RED VELVET WHOOPIE PIES

 I have a feeling that I may have become a little bit obsessed with Whoopie pies as they are all I think about and all I want to make. They are just so moist and tasty, I think I am in love. Anyway enough with the drooling over Whoopie pies, here is my red velvet Whoopie pie recipe with cream cheese filling. Yum enjoy!

Makes 12

Takes 15 minutes

 INGREDIENTS

190g unsalted butter

190g brown sugar

320g plain flour

2tbsp cocoa powder

1tsp baking powder

1/4tsp salt

1/2 cup buttermilk (milk and white wine vinegar)

1tsp Vanilla extract

1 egg

red food colouring

METHOD

1. Preheat your oven to gas make 5 (190C/375F) make sure your butter and egg are at room temperature.

 2. Mix together your brown sugar and butter until smooth, then add your egg and vanilla and mix through.

 3. Sift in your salt, flour, baking powder and cocoa mix, then add your butter milk and mix through.

4.  When fully mixed add red food colouring, I use gel as it doesn't make the mixture runny. 

5. Either place in a piping bag, snip the bottom and pipe onto a baking tray around the size of a walnut or use a cookie scoop.

ICING

 

INGREDIENTS

1tsp vanilla extract

225g cream cheese
450g icing sugar
110g butter
cornflour if needed to thicken

 1. Mix the butter and cream cheese together.

 2. Add your vanilla and icing until thick. If it doesn't thicken either add more icing sugar or corn flour.

There you have it, simple and easy red velvet Whoopie pies with cream cheese. Give it a go and let me know what you think :)