Mini Monster Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Orange Cream Filling

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: whoopie pies

Calories: 141kcal

Author: Melanie Bauer | Melanie Makes

These Mini Monster Chocolate Whoopie Pies are perfect for Halloween. They couldn't be easier to create and are guaranteed to bring smiles to the table!

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Ingredients

Mini Monster Chocolate Whoopie Pies

4 cups flour
1-1/3 cups cocoa
2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter softened
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons coffee prepared
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups chocolate milk

Orange Cream Filling

1 cup butter softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
2-3 drops orange food coloring
candy eyes

Instructions

Mini Monster Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
Whisk dry ingredients together to combine. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, add butter and sugar.
Cream together on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Add egg, coffee and vanilla to bowl.
Mix together on medium speed until thoroughly combined.
TIP: You want to mix together until single ingredients are no longer visible.
Add half of flour mixture to mixing bowl.
Mix on low speed until almost fully combined, being careful not to over mix.
TIP: It's okay if you see a bit of the flour mixture remaining as it will continue to be mixed in the next step.
Add half of chocolate milk to mixing bowl and mix together on low speed until combined.
Repeat three previous steps again so that all of the flour mixture and chocolate milk are added and combined.
Using a tablespoon scoop, scoop batter onto parchment or silicone mat lined baking sheet, leaving approximately 2" around each cake.
TIP: I love to use these precut parchment sheets when I’m baking to make my time in the kitchen super easy and less messy.
TIP: Because this is a somewhat sticky batter, I like to spray the inside of my cookie scoop with nonstick spray before getting started to insure it releases evenly.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until cakes spring back to the touch. Cool halves completely.

Orange Cream Filling

Add butter and half of the powdered sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer.
Cream together on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Add remaining powder sugar.
Cream together on medium speed until fully combined.
Add milk and food coloring to mixing bowl.
TIP: For the most vivid color, I prefer to use gel food coloring instead of the typical coloring you find at the grocery store.
Mix together on medium speed until food coloring is completely incorporated and frosting is light and fluffy.
TIP: Frosting too thick? Add milk, a tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
TIP: Frosting too thin? Add powdered sugar, a 1/4 cup at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

Assemble Whoopie Pies

Fill large pastry bag with orange cream frosting and pipe on the bottom of one whoopie pie half.
TIP: Don't have a pastry bag? No problem! Simply add your frosting to a zip top storage bag and snip off one of the corners to act as an impromptu pastry bag.
Top frosting covered half with another pie half to create whoopie pie.
TIP: Want to get even more creative? You can also roll the assembled whoopie pie in holiday sprinkles for another fun look!
Dot the back of candy eyes with frosting to adhere to whoopie pie to create face.

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