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Whoopie Pies

My mom made whoopie pies a lot, and I have her recipe around here somewhere, but… well… This batch did not quite turn out correctly. I mean, they tasted awesome; but they simply did not puff up the way they … Continue reading

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Parfait! Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

It is hard to resist a whoopie pie, and a red velvet whoopie pie? Forgetaboutit. You want one, and you know it. Nice thing, isn’t it, that they are pretty darned easy to make? No special pans required (sorry, Jen’); … Continue reading

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Parfait! Whoopie Pies – Now Dairy Free!

Well… in truth, there wasn’t that much dairy in these puppies anyway; 5 tablespoons of butter and 1 cup of milk spread over a dozen or so pies, but every little bit helps. As for that creamy, fluffy frosting? Well… … Continue reading

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Parfait! Whoopie Pies

Recent Parfaits! have been channeling all things good for a summer’s cookout – the cheese for the burgers, the corn, the potato and macaroni salads – let’s take today for dessert, specifically, little discs of chocolate with fluffy vanilla filling. … Continue reading

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It’s the Great Whoopie!

Please pay no attention to the messy kitchen in the background of the seasonally tinted whoopie pies in the picture above – it was a busy afternoon and things are much better now. Whoopie pies are, of course, normally chocolate … Continue reading

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Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Not to be confused with my mom’s recipe, these are (literally) pies of a different color – and flavor – thanks to the whole bottle of red food coloring, the buttermilk and the vinegar. The recipe I used claimed to … Continue reading

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Whoopie Pies

I thought it was time for something chocolate… the creamy vanilla filling was just the frosting, erm, IN the cake. Whoopie pies are two little cakes, usually chocolate, sandwiched around a creamy filling. Apparently, traditional New England whoopie pies have … Continue reading

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