Category Archives: Desserts

Vegan Vanilla “Butter” Cream

This recipe came out rather goopy.  I kept the whoopie pies in the frig so that the filling didn’t spill out.  

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Vegan Chocolate Whoopie

These turned out very well and my vegan friends loved them, though the cookies stuck to their fingers.  But that often happens with the classic whoopie pie I make.  They are just finger-licking good! When I baked the first two … Continue reading

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Lemon Whoopie

Made a delicious cake.  Filled with Blueberry Cream filling, which is just the normal filling with two or three tablespoons of blueberry syrup added.  Of course, hand mixer worked fine on these.

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Whoopie Pie Palooza – Part II

I was trying to move on to other recipes and cooking projects but today, on the way to lunch we walked by a book sale table and there sat another Whoopie Pie cookbook!    I had to buy it; its … Continue reading

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Stained Glass Cookies

My roommate’s mom cut this out of a Bloomington-Normal IL paper (maybe the Pantagraph?) and sent it to him to try.  I came home from errands today to find  him midway through the recipe.   He thought it was too … Continue reading

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Whoopie Pie Palooza 2012

When gathering with my family I almost always make a batch of whoopie pies.  My sister and I have fond memories of them as kids.  (Wikipedia on Whoopie Pies) This year I brought along a Whoopie Pie cookbook, named appropriately … Continue reading

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Chocolate Buttercream

Posting this to show what I made.  This might make a good frosting for a cake but didn’t much like as whoopie pie filling.  Too dense and grainy.

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Red Velvet Whoopie

I would definitely follow the recommendation at the end to use less cocoa.  I used the recipe’s amount and found it too dense.  I don’t have a stand mixer; hand mixer worked fine.  

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Strawberry Buttercream Filling

I couldn’t find the freeze-dried strawberries this recipe calls for so I bought frozen strawberries and skipped the milk.  Still made it quite runny when not in the frig.  Filling used with Red Velvet Whoopie Pies.  Very tasted and we … Continue reading

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Jalapeño Cornbread Whoopie with Bacon-Chive Goat Cheese Filling

I put these two together from the “Whoopie Pies” cookbook by Sarah Billingsley and Amy Treadwell.   I just used a regular hand mixer and it worked fine.  Parchment paper made clean up easier.   

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