October 25, 2021 · Written by Foodtolive Team
Black Velvet Whoopie Pies
Make Halloween wicked delicious with these Black Velvet Whoopie Pies pop with Jack-O-Lantern orange fillings! The easy recipe uses basic pantry ingredients.
Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 10 min | Total Time: 25 min | Servings: 18 cookies or 9 whoopie pies
INGREDIENTS:
For the whoopie pies:
- 2 cups pastry flour
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3 tbsp black gel food coloring
For the filling:
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup butter (at room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- a few drops of orange gel food coloring
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheet with parchment or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat butter on medium for 30 sec. Add in the sugar, and beat until well-combined.
- Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, mixing after each addition just until combined. Stir in black gel food coloring.
- Spoon 1 tbsp of batter, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 7-12 min, or until cookies are set. Let cool for 5 min on the baking sheet. Remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- For the filling beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add vanilla and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Stir in orange gel food coloring.
- Top cooled cookie with cream cheese filling, and then place another cookie on top. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling.