Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 4 2/3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup butter
• 7 3/16 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 3/8 cups brown sugar or white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• red food coloring
• 2/3 cup butter
• 5/8 cup cream cheese
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons marshmallow cream

1. Preheat oven to 180u0b0C (approximately 350u0b0F.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
3. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until mixture is creamy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, stirring each one well before adding the next.
5. Add vanilla extract and food dye.
6. Beat until mixture is smooth.
7. Alternately stir in buttermilk and flour mixture, stirring well after each addition, so that flour mixture is added last.
8. On parchment paper, draw circles in the desired size for whoopee pies.
9. Leave space about 3 cm (approximately 11/4 inches) between each circle.
10. Using a pastry bag, pipe dough onto each circle.
11. Bake in preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
12. Remove and let cool on a rack.
13. For the filling, mix butter until it is cream and stir constantly, while gradually adding powdered sugar.
14. Beat for a few minutes until mixture is fluffy.
15. Add cream cheese and mix slowly at the lowest speed until well-blended.
16. Add marshmallow cream and mix until smooth and creamy.
17. Place filling in a pastry bag. Pipe filling onto cookie and top with a second cookie.
18. Refrigerate until ready to serve

flour, cocoa powder, yeast, baking soda, butter, buttermilk, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, red food coloring, butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, marshmallow cream

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Red-Velvet-Whoopie-Pies-2049599 (may not work)