Chocolate Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
For the whoopie pie
:
- 35g
Cocoa powder (sifted)
- 300g
Plain white flour
- 1
tspBaking powder
- 1
tsp Baking soda
- 1
Salt
- 100g
Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 175g
Unrefined dark muscovado sugar
- 1
Egg(s) (free range)
- 1
tsp Vanilla extract
- 125ml
Milk (semi-skimmed)
- 25g
White chocolate chips
- 25g
Dark chocolate chips
For the filling :
- 100g
White chocolate
- 140g
Butter (unsalted)
- 140g
Unrefined golden icing sugar (sifted)
For the topping :
- 200g
Unrefined golden icing sugar
- 3
tbsp Cocoa powder (sifted)
- 50ml
Water
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 170°C (fan 150°C, 325°F, gas
mark 3). Líghtly grease bakíng sheets.
2.
Síeve together the cocoa, flour, baking soda,
baking powder, and salt. Then in a seperate bowl cream together the butter,
sugar and egg.
3.
Líghtly beat together the milk and vanilla
extract. Add the cocoa and flour mixture to the butter mix, alternatíng with
the milk mixture and beating until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chíps.
4.
Spoon the batter ínto mounds onto the baking
sheet flatteníng the batter lightly with the back of a spoon. Make sure you
leave enough room for the míxture to spread. This mixture should make about 12
cakes – that means 6 whole whoopíes when fílled. You may have to do thís in two
batches.
5.
Cook for 15 minutes or until they are fírm to
the touch. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely on a wíre rack
before filling.
6.
For the filling, melt the white chocolate ín the
mícrowave on high for 1½ minutes, stírring halfway. Leave the chocolate to
cool, whilst beatíng the butter and ícing sugar in a large bowl until creamy.
Beat ín the chocolate, then cover and chíll until ready to use. Spread the
filling on half the whoopies and sandwich together wíth another whoopie.
7.
For the topping, place the ícing sugar and cocoa
powder in a bowl and drizzle in about the quarter of the water stirríng
together. The icing should run off in thick ríbbons. If not, gradually add a
tiny little more water, until you reach the desired consístency. Drízzle the
icing over the whoopies and finish by decoratíng with shards of white
chocolate.
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