Weekend Recipe

I'm back after a Vacation Bible School hiatus.  (PS- they should think of another name for VBS that doesn't include the word vacation, because it is a LOT of work!)

These are so easy you'll want to make them over and over in all kinds of flavors!

Inside Out Whoopie Pies

Ingredients:

Cakes:

1 yellow cake mix (18.5oz)

1 stick of butter

1 large egg

Filling:

2 cups powdered sugar

2 tbsp coco powder

1/4 cup shortening

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg white (pasteurized)

Directions:

Melt butter and mix into cake mix with the egg just until it comes together.  Dough will be like cookie dough.  Using a tbsp size cookie scoop or spoons shape the dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake of the top rack at 350 for 10-12 minutes.  Cakes should be soft still but not brown at all.

Remove from the oven and let cool on the pan for 5 minutes.  Move them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely before you add the frosting.

While they cool, make the filling.  Mix the sugar, shortening, egg white, cocoa and vanilla just until completely combined.  Use a piping bag or just spoon about 1 tbsp of filling onto a cake then top with another cake.  These are so goo and won't last long!

Variations:  Use any flavor cake mix-

Chocolate with the cocoa powder left out of the filling for traditional whoopie pies.  

Red velvet cake mix with cream cheese substituted for shortening in the filling

German chocolate cake mix and chocolate filling but roll the sides in toasted coconut.

The possibilities are endless!