Patriotic Whoopie Pies for July (Print Version)
Soft chocolate sandwich cakes filled with marshmallow buttercream, tinted red and blue and edged in festive sprinkles.
# What You'll Need:
→ Whoopie Pie Cakes
01 - 2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
03 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
04 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
05 - 1 cup granulated sugar
06 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
07 - 1 large egg
08 - 1 cup buttermilk
09 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
→ Filling
10 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
11 - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
12 - 7 ounces marshmallow creme
13 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
14 - Pinch salt
→ Decoration
15 - Red food coloring
16 - Blue food coloring
17 - Patriotic sprinkles, red, white, and blue
# How to Cook:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
03 - In a large bowl, beat softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and combine thoroughly.
04 - Add buttermilk and vanilla to the wet mixture, then gradually fold in the dry ingredients. Mix until batter is smooth and uniform.
05 - Drop 24 even rounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing each about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10–12 minutes, until cakes spring back lightly when touched. Cool completely on a rack.
06 - Beat softened butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, marshmallow creme, vanilla, and pinch of salt. Mix until filling is light and fluffy.
07 - Divide the filling evenly among three bowls. Leave one bowl plain, tint the second with red food coloring, and the third with blue food coloring.
08 - Using a spoon or piping bag, spread or pipe a portion of filling onto the flat side of half the cakes. Top with remaining cakes to make sandwiches.
09 - Roll the edges of each assembled whoopie pie in patriotic sprinkles for a festive finish. Optionally, pipe colored frosting on top for additional decoration.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- These whoopie pies deliver the taste of classic chocolate cake with a playful, patriotic twist — no hard-to-find ingredients required.
- They hold up beautifully at summer parties, even with little hands eager to help decorate (and sneak the sprinkles).
02 -
- Let the cakes cool fully before filling — warm cakes melt the frosting and make a sticky situation fast.
- Gel food coloring gives brighter colors than liquid and won’t water down the filling.
03 -
- A slightly underbaked cake makes for an extra tender whoopie pie that’s never dry.
- If any filling leaks, just smooth it with a spoon and cover with extra sprinkles — perfection isn’t mandatory.