Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Vanilla Cream Cheese Fluff

Serving size:20
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Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Vanilla Cream Cheese Fluff

These cakey, vanilla-cream-filled whoopie pies might somehow disappear during the night.

Cake

  • 21/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 11/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 11/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 11/4 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup whole milk
  1. Preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar. In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, ?beat the butter with the sugar at medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. At low speed, beat ?in the dry ingredients and milk in 3 alternating additions; scrape down the side and bottom of the bowl as necessary.?
  2. Using a 2-tablespoon ice cream scoop, scoop 10 level mounds of batter onto each baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake the cakes in the lower and upper thirds of the oven for about 12 minutes, until risen; shift the pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking. Transfer the cakes to racks and let cool completely. Repeat with the remaining batter, allowing the baking sheets to cool between batches.

    Filling

    • 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
    • 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
    • 2 cup confectioners’ sugar
    • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
    • Generous pinch of kosher salt
    • Crushed candy canes, for rolling (optional)
    1. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat all of the ingredients except the crushed candy canes until thick and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Scoop 3 tablespoons of the filling onto the flat side of ?20 cakes and close with the remaining cakes, pressing the filling to the edges. Roll the edges in crushed candy canes, if desired, and serve.

    Make Ahead: The whoopie pies can be covered and refrigerated overnight. Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled.

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    Recipe Credit: Michael Voltaggio
    Image Credit: Christina Holmes