Valentine's Whoopie Pies

Festive red velvet Valentine's Whoopie Pies made from scratch with butter, sugars, buttermilk, cocoa powder & red coloring! Soft & decadent heart shaped pies filled with silky cream cheese

Prep Time20

Course: Cakes, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Valentines Whoopie Pies

Servings:

Calories: 409kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

½ cup butter 1 stick
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
¼ cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
½ cup buttermilk
2 ½ cups flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons red gel food coloring

Cream Cheese Filling:

8 oz cream cheese
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add egg, sour cream and vanilla, mixing again to incorporate those.
In a medium bowl add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt and whisk together.
Add flour mixture and buttermilk to butter mixture alternating a little of each at a time finishing with flour. Add red food coloring and mix until the batter is uniform in color.
Transfer batter to a piping bag with 1/2 tip ( a large circle tip.) Pipe batter in a V shape onto prepared pan, keeping in mind that the batter will spread a little.
Bake hearts for about 10-12 minutes; don’t over bake. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
Whisk together cream cheese frosting ingredients and transfer to a piping bag. (Or use a butter knife to just spread frosting on.) Pipe frosting on the bottom of one heart and top with a second heart to make whoopie pie. Enjoy!

Notes

Store leftover whoopie pies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Separate layers with wax paper to prevent sticking.

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