1st August – Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

1st August is Switzerland National Day. And for this special day, I baked Red Velvet Whoopie Pies to honors the Swiss colors. The recipe is available below with a little Confettidea tip: the sour cream was replaced by Greek yogurt. Happy Birthday to all Swiss Citizens !

INGREDIENTS

For about 13 Whoopie Pies

For the whoopies:

• ½ Cup (100g) Butter, softened
• 1 Cup (160g) Brown sugar, packed
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp Vanilla paste
• ½ Cup (130g) Greek yogurt (or sour cream)
• ½ tsp Baking soda
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 2 Tbsp Cocoa powder
• 2 Cups (260g) All purpose flour
• 2 Tbsp Red food coloring

For the Cream Cheese filling:

• ½ Cup (115g) Cream Cheese, at room temperature
• 4 Tbsp (60g) Butter, softened
• 1 tsp Vanilla paste
• 3 Cups ½ (430g) Confectioner’s sugar

DIRECTION

Prep: 10 min     Bake: 10 min

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Stir in egg, vanilla extract, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, and cocoa powder.
4. Gradually add flour a little at a time until just combined. Do not over mix.
5. Stir in food coloring.
6. Use a cookie scoop to drop batter onto prepared pans. Use a greased hand to gently flatten each scoop of dough.
7. Bake for 10 minutes or until the tops are just set.
8. Cool completely.
9. For the Cream Cheese Filling: In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and butter until smooth.
10. Add the confectioner’s sugar and beat on low speed until combined. Add vanilla paste and increase the speed to medium; beat until creamy and smooth, about 4 minutes.
11. Putting it all together: Spread one whoopie pie with ~1 tablespoon of cream cheese filling. Top with a second whoopie pie.
12. Enjoy now or in the next 3 days.