Orange blossom whoopie pies

Name: Orange blossom whoopie pies
Ingredients: 1 egg; seeds of 1 vanilla pod (bean); seeds of 1 vanilla pod (bean); 150 g/5 oz/¾ cup caster (superfine) sugar; 130 g/4½ oz/generous ½ cup unsalted butter, softened; 10 ml/2 tsp orange flower water; 50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup milk; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup buttermilk; finely grated rind of 1 orange; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 7.5 ml/1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 325 g/11½ oz/scant 3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour; 150 g/5 oz/1¼ cups icing (confectioners’) sugar; 25 ml/1½ tbsp orange juice; 5 ml/1 tsp orange flower water; 15 ml/1 tbsp clear honey; 225 g/8 oz/1 cup unsalted butter; finely grated rind and juice of ½ orange; 2 egg whites; 125 g/4¼ oz/generous ½ cup caster (superfine) sugar; grated orange rind and mini sweets (candies), to decorate; grated orange rind and mini sweets (candies), to decorate

Preparation info

Makes
12
whoopie pies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

This delightful, zesty and citrusy whoopie pie, with a light and fragrant honey buttercream filling, can be made a few days in advance to allow all the flavours to completely infuse.

Ingredients

For the Cakes

130 g/4½ oz/generous ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1

Cake
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line two baking trays with baking parchment. Whisk the butter, sugar and vanilla seeds in a bowl until fluffy. Whisk in the egg.
In a separate bowl, sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Add the orange rin