Pennsylvania Whoopie Pie

By ClaudiaJan

Ingredients

• Makes 18 pies
• Cakes
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, 1 cups sugar and 1 egg.
• Add 1 cup butter milk, 2 cups sifted flour, 1/2 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa, and 1 tsp salt. Mix well.
• Add 1/2 cup water and 1 tsp. baking soda and mix until smooth.
• Using a small ice cream scoop, drop batter 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool cakes completely before filling.
• Filling
• Mix 3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar, 2 tbsp. flour, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice, 1/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup vegetable shortening on low speed until blended.
• Then mix on high speed until fluffy. Scoop filling on half the cakes, then cover with another cake.
• Adapted from Bird-in-Hand Bakery's recipe

Details

Servings 18
Adapted from people.com

Preparation

Step 1

Makes 18 pies
Cakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream together ½ cup vegetable shortening, 1 cups sugar and 1 egg.

Add 1 cup butter milk, 2 cups sifted flour, ½ cup sifted unsweetened cocoa, and 1 tsp salt. Mix well.

Add ½ cup water and 1 tsp. baking soda and mix until smooth.

Using a small ice cream scoop, drop batter 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool cakes completely before filling.

Filling
Mix 3 ½ cups confectioner's sugar, 2 tbsp. flour, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 ½ tsp. lemon juice, ¼ cup milk, ½ cup vegetable shortening on low speed until blended.

Then mix on high speed until fluffy. Scoop filling on half the cakes, then cover with another cake.

• Adapted from Bird-in-Hand Bakery's recipe