Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling

Happy New Year!  Have you made any resolutions?  One of my resolutions last New Years was to do more of what I love and enjoy doing, including baking.  I think I will keep with that again this year.  With my boys home from school, we had fun baking a few things together including these Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling.  Ever since I made my first batch of whoopie pies my boys have been asking for more.  My older son Travis and I decided to make the traditional chocolate variety.  For the filling, we used cream cheese instead of the more traditional marshmallow filling.  Travis especially enjoyed piping in the filling.  He had never used a pastry bag before so it was a good way to practice.

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Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling

by Jill {www.dulcedough.com} January-2-2012

Traditional chocolate cake batter whoopie pies filled with cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk

     For Filling

• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly butter or spray whoopie pie pan with cooking spray.2. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.4. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the mixture and mix until combined.5. Using a scoop or a tablespoon, spoon 2 tablespoons of batter into each cavity and gently spread the batter to the edges of the cavity.6. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until the top of the cakes spring back when touched.7. Allow cakes to cool for 5 minutes in the pan; remove from pan and allow to cool completely before filling.8. To make the filling, cream together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla; sift in the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.9. To assemble whoopie pies, spread or pipe filling on one cake and then top with another cake.10. Serve immediately or refrigerate and then bring to room temperature before serving.

Details

Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 30 mins Yield: 12 whoopie pies