Ginormus Chocolate Whoopie Pies
- 2 1/4 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup vegetable shorting
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cup milk
- 4 cup flour
- 1 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder/ I used herseys special dark
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 3 cup milk
- 9 tbsp flour
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tsp vanilla
- In a sauce pot, whisk milk and flour over medium heat until thickens.
- About 5-7 minutes, set aside to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl,beat sugar, butter and shortening several minutes until it becomes fluffy.
- Scrape bottom of bowl and sides ,add vanilla and mix through.
- Beat in thickened milk mixture and beat several minutes again, you want to get volume.
- Chill for 2 hours before assembling whoopie pies.
- Now for the batter.
- Preheat oven to 375degrees f.
- In a large mixing bowl beat sugar with shortening.
- Add eggs and beat until mixture is very creamy about 3 minutes.
- Add vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients alternating with milk.
- This batter is thick.
- On parchment paper lined baking pan draw circles with a pencil and cup.
- Turn parchment over, drop a large tablespoon of batter and spread within 1/4 " of outer circle.
- This allows for spreading during baking.
- Smooth out just alittle with back of spoon so batter won't be too high.
- Keep each about 2" apart and as even in diameter as possible.
- Bake 17 minutes.
- Do not over bake.
- Tooth pick inserted in center of cakes should be come out JUST a touch moist.
- Cool cakes completely on a rack.
- Now start filling.
- Pick two cake rounds that are close in shape.
- Place filling on flat side of cake and top with another cake.
- Assemble all your pies.
- Chill 1- 2 hours before serving and store in refrigerator.
- You will most likely have leftover cream filling.
- You could make these double stuff whoopie pies or just freeze any unused portion.
- One pie is equal to two portions.
- Recipe by taylor68too.
- This makes 12 , 2" " diameter pies.
- 24 servings in all!
sugar, vegetable shorting, eggs, vanilla, milk, flour, dark cocoa, baking soda, milk, flour, butter, shortening, sugar, vanilla
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/348230-ginormus-chocolate-whoopie-pies (may not work)