Wickedly Good Whoopie Pies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup + 2 tbsp confectioner’s sugar
• 1 cup + 2 tbsp marshmallow cream (I used Marshmallow Fluff)
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Coat 2-3 baking sheets lightly with non-stick cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Set aside
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside
4. In a large bowl using a handheld mixer, beat softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes)
5. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined
6. Slowly beat in the milk until combined
7. Using a rubber spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined
8. Using a small ice cream scoop, drop 1-2 tbsp worth of batter onto the prepared baking sheet. Leave 2 inches between each mound of batter
9. Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the tops begin to firm up. Remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. While the whoopie pies are cooling, prepare the filling by beating together butter, confectioner’s sugar, marshmallow cream, and vanilla until fully combined.
11. Using a piping bag or spoon, spread 2 tbsp worth of marshmallow buttercream onto the inside of one cake layer then gently press the other cake layer over top to make a sandwich.
12. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
13. Coat 2-3 baking sheets lightly with non-stick cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Set aside
14. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside
15. In a large bowl using a handheld mixer, beat softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes)
16. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined
17. Slowly beat in the milk until combined
18. Using a rubber spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined
19. Using a small ice cream scoop, drop 1-2 tbsp worth of batter onto the prepared baking sheet. Leave 2 inches between each mound of batter
20. Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the tops begin to firm up. Remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
21. While the whoopie pies are cooling, prepare the filling by beating together butter, confectioner’s sugar, marshmallow cream, and vanilla until fully combined.
22. Using a piping bag or spoon, spread 2 tbsp worth of marshmallow buttercream onto the inside of one cake layer then gently press the other cake layer over top to make a sandwich.