Whoopie Pies

Recipe courtesy Moody's Diner

Show: FoodNation With Bobby FlayEpisode: Coastal Maine

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (32)

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Cook Time:
12 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
16 Whoopie Pies

Times:

Prep: 35 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 12 min
Total:: 1 hr 7 min

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Ingredients

3 cups sugar
1 cup butter
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 tablespoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
Filling, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, or preheat a convection oven to 315 degrees F.

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar, butter, and eggs together until well combined. Add the oil and vanilla and beat again.

In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add half of the dry mixture to the egg mixture and beat or stir to blend. Add 1 1/2 cups milk and beat again. Add the remaining dry mixture and beat until incorporated. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups milk and beat until blended.

With a large spoon, scoop out 32 circles of batter onto a baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool.

Spread filling onto 16 circles and place remaining circles on top, to make 16 Whoopie Pies.

Filling:

1 1/2 cups shortening

3 cups confectioners' sugar

1 1/3 cups marshmallow topping

Dash salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 to 1/2 cup milk

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine all ingredients except the milk and beat well. Add just enough milk to achieve a creamy consistency. Spread filling across cooled cookie circles.

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Marcy Lyndon, VT 07-13-2009
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Yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this recipe for a potluck. Everyone loved it. Makes a ton of very large whoopie pies, ( I think I got about 20). Make... sure you have a very large mixing bowl on your stand mixer or you might end up with a very large mess. I will cut the recipe in half when I make it again . Cake was moist and flavorful. filling very tasty too. Read more
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jody moorestown, NJ 03-13-2009
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great cake, but i have a better filling recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i'm from lancaster, pa- i know whoopie pies! this cake is terrific, but the filling is not quite right. the amish (famous... for their whoopie pies) use shortening, but i steer very clear of that toxic stuff!! here's what i do for the filling: 1 c. whole milk 5 T. flour 1 c. unsalted butter 1/4 t. salt 1 1/4 c. 10x sugar 1 t. vanilla. Place milk and flour in saucepan. Cook, whisking frequently, on medium heat until thick. Cool. In lg bowl, cream butter, then add salt, 10x sugar, and vanilla. Mix until all ingred. are incorporated. With mixer on low, slowly add the cooled flour mixture to the butter mixture. Beat on medium for 5 minutes until mixture has a fluffy, creamy texture. You will prob need to double this recipe, or half the cake recipe.Read more
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Lauren Norwood, MA 03-07-2009
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Delicious, but filling needs tweaking
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The cakes are delicious, but I had to bake mine much longer than 12 minutes. I think a 1/4 cup scoop of batter would make a... good-sized cake -- I used a 1/3 cup and mine were perhaps a bit too big. They definitely spread out a lot while baking. I also found the filling to have way too much shortening for my taste. I had to add a lot more sugar, fluff, and milk to fix it. Next time, I might cut the amount of shortening in half, as someone else did. I cut the cake part in half but kept the filling part the same and the quantities were perfect. Overall, though, very delicious!Read more
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Mikki north adams, MA 02-13-2009
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Moody's whoopie pies are the best and now I can make them!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My daughter Emma and I travel up coastal Route 1 in Maine each year and plan our journey around when Moody's Diner in... Waldoboro will be serving lunch so she can get one of these FABULOUS whoopie pies! She eats it before her lunch. This recipe is perfect. The chocolate cake is very rich and dense and moist. The hard part of finding the perfect recipe is finding the perfect ingredients for the filling; this can make or break the recipe. Don't deviate from this original recipe, you won't regret it! I'm making these for Emma tonight for Valentines Day. Yummy 5stars+ Read more
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Hannah Barre, MA 12-31-2008
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Best Ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was excellent, I couldn't stop snacking throughout the whole process. I have struggled for a long time to find... the right filling recipe, this one was perfect! not too heavy or light--and the cake is light but rich in flavor. great choice for my New Year's Eve Party, I definately recommend it :)Read more
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Lisa Centreville, VA 12-23-2008
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Good but one problem
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The taste is great. Alot of the people I served it too really enjoyed it. I think that i put too much filling in because when... i finished making them they were SO messy!! Def. bring some napkins along. But i'd rather have a really good whoopie pie thats messy then one that looks amazing, then tastes awfulRead more