Devil's Food Whoopie Pies

By pattie_d

Ingredients

• Cakes:
• 1 box (18.25 ounces) devil's food cake mix
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• Filling:
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Preparation time 5mins
Adapted from familycircle.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bake: 12 mins 350F

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 3 large cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

Cakes:
2. In large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, 3 tablespoons water and baking powder. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then on medium for 2 minutes; batter will be thick. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart, for a total of 36 mounds.

3. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies stand on sheets for 2 minutes, then use a thin metal spatula to quickly transfer cakes to wire racks to cool. Repeat with remaining batter.

Filling:
4. While cakes are cooling, prepare filling. In a medium-size bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla and 11/2 tablespoons water. Beat on low speed until blended, then increase speed to medium-high and beat until smooth. Spread a heaping tablespoon filling onto a cake. Sandwich with a second cake. Repeat.

Calories 250
Protein(gm)3
Carbohydrate(gm)27
Fat, total(gm)15
Cholesterol(mg)64
Saturated fat(gm)5
Dietary Fiber, total(gm)1
Sodium(mg)187