Chocolate Whoopie Pie Monsters
Delightful chocolate whoopie pies filled with a fluffy marshmallow filling and decorated to look like whimsical monsters!
Equipment
- Oven
- Mixing Bowls:
- Piping Bag
- Baking Sheet
- Cooling rack
Ingredients
- 1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 box chocolate instant pudding mix
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 10 oz. marshmallow fluff about 3 cups
- 1 teaspoon green food coloring or to desired color
- 1/2 cup green sprinkles
- 44 pieces googly eye candies optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, pudding mix, and warm water until well combined. Beat on high speed for 1 minute.
- Transfer the batter to a piping bag and pipe small circles onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set and springy to the touch. Let cool for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- In a separate bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing until smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt.
- In another bowl, mix marshmallow fluff with green food coloring until desired shade is achieved, then fold into the butter mixture.
- Once the cakes have cooled, pipe the filling onto the flat side of one cake and top with another to create a sandwich.
- Roll the edges in green sprinkles and add googly eyes using a bit of filling as glue.
- Chill the assembled pies in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes before serving.
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Notes
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.