Mini red velvet whoopie pies

Mini red velvet whoopie pies

TOTAL TIME 45 minutes + cooling | MAKES 12

INGREDIENTS 

• 60g butter, softened
• 1 egg 
• ½ tsp vanilla essence 
• ½ cup caster sugar 
• ¾ cup flour  
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder 
• ½ cup buttermilk 
• 2 tsp red food colouring 
• ½ tsp white vinegar
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 2 tbsp icing sugar 

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

• 90g cream cheese, softened 
• ¾ cup icing sugar 
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest 

METHOD

PREHEAT the oven to 180°C. Grease two  12-hole shallow round based patty pans.

BEAT butter, egg, vanilla essence and caster sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Stir in sifted flour and cocoa, and combined buttermilk and food colouring. 

COMBINE vinegar and baking soda together in a bowl and fold into cake the mixture.

DROP rounded teaspoons of mixture into each pan hole. Bake for about 10 minutes. Immediately tap trays on the bench to remove cakes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

BEAT ingredients together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.

TO SERVE

SANDWICH whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting. Just before serving, dust with sifted icing sugar.

TIP: These whoopie pies can be made into so many variation such as vanilla with w white chocolate and raspberry filling and a chocolate and coffee filling.

Print Recipe

Mini red velvet whoopie pies

Serves: 12

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 60g butter, softened
• 1 egg 
• ½ tsp vanilla essence 
• ½ cup caster sugar 
• ¾ cup flour  
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder 
• ½ cup buttermilk 
• 2 tsp red food colouring 
• ½ tsp white vinegar 
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 2 tbsp icing sugar 
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
• 90g cream cheese, softened 
• ¾ cup icing sugar 
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest 

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease two  12-hole shallow round based patty pans.

2

Beat butter, egg, vanilla essence and caster sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Stir in sifted flour and cocoa, and combined buttermilk and food colouring. 

3

Combine vinegar and baking soda together in a bowl and fold into cake the mixture.

4

Drop rounded teaspoons of mixture into each pan hole. Bake for about 10 minutes. Immediately tap trays on the bench to remove cakes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

5

Beat ingredients together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.

TO SERVE

6

Sandwich whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting. Just before serving, dust with sifted icing sugar.

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