Making Whoopie or, The Food Seduction

This week saw me and my daughter attempt to make Whoopie Pies and failing miserably. This is no small part due to the fact that you shouldn't attempt to make the cake batter from, Betty Crocker Devil's Food Cake Mix. It is too sloppy. Although the end result was still yummy, you did have to get over the fact it looked like two cow pats glued together with Strawberry flavoured icing!

As a result there were no pictures, unappetizing is an understatement.

So, for a really great Whoopie Pie Recipe click on the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chocolate_whoopies_67418

We tried this after our previous failure and they came out a beautiful treat. Consequently, there were no pictures of these either. We ate them all too fast!!

The Whoopie Pie originated in Amish communities around Maine. They were originally called "Cream Turtles". Amish women used to make them from their left over cake batter*and put them in their husbands lunch pails (boxes). When they opened their lunches, they used to shout. "Whooooopie!"

Either way, they are a nice alternative to cupcakes and can be decorated in a number of ways! Get creative, then get your special Guy or Doll and make Whoopie ;)


*Left over cake batter is a myth. As everyone knows, cake batter should be licked seductively from the back of a wooden spoon or plastic spatula and leave artistically placed chocolate on your nose and cheeks!