Makin’ Whoopie!
Posted on February 1st, 2011 by Jeannie. Filed under Do It Yourself, Favors.
This delightful DIY project comes from Mary Swenson:
Do you love the look of macarons, but want to avoid the complicated recipe? Try this easy alternative: mini whoopie pies!
A photo of a colorful sleeve of French macarons is on almost every bride’s wedding inspiration board, and with good reason - these treats are some of the prettiest things going. But for the DIY bride, tackling the recipe can be a bit tricky - even for more experienced bakers.
Enter the humble whoopie pie. These homey, cakey rounds have been a kid-friendly staple in the kitchens of busy moms for years now; but by making them a bit smaller and reducing the pillow of fluffy filling to a more dainty smear, their sophistication quotient goes way up, making them perfect for weddings. Whoopie pies are super easy and fast to make and bake, and with just a few drops of food coloring, the dough (and even the filling) can be tinted to whatever color your heart desires - mimicking the look of macarons without the fuss and stress.
To make about 30 mini whoopie pies, you’ll need:
1 egg
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Food coloring in your choice of color
Preheat your oven to 350 F. In a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed, beat egg and vegetable oil. Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating until the mixture is pale yellow in color. Add food coloring to create your desired sandwich color. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a measuring cup combine milk and vanilla. Add the flour and milk mixtures alternately to the egg and sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Drop the dough by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, leaving about 2 inches between drops. Bake about 5 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched with finger. Remove from baking sheets and allow to cool completely on wire racks.
To make the filling, you’ll need:
1/2 cup of butter, room temperature
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
1 cup Marshmallow Fluff
1 teaspoon vanilla
Food coloring in your choice of color (optional)
In a medium bowl with a mixer set at medium speed, beat all ingredients until light and fluffy. Spread the mixture onto the inside of one cooled cake round and top with another. The finished whoopie pies look beautiful stacked and displayed as part of a dessert table, or are adorable packaged up and given out as favors. Your guests will love your twist on these traditional treats!
Images: Mary Swenson
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February 1st, 2011 at 1:24 pm
[...] Makin’ Whoopie! - Project Wedding Blog projectwedding.com/blog/2011/02/01/makin-whoopie/ – view page – cached This delightful DIY project comes from Mary Swenson: Do you love the look of macarons, but want to avoid the complicated recipe? Try this easy alternative: [...]
February 1st, 2011 at 2:02 pm
Love that idea :)!
February 2nd, 2011 at 3:44 pm
OOhh yummmmmmy i have never tried because it looks so hard but this makes it look really easy will be trying!!
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:24 am
What a fantastic, money-saving idea! Jeannie, you are a genius!!!
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:59 am
Thanks for the recipe! I love how you can coordinate them with your wedding colors!
February 3rd, 2011 at 12:00 pm
It’s Mary that is the genius :)! But thanks!
February 4th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
So Pretty! I too love the idea of matching wedding colors and I’m wondering if the color fades a bit after you add the flour and milk? Is it best to go a bit deeper in color initially?
February 5th, 2011 at 11:04 am
this is awesome! they are adorable!
February 10th, 2011 at 7:40 am
[...] these adorable whoopie pies, you’ve got to check out the fab step-by-step tutorial over at Project Wedding. They’re way easier than doing homemade macaroons, but possess the same sort of [...]
February 13th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
I am going to try this recipe on my co workers they look so cute give you all feedback when I do
February 16th, 2011 at 9:45 am
These pretty cookies are perfect for an English Tea Shower too!
February 17th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
How adorable! I love that you can get the delicateness of the typical macaroon colors without all the work! Could you add fruit puree to flavor the filling differently too?
February 18th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
ok… I decided to do a trial run on these cuties and well let’s just say that…
Batch 1 went in the garbage because I failed to read TEASPOONS not SPOON LOL
Batch 2 was hard to get off the parchment paper ??? I went over step and then threw it out
Batch 3… sigh
Batch 4 looked like a 5 year old made them and trust me I am positive my nieces would have done a better job
OVERALL… the recipe is not as simple as it seems and they don’t actually taste that great this is judging from the 2 straggling survivors that still lingered after I threw out the rest I bake all the time so I do have to admit this recipe tested my patience and ability of baking.
sigh…
February 25th, 2011 at 10:42 am
Hi Ines…I’m sorry that this recipe didn’t work out for you!
Kristen: I’m sure that you could change the filling up by adding jam or jelly to it - I think that’s a great idea! It would add a lovely tint to the filling as well, which would look great.
cathyswraps: The color actually faded a bit for me during the baking process, so you may want to do a test batch and figure out just how much food coloring will get you the color you’re looking for. Good luck!
February 26th, 2011 at 7:04 am
Hi Mary, I am wondering about the taste, I somehow succeeded making these pretty whoopie pies, are they a little bit sticky? Thanks!:)
March 2nd, 2011 at 6:55 pm
I made these today! They were very easy and fun. It took my one hour start to finish. I did end up adding more food coloring as we baked batches, the color does fade quite a bit. Thanks for the fun idea. I made them for my 2 year old + friends. Thanks!
March 6th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
crazy. beautiful.
EASTER!
March 14th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
[...] Mini Whoopie Pies from One Lovely Day (Project Wedding Blog) Photo Credit: [...]
March 15th, 2011 at 5:03 am
[...] you’ll be a pro and the ones that you made in the beginning won’t be as nice. If you are baking whoopie pies, your guests will gobble them up faster than you think. Save yourself some time on the front-end [...]
June 27th, 2011 at 10:34 am
Where did you find the cookie bags?
June 30th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Thank you! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
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