Red velvet whoopie pies
These little cuties are a great variation from my red velvet cake. It’s quite a nice, bite-size eat. Then, it can be as much fun to entertain and get the kids involved with over the coming weekend! Sweet indulge!
Makes about 30 double
625 ml (350 g) cake wheat flour
5 ml bicarbonate of soda
2 ml salt
10 ml cocoa powder
375 ml (300 g) sugar
2 extra-large eggs
250 ml buttermilk
250 ml cooking oil
30 ml red food colouring
10 ml vanilla essence
5 ml white vinegar
Cream cheese icing
60 g butter or margarine, softened
625 ml (325 g) icing sugar, sifted
100 g cream cheese
5 ml vanilla essence
5 ml grated lemon rind (optional)
1. Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cocoa powder together. Add sugar.
2. Combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, food colouring, essence and vinegar and mix well. Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture and mix well.
3. Spoon mixture into greased patty pan pans. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 10 minutes. Leave in pans to cool for a few minutes, before turning out onto wire rack to cool completely.
4. Icing: Cream butter and icing sugar together. Add cream cheese, essence and lemon rind and beat lightly to a smooth, spreadable consistency. Do not over-mix. Sandwich whoopie pies together with icing. Dust with icing sugar.