I have never made a whoopie pie before. I don’t know whats wrong with me? Its basically the most awesome perfectest invention ever.
Thank you awesome inventor of the Whoopie Pie.
I found this recipe through McCormick. When I think about McCormick I have visions of highly organized pantry’s with shelves lined with every imaginable spice and extract flavor and food color. Visions of happily smiling children and husband sitting around the table as I carry over the perfectly seasoned pot roast while wearing my heels and pearls.
Clearly I am fantasizing. About spices. And food coloring. And its not the first time.
Ingredients
- 1 package (15 1/4 to 18 1/4 ounces) German chocolate cake mix with pudding
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons McCormick® Black Food Color
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow cream
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Orange Extract
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Red Food Color
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Yellow Food Color
Instructions
- For the Cookies, preheat oven to 350°F. Beat cake mix, water, cocoa powder, oil, food color, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just until moistened, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of batter, 2 inches apart, onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. (Cookies will spread so avoid crowding them on baking sheet.)
- Bake 8 minutes or until cookies are puffed and spring back when touched, turning baking sheets halfway through baking. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
- For the Orange Filling, beat all ingredients in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. To assemble the Whoopie Pies, place 1 tablespoon filling on flat side of 1 cookie. Top with a second cookie, pressing gently to spread the filling. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling.
I love the simplicity of black and orange for Halloween. I love that this treat could not be easier yet it has a big impact. I love that I made them while most of my kids were napping so that no one knew how many there really were and I had to explain to no one why I ate 13 at once.
I now have such a deep affection for the Whoopie Pie I wrote it a little poem.
Whoopie, whoopie, in the form of pie
I love the site of you in my eye
In my belly you will soon be
Cause you are delicious.
The End.
I think I should stick to baking.
these are pretty much the coolest whoopie pies ever.
Now that is quite an honor.
Thanks girl!
“Whoopie, whoopie in the form of pie…” You crack me up.
These are so cute!
I LOVE that you got that! You get an award for being the best commentor of the day!
Except there is no prize which kinda sucks. I need to work on my award giving. 
Another great post! Black velvet with orange . . . LOVE! Another spookingly good post, recipe, and photo. Thanks for sharing with us.
You are such a wonderful encourager! Can I come to your work and cheer you on? I think that would be fun. Then everyone would know how awesome YOU are!
Oh my gosh these are amazing!!!
Well thank you sweet Claire!
Loving these…such a great halloween treat, YUM!
I love whoopie pies that start out with cake mixes!!! They are one of my favorite treats to make. What a fun twist to tint them black for Halloween. So do they leave your mouth purple after eating them:-)
I love the color contrast of the black and orange! The look so easy to make, especially with boxed cake mix, although I might have to go on a hunt for the orange and black food colorings. Perfect for Halloween!
Oh I just love how fun these are! Perfect for Halloweeeeeen! I love the simplicity of them. Beautiful Amanda!
These are *just* perfect….and sound like they’re pretty easy to make, too! Yay!
PS…I dream of those spice cabinets, too!
I want to know how you stacked five whoopie pies high…now I’m pretty much sure you have magical powers. I stacked three high and got two pictures snapped before I had cream cheese and whoopie pie everywhere. Photo shoot over.
Great recipe.
Black velvet wow you are amazing amazing Amanda
Best wishes xo
Holy Delicious, Batman! I think this should go on my list of things I should never eat but will in mass quantities and will be worth gaining every pound I lost. You know, like last October when I found your chocolate cake.
love your stuff, but I just put on another 3 pounds just looking. I WILL bake them, and if I eat 13, will blame you for the extra weight.
Why do people with weight problem just LOVE baking?????????? AAAAHHHHH
These look stunning!
I love that you don’t need a special pan for these! Every time I come across a recipe for whoopie pies, they always say use a whoopie pie pan. That pan is not at the top of my baking wish list so I’ve never made them. I love your colors, perfect for this holiday. I will be giving these a try very soon! Pinned and shared on FB!
These look great! I love the Halloween spin you put on them. They look kind of spooky and still delicious at the same time.
What a great first whoopie pie recipe! Love this!
They look great! I wish we had halloween here so I could do all these fun treats I’m seeing everywhere. p.s. Your poem was awesome!
Hello. These whoopie pies look so cool!! I’ve never made whoopie pies myself, but looking at yours makes me want to try. I also wanted to let you know that I tried your chocolate spider web. It turned out great! Thank you for sharing such fun ideas!!
Organized pantry…happy smiling kids…pearls…aren’t you describing your life?
These look deeelish!
Haha, I LOVE your poem. Such talent. Those whoopie pies look really good! I have never made whoopie pies either, because most recipes don’t look that appetizing to me, but these are a must try! Chocolate? Mmkay! Thanks!
