Whoopie Pies Back to Your Table

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Before the birth of whoopie pies, cupcakes were the same classic favorite for teatime. You will notice that a whoopie recipe is so similar to a cupcake, making them like cousins. If not with the added ingredients and flavorings into the batter and the filling itself, whoopies would have been the same cupcakes we used to know.

Modern whoopie pies already come in flavorful toppings of a glace icing, piped cream, chocolate vermicelli, jelly tots, festive colored jams, and many others. As a cousin of the cupcake, whoopie has also continued to come out great with anything that's typically used to decorate the top of a cupcake. 

Truly cousins!

Mini Whoopie Pies by Pillsbury/ Click image for recipe

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Make Your Own Whoopie Pie

Kids will enjoy this! 

Generously spread the flat side of a cold cake or soft biscuit with a filling. Place another cake/biscuit on top of the filling (to make a sandwich) then gently press both halves together to secure the sandwich. Make sure to put a generous filling so it forms a deep, rich, and mouth-watering layer in between. This makes the most delicious whoopie pies.

For a Traditional Whoopie Pie Filling

Whisk together eggs, castor sugar, honey, vanilla, and water in a heatproof bowl. Place the bowl over a saucepan of boiling water, then whisk until the mixture is thick, creamy, and can stand in peaks. Remove from heat and whisk for another minute to slowly cool. Fill whoopie pies with the fluffy filling.

The Basic Glace Icing  

  

Mix confectioners sugar with very little water and stir until smooth. Be careful with adding water to avoid making a too runny mixture. Spread a generous amount over the tops of whoopie pies. You can add flavorings to the icing mixture like lemon, orange, mint, vanilla, or coffee, or sprinkle the icing with chocolate vermicelli, or small sweets and allow to set on the whoopie pie. 

Bring Home a Whoopie!

Nowadays, you can still enjoy old original baked chocolate whoopie pies with a taste back in 1925.