There's something about whoopie pies.
My whole family loves them. They truly are something special, but
they're also normally a labor of love. I don't particularly like
making them – the ends just don't really justify the means. So,
with various recipes saved and a Pillsbury Funfetti Whoopie Pie kit
sitting in the pantry, I took a step to fix that with one of my new
toys: A Wilton Whoopie Pie Pan. Now I guess I have no excuse.
Like about 90% or so of all baking
mixes I've done over the years, it doesn't make exactly as many as it
says it would on the box. Plus, the pan makes 12 cakes at a time.
Not 24. It's more of a muffin top pan, I think – but don't tell
the folks at Wilton that.
In order to compensate, I just doubled
the size (which, either I was rounding the tablespoons a bit much or
there weren't 24 rounded tablespoonfuls in the box) and increased the
bake time to 10 minutes from 7.
Does it work? Yes. The pies came out
relatively even and fit together nicely. As far as form, I have no
complaints. However, the filling is just vanilla icing and
sprinkles. I love marshmallows – that's my favorite part of
whoopie pies. So, as far as taste goes...it was just off.
So now I need a homemade whoopie pie
recipe, preferably one that doesn't make a whole dozen individual
pies. And I still need to use the sourdough starter. And some more
baking mixes. Oh, and I still have a few more toys I haven't gotten
to use yet.
But maybe, just maybe, I can learn to
enjoy making whoopie pies.
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