Since my husband and a good handful of his coworkers actually had to work today, I decided to bake them a St. Patrick’s Day treat!

For Christmas my husband bought me a Mini Whoopie Pie pan. I normally use a scoop and a cookie sheet to make my whoopie pies but I love having all kinds of different pans to make fun things. I decided to try it out. I have to say at first, it really was an experiment.

I was using a recipe I’ve never used before as well as a pan I had never used. I have made Red Velvet cake before but it was a different recipe. So I followed the recipe to a T. It was an epic failure. The batter rose pretty high and looked like mini muffins instead.

On the second batch I decided that 1 Tablespoon of batter was too much for this particular recipe, so I cut it down to 1 Teaspoon of batter. The smaller amount of batter did the trick and came out great I think!

Of course cream cheese frosting goes with any kind of velvet cake and while most people like to use pounds of powdered sugar…I don’t really ever use more than a few cups, personal taste of course! I also never add milk to my frostings! I always end up with a light, fluffy and delicious taste and you can still taste the cream cheese in it.

What were your plans for St. Patrick’s Day?

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Mini Green Velvet Whoopie Pies
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Serves: 36 Mini Whoopie Pies
 
Ingredients
  • 2¾ Cups Flour
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Cocoa
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Oil
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk
  • 1 Tablespoon Vinegar
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 oz Green Food Coloring
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  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
  • 1 Package Softened Cream Cheese
  • ¼ Cup Softened Butter
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Pound Bag Powdered Sugar
  • Milk If Desired & As Needed
Instructions
  1. Preheat Oven to 350, You could possibly get away with 325 with this pan!
  2. Grease your mini whoopie pie pan.
  3. Lightly whisk eggs in medium bowl.
  4. Add rest of wet ingredients, whisk until blended, set aside.
  5. Place all dry ingredients into your mixing bowl and stir together well.
  6. Place 1 teaspoon of batter into each cavity.
  7. Bake 9-10 minutes. Move to wire rack and let sit in pan for 2-3 minutes before removing cakes to completely cool.
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  9. Cream Cheese Frosting:
  10. Cream together cream cheese & butter. Add vanilla unitl smooth.
  11. Using a sifter, gradually add in powdered sugar till it is your desired taste and consistency. Add milk if desired.
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