Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Source: Salwah Omar (Wedding by Salwah)

Attended a baking class with Katsncakes last Saturday & can't wait to try this Whoopie Pies. Woke early today & begin to bake these pies, chocolate & orange Marshmallow cream....I ate 8 mini whoopie pies & had to stop as this is out of my diet.

Ingredients:
40g dark couverture ~ melted

120g brown sugar

1 large egg

20g Canola oil

40g butter (SCS)

120g All-purpose flour

20g cocoa powder

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp bicarbonate soda

½ tsp vanilla essence

100g buttermilk

Mashmallow Cream

(A) 2 egg whites

      30g fine sugar

      1/8 tsp cream of tartar

(B) 80g corn syrup

      30g water

      70g fine sugar

(C) 200g cold butter

      50g icing sugar

      ½ tsp vanilla essence

70g dark couverture ~ melted or any 1 tbsp favor

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 200 deg.  Line a baking tray with parchment sheet.
2. In a small bowl, sift all dry ingredients together and in a large measuring cup, combine all the wet ingredients.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar & canola oil on medium speed for 3 mins until light & fluffy.  Then add melted chocolate & mix till combined.
4. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry & wet ingredients alternately in 3 parts, beginning & ending with the dry ingredients & mix until combined.  Stir with a rubber spatula to be sure the batter is mixed. 
5. Pipe onto a baking tray with the attached nozzle (Wilton 2A) on the baking paper & bake for about 7-10 mins.

To make the Marshmallow cream ~ Boil ingredients (B) to 240 deg.  In a large bowl, use a balloon whisk thoroughly combines egg whites & cream of tartar until frothy.  Then add the sugar into the egg whites & continue to whisk at medium/high speed to medium peaks.  Pour the syrup (B) in (A) slowly at slow speed.  Beat till the batter cool then add cold butter & icing sugar till smooth frost.  Add any favor, color & mix well.   Sandwich them with marshmallow cream.

Orange Whoopie Pie

This is my Orange Whoopie Pies......Ashley & I have been eating them since breakfast!