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Red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting

January 19, 2016 by Roxana 30 Comments

Red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting – Soft, cake-like red velvet cookies sandwiched with a smooth sweet cream cheese frosting
Red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting - Soft, cake-like red velvet cookies sandwiched with a smooth sweet cream cheese frosting

This year is the year I’m trying something new, recipes I’m not familiar with, conquer classic American recipes. Some of you might laugh right now, but I had no idea until a few years ago what a whoopie pie is. I could have sworn it’s a pie. Why would someone call a dessert whoopie pie if it’s not a pie.
The same goes for Boston cream pie. I’ve learned it’s actually a cake.
Or why red velvet is SO popular around Valentine’s day? I thought it’s a chocolate themed holiday.
And the list keeps going but I won’t bore you with it. Needless to say, I still have a lot of things to learn.

Red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting - Soft, cake-like red velvet cookies sandwiched with a smooth sweet cream cheese frosting

With Valentine’s day just around the corner, I thought it’s the perfect time to tackle a classic. Red Velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting.
5 minutes later I was checking to see if my butter is softened enough to make these whoopie pies I found on Better Homes and Gardens. 30 minutes later I was waiting for my cookies to cool so I can sandwich them.
Of course, some never lasted around long enough to be sandwiched. Little bites of cake. They were the perfect red color, not too brownish like other red velvet desserts I’ve seen. The secret was probably the liquid red color (I used Dab-n-color Red from Wilton).

The moment I took  a bite I fell in love. Soft pillowy cake-like cookies. Although the recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of vanilla and 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder, they don’t taste like a vanilla or a chocolate cake. It’s different, but in a delicious way.
Once you sandwich them with smooth sweet cream cheese sandwich you’re in heaven. Think layer cake goodness but in a 3 bite-size cookie. AH-mazing!
Red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting - Soft, cake-like red velvet cookies sandwiched with a smooth sweet cream cheese frosting

 

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Red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting

Yields 15 sandwiches

Red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting - Soft, cake-like cookies sandwiched with a smooth sweet cream cheese frosting.

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10 minCook Time

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Ingredients

    Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
  • 1/2 cup (113 grams) butter, softened
  • 1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons (10 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons red food coloring (liquid not paste)
  • Cream cheese frosting
  • 1/4 cup softened butter
  • 4 ounce package softened cream cheese
  • 7 ounce marshmallow creme

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
  3. In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
  4. Add, to the cream mixture, the dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition just until combined.
  5. Stir in food coloring
  6. Using a medium size ice-cream scoop, drop batter on the prepared baking sheets and bake in preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until tops are set.
  7. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
  8. Cream cheese frosting
  9. In medium mixing bowl beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Fold in marshmallow creme
  10. To sandwich the cookies, spoon a little frosting on the flat side of one cookie. top with another one.
  11. Enjoy!
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Red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting - Soft, cake-like red velvet cookies sandwiched with a smooth sweet cream cheese frosting

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Filed Under: Cookies and Bars, Recipe, Valentine's day Tagged With: buttermilk, cocoa, Cookie Sandwich, Cookies, cream cheese, cream cheese frosting, Cream Cheese Sandwich, frosting, marshmallow fluff, red velvet, Red Velvet Cookies, whoopie pie, Whoopie Pies

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  1. Roxana says

    February 17, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    Hi Reel, The woopie pie batter is very similar with the cake batter, quite sticky but still holds it's shape. As I mentioned in my post I used a cookie spoon which made scooping them on the baking sheet easier, but if you try a regular spoon it's a little harder and definitely they'll have different shapes. I wonder why yours turned out like a brick ... You can sandwich the woopie pies with your favorite buttercream or even cream cheese frosting. Roxana
    Reply
  2. Roxana says

    October 20, 2013 at 5:18 pm

    Hi Pamela, You can try with the paste food coloring, just can't say how much to add to get the red color, definitely NOT 2 tablespoons like I did.
    Reply
  3. Roxana says

    November 17, 2015 at 9:24 am

    Hi Susan, you can make the whoopie pies with any size scoop. Just make sure you decrease the baking time so you don't end up with burned pies :) Please come back and let me know what size scoop you used and how the turned out. Happy baking, Roxana
    Reply
  4. Taking On Magazines says

    January 19, 2016 at 10:25 am

    Your first time? Seriously? They look absolutely perfect! Even more importantly, they look delicious. I find that it's rare that a cookie recipe makes as many as they say it will, which is a bummer.
    Reply
  5. Kelly Senyei | Just a Taste says

