If you’ve ever grabbed a Red Velvet Whoopie Pie from Starbucks and wished you could recreate it at home, this recipe is for you. These whoopie pies are soft, cake-like, lightly chocolatey, and sandwiched with a smooth cream cheese filling that tastes just like the original—maybe even better fresh from your own kitchen.
Red Velvet Whoopie Pie
| Prep Time | 20-25 minutes |
| Assembling Time | 5 minutes |
| Total Time | 25-30 minutes |
| Portion Size | 10-12 pcs |
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
| Ingredients | QTY | UOM |
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Red Velvet Cookies |
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Butter, Room Temperature |
1/3 | cup |
| White Sugar | 3/4 | cup |
| Eggs | 2 | pcs |
| Vanilla Extract | 1 | tsp |
| Buttermilk | 1/8 | cup |
| Milk | 1 | cup |
| Lemon juice or white vinegar | 1 | tbsp |
| Sour cream | 1/8 | cup |
| Red gel food coloring | 1 | tsp |
| All purpose flour | 1 1/2 | cup |
| Unsweetened cocoa powder | 1/4 | cup |
| Salt | 1/2 | tsp |
| Baking Powder | 1 | tsp |
| Filling | ||
| LAPED Quick Fondant | 100 | g |
| butter, room temperature | 200 | g |
STEPS:
Filling
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Preheat the oven at 160 °C.
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In an electric stand mixer combine Quick Fondant and butter.
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Beat at maximum speed for about five minutes until creamy. Transfer in a piping bag with a star tip.
Red Velvet Cookies
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Using an electric stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment cream together butter, granulated sugar until combined.
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Add the egg one at a time, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
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In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
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Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient, Once mixed, add in the food coloring. Mix until well combined. (Do not over mix)
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Transfer the doubt in a piping bag with a star tip.
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In a baking tray lined with parchment paper, pipe the dough 2 inches apart.
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Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
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Let cool on a baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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Once cooled, pipe the butter cream filling.
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Serve and enjoy with your favorite cup of coffee or warm milk.
