Whoopie Pies

Name: Whoopie Pies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: Makes 14 whoopie pies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks; 1 pinch salt; 135 g (4¾ oz) light brown sugar (or 120 g/4¼ oz caster (superfine) sugar + 2 teaspoons molasses); 2 pinches salt; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) cold sugar syrup; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) water; 2 egg whites; 100 g (3½ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 35 g (1¼ oz) cocoa powder; 85 g (3 oz) coconut oil, at room temperature, or unsalted butter, softened; 210 g (7½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder

Preparation info

Makes
14
whoopie pies

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

‘Makin’ whoopee’ means to make love, and eating these light and airy Amish cakes is effectively an ecstatic experience.

Ingredients

Cookies

210 g (7½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
3 teaspoons baking pow

Americas
United States
Cake
New York
Vegetarian

Method

The Cookie Batter

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F/Gas 6). Combine the flour, baking powder and cocoa. In a food processor or by hand, beat the coconut oil and sugar vigorously until light and creamy. Incorporate the egg yolks, then the flour mixtu