    January 19, 2016 at 11:07 am

    I'm obsessed with anything involving red velvet and these whoopie pies are stunning! Can't wait to make them :)
    Reply
  6. Valerie says

    January 19, 2016 at 12:34 pm

    Congrats on your first beautiful whoopie pie recipe- you knocked it out of the park! Love the bold, fabulous red colour!! (I can never achieve that on my red velvet recipes.)
    Reply
  7. Camille says

    January 19, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    I've made whoopie pies before and they didn't turn out this pretty!
    Reply
  8. Anne says

    January 19, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    This is just some classic goodness going on here Roxana. I love whoopie pies. I never ate them much as a kid, but as an adult....I can't get enough! Red velvet is always my first choice! These look fabulous!
    Reply
  9. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    January 19, 2016 at 6:53 pm

    Ha, the Boston Cream Pie thing gets me every time! These are gorgeous Roxana!
    Reply
  10. Lisa says

    January 19, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    Roxana - don't feel bad - I did not know what a whoopie pie was until several years ago. Yours by the way are simply perfect! Love the red velvet spin!
    Reply
  11. Kim Beaulieu says

    January 19, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    Roxana these are really gorgeous. Your red is bang on. Love them so much I think you should ship me a dozen. Or two dozen. Okay, let's round it up to three dozen. xx
    Reply
  12. JulieD says

    January 20, 2016 at 12:10 am

    Love these, they are so cute!!
    Reply
  13. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    January 20, 2016 at 9:26 am

    You are born to be a baker, Roxana. These whoopie pies look so pretty.
    Reply
  14. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    January 20, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    These are the prettiest whoopie pies, Roxana! I can just imagine how tender and delicious they are. Thanks for the link love! :)
    Reply
  15. Nancy @ gottagetbaked says

    January 20, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    I love red velvet but find that it's hard to get juuuuuust right. These whoopie pies are stunning - that red colour really pops. I can't believe it only took you thirty minutes until you were able to frost them. I must be the slowest person in the kitchen ever, lol.
    Reply
  16. carrian says

    January 20, 2016 at 5:15 pm

    Ok, I just need the marshmallow creme and cream cheese! Totally trying these!
    Reply
  17. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says

    January 20, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    Great Valentine's Day treat - great of you to step out of your comfort zone!
    Reply
  18. Suzanne says

    January 21, 2016 at 1:55 am

    These look so pretty for Valentine's day! Look like they will just melt in your mouth :)
    Reply
  19. Jocelyn says

    January 21, 2016 at 6:36 pm

    Those are gorgeous! It is funny how whoopie pies aren't pie and boston cream pie is a cake! I can't believe it is your first time making whoopie pies...they look perfect!!! Love the bright red color!
    Reply
  20. Liz says

    January 21, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    These are the ultimate Valentine's Day treat!!! So tempting and delicious!!!
    Reply
  21. Patty says

    January 22, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    Roxana-these are gorgeous-I just love the bright red color;-)
    Reply
  22. Kankana says

    January 23, 2016 at 12:47 am

    OMG! I just want to take a big bite. So soft it looks and shaped to perfection as well.
    Reply
  23. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says

    January 23, 2016 at 10:07 am

    Oh my goodness - your whoopie pies look like perfection! I really need to make these soon for my family - they love love love love red velvet!
    Reply
  24. Julia says

    January 23, 2016 at 10:21 am

    What a cheerful, festive and gorgeous treat! Can you believe I have never made whoppie pies? VDay is a perfect reason to make my first batch!
    Reply
  25. Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today says

    January 26, 2016 at 5:54 pm

    It looks so pretty, I can only imagine how good it tastes.
    Reply
  26. Laura says

    January 27, 2016 at 11:29 am

    They looks like macarrons. They seem difficult to do, but yours are quite pretty and they seem delicious!!!
    Reply
  27. Lynn | The Road to Honey says

    January 28, 2016 at 8:29 am

    Ha! Ha! I didn't know what whoopie pies were either until a couple of years back. To this day, I still have to snicker every time I hear the name because visions of whoopee cushions always pop into my head. But there is nothing whoopee cushion-like about these beauties. They look absolutely decadent. Perfect for V day.
    Reply
  28. Courtney O'Dell says

    January 28, 2016 at 10:31 am

    These look so delicious- perfect for Valentines!
    Reply
  29. Amber says

    January 29, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Yummm!!! I live in Maine, so I'm pretty much obligated to liking whoopie pies, but these definitely look like something I'm going to have to make soon :D
    Reply

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