Recipe: Whoopie pies
Whoopie pies

These fun little treats take under an hour to make and will be a sweet addition to any bake sale

edients

  • 300g self-raising flour
  • 50g cocoa
  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 175g soft light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 75ml sunflower oil , plus extra
  • 150ml buttermilk
  • 1 tub ready-to-use frosting
  • colourful sprinkles , to decorate

FOR THE GLAZE

  • 100g icing sugar
  • 50g cocoa
  • 100ml double cream

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line baking trays with parchment. Mix flour, cocoa, bicarb, sugar and a pinch of salt. Whisk the egg, oil and buttermilk together, then mix into dry ingredients with 75ml boiling water. Spoon 20 spoonfuls onto trays, well spaced. Bake for 12 mins or until firm to touch, peel off trays. Cool.
  2. For the glaze, sift icing sugar and cocoa into a small pan. Gradually stir in cream followed by 100ml boiling water. Heat gently until syrupy.
  3. Sandwich 2 cakes together with the frosting, spoon over some glaze and decorate with sprinkles.

Nutrition Per Serving

647 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 91g, fat 32 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 2g, sugar 63g, salt 1.17 g