Classic Chocolate Whoopie Pies With Marshmallow Crème Filling ~ December Daring Bakers' Challenge Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) (4 oz)
- (115 gm) butter
- 1 cup (240 ml) (7 oz) (200
- gm) brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) (5 gm)
- espresso coffee powder, optional
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) (5 gm)
- baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (3 gm) baking
- soda
- 3/4 teaspoon (4½ gm) salt
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla
- extract
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) (1½ oz)
- (45 gm) Dutch-process cocoa, sifted
- 2 1/3 cups (560 ml) (10
- oz) (285 gm) unbleached all-purpose (plain) flour
- Preheat oven to moderate
- 350°F/180°C/gas mark 4. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking
- sheets.
- In a large mixing bowl,
- beat together the butter, brown sugar, espresso coffee powder (if using),
- baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla till smooth. Add the egg, again
- beating till smooth.
- Add the cocoa, stirring to
- combine.
- Add the flour to the
- batter alternately with the milk, beating till smooth. Scrape down the sides
- and bottom of the bowl, and beat again briefly to soften and combine any chunky
- scrapings.
- Drop the dough by the
- 1/4-cupful (60 ml) onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving plenty of room
- between the cakes; they'll spread. A muffin scoop works well here.
- Bake the cakes in a
- preheated moderate oven for 15 to 16 minutes, till they're set and firm to the
- touch. Remove them from the oven, and cool on the pans. While still lukewarm,
- use a spatula to separate them from the pan or parchment; then allow to cool
- completely.
- For the Marshmallow Crème
- Filling
- 1 cup (240 ml) (6 oz) (175
- gm) vegetable shortening
- 1 cup (240 ml) (7 oz) (4½
- oz) (125 gm) confectioners' sugar or glazing sugar
- 1-1/3 cups (320 ml) (4 oz)
- (115 gm) Marshmallow Fluff or marshmallow crème (recipe given below to make it
- at home)
- ¼ teaspoon (1½ gm) salt
- dissolved in 1 tablespoon (15 ml) water
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla
- extract
- Beat together the shortening, confectioners' sugar, and marshmallow until well
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
---|---|
Recipe Size 700g | |
Calories 526 | |
Calories from Fat 77 | 15% |
Total Fat 8.6g | 11% |
Saturated Fat 2.94g | 12% |
Trans Fat 0.0g | |
Cholesterol 6mg | 2% |
Sodium 6731mg | 280% |
Potassium 1360mg | 39% |
Total Carbs 95.3g | 25% |
Dietary Fiber 15.5g | 52% |
Sugars 27.45g | 18% |
Protein 15.8g | 25% |
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