Cake Mix Whoopie Pies
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Cake Mix Whoopie Pies
Description
This recipe uses a yellow cake mix combined with eggs, water, and vegetable oil, plus sprinkles folded into the batter for a festive look. The batter is portioned onto parchment-lined baking sheets or into a whoopie pie pan and baked until soft and cakey. The resulting cakes have a tender crumb with a lightly golden surface.
The frosting combines room temperature butter with powdered sugar and a small amount of milk to achieve a spreadable consistency. More milk can be added if needed. Mixing sprinkles into the frosting adds a playful touch that matches the cake. Frosting is spread between pairs of cooled cake rounds to create whoopie pies.
These whoopie pies can be served as an easy sweet snack or dessert and are especially appealing for celebrations because of the sprinkles. Cooling the cake completely before frosting helps maintain their shape and texture. The recipe accommodates both free-form baking and specialized whoopie pie pans for convenience.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 15.25 oz. yellow cake mix
- 3 egg large
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup Sprinkles
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 T. milk
- 1/3 cup Sprinkles
Instructions
Whoopie Pies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. If you using a whoopie pie pan like me, coat with butter or shortening and dust generously with flour. Tap out excess flour.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in the cake mix, eggs, water, and oil. Beat with a hand mixer on medium until incorporated.
- Once combined, fold in sprinkles.
- Using a ¼ measuring cup, drop batter onto a lined baking sheet about 1 to 2 inches apart. If using the whoopie pie pan, pop it in each floured cavity.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting
- In a medium bowl, add butter, powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk. Beat with hand mixer on low. If the frosting is too thick, add an extra tablespoon of milk. Once powdered sugar is incorporated, beat on medium/high for 30 seconds to a minute.
- Fold in sprinkles.
- On the flat side of one whoopie pie, spread center filling and sandwich with another whoopie pie.
- Store in an air tight container.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8pies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 628 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 628kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 90g | 30% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 519mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 48mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 67g | 134% |
| Vitamin A | 445IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 127mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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