Name: Whoopie pies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 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; 100g icing sugar; 50g cocoa; 100ml double cream

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Whoopie pies

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Makes 10

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Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 12 mins

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

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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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

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal647
fat32g
saturates15g
carbs91g
sugars63g
fibre2g
protein5g
salt1.17g

low

Method

step 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.
step 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.
step 3

Sandwich 2 cakes together with the frosting, spoon over some glaze and decorate with sprinkles.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2010

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