Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 cups flour
  • 4 2/3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 7 3/16 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1 3/8 cups brown sugar or white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • red food coloring
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 5/8 cup cream cheese
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons marshmallow cream

Method

  • Preheat oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
  • In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until mixture is creamy.
  • Add eggs one at a time, stirring each one well before adding the next.
  • Add vanilla extract and food dye.
  • Beat until mixture is smooth.
  • Alternately stir in buttermilk and flour mixture, stirring well after each addition, so that flour mixture is added last.
  • On parchment paper, draw circles in the desired size for whoopee pies.
  • Leave space about 3 cm (approximately 11/4 inches) between each circle.
  • Using a pastry bag, pipe dough onto each circle.
  • Bake in preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
  • Remove and let cool on a rack.
  • For the filling, mix butter until it is cream and stir constantly, while gradually adding powdered sugar.
  • Beat for a few minutes until mixture is fluffy.
  • Add cream cheese and mix slowly at the lowest speed until well-blended.
  • Add marshmallow cream and mix until smooth and creamy.
  • Place filling in a pastry bag. Pipe filling onto cookie and top with a second cookie.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve