Saturday, June 19, 2010

Two Fat Cats Whoopie Pies



I read somewhere that whoopie pies are the next cupcakes. So I had to try and make them right away! I found a recipe in Rose Levy Beranbaum's book and decided to trust her with it. This is the second recipe I made from her book.

First, I baked the little cakes and tried to peel them off the parchment paper. That didn't go so well (and I lost almost one third of the cakes in the process because they were so stuck to the paper). Then I made the buttercream and filled them. The cakes were really sticky and even stuck to a glass plate. Weird.

Well, I didn't really like this recipe. Maybe it's because I'm European and most of the cakes I eat here aren't that sweet, but I really hate the sweetness of buttercream. (I tried Rose's and Martha Stewart's and I like Martha's better though.) The batter was sweet too and not chocolate-y enough. We didn't know whether to eat it with our hands or with a fork, because they looked like sandwiches, but were really sticky! I hope all of Rose's recipes aren't like that because the two that I've made so far weren't as heavenly as the book suggests. Anyway, I think I'll stick to cupcakes in the future. Me and whoopie pies are over.

Look: 4/5
Taste: 2/5
Approximate cost of one pie: 0,45 €

17 comments:

KLabmom said...

I have never found a whoopie pie recipe yet that I have liked, but I am going to keep trying. There has to be one out there if everyone keeps talking about how glorious they are.

Yenta Mary said...

Whoopie pies are becoming all the rage, but they are really, really sweet. Cupcakes will always win!

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Jocelyn said...

whoopie pies usually are pretty sticky...i made them with a cake mixt the last time i tried and they were a better consistency. i have a total sweet tooth...love me some buttercream frosting:)

Sue Sparks said...

I've never made Whoopie pies, but I still would like to try them for myself. Yours sure LOOK great! I am kind of a sugar fiend, so I might like them:)

Leanne said...

Yum! I have this book and it's so great. Definitely one of my favourite recipes from it.

Scraps said...

I have Rose's Cake Bible and use it extensively--her recipes might seem complicated but I've always found the results to be very reliable. In fact, I just made her Chocolate Angel Food Cake this weekend and it was a big hit.

Small Burst said...

I LOVE whoopie pies. I make mine out of dark chocolate cocoa you can get at king arthur bakery. BTW, thanks for stopping by on my SITS day and making me feel special!

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♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...

AM sorry these didn work for u ,maybe u could try the KAF whoppie pies recipe if u'd still love too!
I so have that book on my wishlist:-)
ANd i so so love buttercream:-)
U have some delightful bakes here and am here yup thru wooble wednesdays....
HAppy wooble wednesdays...

Kat said...

Oh my goodness this looks delicious.
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Jill said...

Yummy! *drool* How I would luv to sink my teeth into that right now!

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Sandy S. said...

This looks delicious! And how can you not like buttercream? I finally found a good buttercream recipe that I love, even my nephew who hates sweets loves it!

Anyway, thanks for following and I'm following you back now!

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Daphne said...

I'm your newest follower and I have to say that your blog makes me hungry!!!! LOL

I've actually never tried a whoopie pie and it's interesting that they are the "next big thing". I'm still a cupcake fan :)

Have a great day!
Daphne @ Blessed Life
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Michelle said...

Mmmmm, those look good to me. I love chocolate and sweet stuff though. So Martha's wins out?!

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Brianna! said...

These look super delish!
xoxo
bB

Kathryn said...

Whoopie pies really seem to be the next big trend- I keep seeing them everywhere! Do you serve them with anything in particular?

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