Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

  Hello everybody!
  This week’s blog post is a bake! Since it’s around the end of October, I’m sure you all know that Halloween is right around the corner! So for this month’s bake I bring to you - some Halloweeny/Autumnal Pumpkin Whoopie Pies! If you’d like to know how to make them carry on reading...  

 

 Makes: 20
 Prep time: 25 minutes
 Cooking time: 15-20 minutes  

Ingredients
 420g plain flour
 1 teaspoon salt
 1 teaspoon baking powder
 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
 1 tablespoon ground ginger
 340g light soft brown sugar
 225ml vegetable oil
 1 tin (424g) pumpkin purée (or home made pumpkin puree)
 2 eggs
 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract

  For the filling:
 200g unsalted butter, softened
 500g icing sugar
 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
 300g full-fat cream cheese     

Method
 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/GM4. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper or grease 2 bun tins.
 2. Put all the dry ingredients, except the sugar, in a large bowl and mix.
 3. In another bowl, whisk together the sugar and oil until well combined, then add the pumpkon purée, eggs and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
 4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine.
 5. Using a small ice cream scoop with a release, scoop 20 balls of dough and space them apart on the baking tray or place a scoop of the mixture into the bun tins.
 6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
 7. Make the filling by creaming the butter in a bowl and slowly adding the icing sugar and vanilla paste/extract until fully incorporated and smooth - you might need to pop it in the fridge for 5 minutes as stirring the cream cheese can sometimes make it watery.
 8. Sandwich the cakes together with a thick layer of cream cheese filling and enjoy!  

   

  That’s all for this week’s blog post! I hope you enjoyed! These tasted so amazing and are definitely a bake for autumn. The pumpkin really made it but I’m sure there are other combinations that would taste great! I will see you next week for another blog post! Love you all!
  Byyeee!!!!