NEW ENGLAND WHOOPIE PIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Using a mixer, beat the sugar, egg, cocoa powder, and shortening together in a medium-sized bowl until well combined.
• Add 1 cup milk, one teaspoon of vanilla, two cups of flour, one teaspoon of baking soda, and ½ teaspoon of salt. The batter will be thick.
• Mix well and drop by tablespoon one inch apart on an ungreased sheet pan.
• Press into circles of equal size. I like to use a cookie scoop to make uniform-sized cakes.
• Bake 6-10 minutes until the cakes spring back when lightly touched.
• Cool completely.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk and flour and cook, stirring constantly until it forms a thick paste.
• It's ready when it to comes to a boil. This will help to cook out the flour taste. When you run your finger across the back of the spoon you will see a track.
• Let the mixture cool. It thickens to a pudding consistency as it cools.
• In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and shortening until fluffy.
• Add vanilla.
• Add the cooled flour mixture and beat until double in volume. You'll want to really beat the filling, approximately five minutes.
• Feel the filling between your fingers. If you feel the sugar granules you'll need to beat longer.
• Turn the cooled cakes over on their backs. Spoon a generous dollop of filling onto half of the little cakes. Place the other half of the cakes on top of the filling to form sandwiches.
• Wrap individually for storage.