Red Velvet Cake Whoopie Pies

My Red Velvet Cake craving is OUT.OF.CONTROL! All I want to make and eat is THIS...


Since I can not eat Red Velvet Cheesecake for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday, I was really hoping I would LOVE Yoplaits new yogurt with Red Velvet Cake flavoring...

Well, I did NOT love the yogurt. My Red Velvet Cake craving was not satisfied.

Then, I heard about this place called Yogurtland and that they were featuring a Red Velvet Cupcake Batter flavored frozen yogurt. Luckily we have a Yogurtland here in DFW and it's only 30 miles from our house. Yes, I said 30 miles. When Jon got home from work on the day I heard of Yogurtland and their Red Velvet Cupcake Batter frozen yogurt, we piled the family into the car and set off to try this frozen yogurt. When we got to the shop, I stood along the wall scanning all the flavors and did not see Red Velvet... Jon asked the lovely young lady behind the counter where the Red Velvet was... She said they SOLD OUT of it in 3 days! Did I mention Yogurtland was 30 miles away? Ugh! Again, I was left hanging. We did get some yogurt though and what we had was good.

So, I decided to make these...


For the most part, I followed Paul Deen's Recipe for the Pie's. I made them a lot smaller then Paula did and I did not use the nuts. The cream cheese filling recipe I used is from Martha Stewart.

These were OK... I will make them again when I actually have a working oven in my own home. (right now I have to cross the yard to Jon's parents house and use theirs) I would like to keep a closer eye on them because some baked up nice and cake-like and some went flat and gooey... They did taste good though (not great).

Dry Ingredients and my new sifter.



Butter, Sugar, Eggs (1 @ a time).



Liquids.


Mix together slowly.


I put all the batter in a gallon sized freezer bag so I could make the cookies a nice circle shape. I would have used a small scoop if I had one...



Jon gave them his thumbs up of approval! (He is eating the ONE perfect cookie I had set aside to take a picture of... I knew I should have told him not to eat the cookie on the counter!)


Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Pie Cakes
1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons buttermilk
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon red food coloring

Cream Cheese Filing (makes about 2 cups)
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time. Then beat in the buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla and red food coloring. Once combined, add the dry ingredients to wet. Mix until thoroughly combined.

Onto a parchment lined sheet tray, drop batter using an ice cream scoop, forming 2-inch round circles.

Bake for 10 minutes, until baked through. Cookies should be cake-like and light. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

For the cream cheese filing:

Place cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Using a rubber spatula, soften cream cheese. Gradually add butter, and continue beating until smooth and well blended. Sift in confectioners’ sugar, and continue beating until smooth. Add vanilla, and stir to combine. Spread onto one cookie and top it with another to make a sandwich; repeat with the remaining cookies and filling. Cover the filled whoopee pies with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.

Final thought: My craving is still in full effect. I think I will have to make myself a cheesecake. (and by "myself" I mean I'm not sharing!)