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strawberry whoopie pie

Strawberry Whoopie Pies with a Secret Ingredient

Michele Pesula Kuegler
tender cakes and buttercream frosting full of strawberry flavor
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
cooling and assembling time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

CAKES

  • 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 tablespoons strawberry Jell-o powder
  • 1-1/4 cup freeze-dried strawberries 1/2 cup ground
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon table salt
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • red food coloring optional

FILLING

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-1/4 cup freeze-dried strawberries 1/2 cup ground
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

Make cakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place melted butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer, and beat with paddle attachment on speed 2 until smooth.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until each is fully incorporated on speed 2.
  • Add extract, Jell-o powder, strawberries, baking powder, baking soda and salt, mixing well on speed 2.
  • Use a spatula to scrape down the sides, and add 1½ cups of flour.
  • Mix on low; scrape sides with spatula, add milk, and mix until fully blended.
  • Add remaining cup of flour, and mix.
  • Add food coloring, if desired, and mix until fully integrated.
  • Scoop approximately 1-1/2 tablespoons batter, and place spaced evenly onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet. (Will take two batches to bake all of the batter.)
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cakes spring back when touched.
  • Allow to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet.
  • Transfer to baking rack to cool completely.

To assemble

  • In a stand mixer combine butter, powdered sugar, strawberries, milk and vanilla extract; mix on low speed until combined.
  • Spread the flat side of 10 cakes with the frosting.
  • Top each with another cake.
  • Serve or store in a sealed container.
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