WHOOPIE PIES from the Partybluprints Blog

If you are hosting for any of the March Madness Games over the next few weeks, here is a great dessert idea!  In honor of basketball’s classic colors, orange and black, whip up a batch of these delectable chocolate whoopie pies filled with orange cream. Fans will be whooping it up after they taste this hand-held cake that is just the right balance of sweetness, creaminess and moist cake.  Check out all our March Madness Party Recipes and Ideas here>

Ingredients

Cake

• Cake Cookies
• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tbsp. oil
• 2 eggs

Filling

• 1 stick butter
• 1- 8 oz. package cream cheese
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tsp. orange food coloring

Instructions

1.   Preheat oven to 350°. Using a mixer, mix all cake ingredients together on low speed for 30 seconds and then on medium speed for 2 minutes. Using a small ice cream scoop (1 tbsp.), drop dough onto greased cookie sheet (leave 1 1/2 “ – 2” between each). Bake 8-9 minutes. Cool thoroughly on cooling rack.

2.   Prepare whoopie pie filling: in mixer, combine softened butter and cream cheese. Mix in vanilla. Slowly add confectioners’ sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well. Add in food coloring and mix thoroughly.

3.   Using small ice cream scoop, drop filling on center of underside of cake cookie, top with another cake cookie and apply a bit of pressure to distribute filling. Continue with remaining cake cookies until all whoopie pies are assembled.