I was looking for something cute for a Halloween party. I came across an 8 layer black velvet cake that looked really cool and yummy to make. This looks just as good and much easier to make.
These are very pretty. Just curious though, is this a paid post f
or mccormick?
WOW, what a attractive whoopie pie. Love it!
I’m awe at your creativity! This is freaking amazing!!!
Very spirited for Halloween and look so good. Must try this..thanks for posting.
Okay girl. Let’s put aside the fact that you are a sugar genius for a minute. You are an artist as well. I can stare at these pictures all day long!
Ohhhh, perfect for Halloween!
I have never made whoopie pies either!! these are adorable!
These whoopie pies are something special! And you’re not alone… well… I guess I’m the one alone now because I haven’t made any yet!
Now forever and always when I look at your blog, I snort a little thinking of your ‘print button’ fiasco. These look awesome, by the way!
So gorgeous as always. Love the color contrast!
Yum! And thanks for giving me one more idea of something I can make for my son’s 3rd birthday party next weekend…construction themed. I’m thinking yellow filling instead of orange, to go with the “caution tape” colors!
P.S. How many does this recipe make?
They look like delicious!!! I’ll try to make them for Halloween
Awesome poem but even more awesome looking pies. I think I must make these this year- thanks for sharing! Love your photography by the way.
These are unbelievably gorgeous Amanda!!! Perfect for Halloween treats!
These look AMAZING! I want one right now. So cute.
A perfect Halloween treat!
Love these! I have never made Whoopie pies myself, but I will definitely give this recipe a try. Love the poem!!
You are so good, Amanda. I love you poem, it made me smile “aloud”!!!
Tomorrow, when they’ll be all gone you could try with a sweet fairy-tale: “once upon a time there was a halloween whoopie pie,…”
They look great and delicious!
These are so Halloweenie!! I love the colors…but one question…how black do they make your teeth? LOL!
LOVE IT!!!
Another masterpiece! Bravo you… And the poem is perfect too!
PS – I worked at HCS in Salinas, CA, which is on the same street (Schilling Place) as McCormack (used to be McCormack & Schilling) and I can tell you from having been inside their plant that your vision is not far off!
xo
Ahh, I’m in sweet, wicked love! These are amazing, Amanda. Your images are gorgeous as well! xo
These are SO gorgeous! Love them!
Such a brilliant idea for Halloween! The colors really pop!
I love whoopie pies. I make them all the time. I really like your Halloween twist!
These look great I think I will try them for my halloween party…but maybe raspberry instead of orange filling since I would want a red filling for my vampire themed birthday party….CANT WAIT!! Thanks! Love your blog!!
These are super sellers for fundraisers (but I don’t recommend any recipe that uses Crisco as part of the filling — acccckkkk!)
These are totally do-able
These are visually stunning – great for spooky season!!
beautiful! I love whoopie pies and red, or black, velvet.
These look absolutely delicious!! I have made pumpkin whoopie pies before, and they are usually devoured before the day is over. Can’t wait to make these!!
Love love love this idea. Trying it now. A few questions.
A: why are mine sort of flattish ?
B: I am using a size 40 (.71oz) scoop yet they aren’t all so perfect as yours. How an I remedy that?
Thanks so much for the help and inspiration!
Hi Cathy! Not sure why they would be flat. Sorry! As far as the shape, mine were all different shapes. I think I actually used a spoon and just spooned out some batter. I just tried to match the different shapes to each other!
Not much of a help am I?
Loving these – the drastic-ness of the black and orange is awesome.
I’m giving this a try today!
Amanda, I fell head over heels in love with these whoopie pies. I will try to make them this weekend, but wanted to ask you about the cake mix. I can’t seem to find German chocolate cake mix with pudding…what is this? Where do you usually find it? Can I substitute a different type of cake mix? If I don’t hear from before I try my hand at these, I’ll just substitute different type of cake mix and hope they turn OK. I’ll share pictures if they do turn out OK
You can use any chocolate cake recipe you want!
Can’t wait to try!!! Have you ever tried to make these a day or two ahead of time? How best to keep them? thanks!!
These are soooo cool! I added them to my Halloween recipe roundup here: http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/2012/10/halloween-everywhere.html
So striking! After seeing your whoopie pies, I want to thank the inventor of whoopie pies, too! Amazing!
holy moley, this look ridiculously good. glad i popped back over to check your blog out again! x
Just made these and got rave reviews… Even my non sweet-loving mom said they were awesome! Mine weren’t *quite* so pretty but they tasted great! Thank you so much!
Hi, I’m Sonia, an Italian food blogger, sorry for my bad english, I want tell you that I have included the link of this recipe (which I liked very much) in the section on my blog dedicated to “10 ways to make” (“10 Modi di Fare”) whoopie pies.
The post is ‘Whoopie pies’ I hope not to bother you, have a nice day.
Sonia