Pumpkin whoopie pies

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Makes: 10

Pumpkin whoopie pies smell of Halloween and filled with delicious cream cheese icing.


Ingredients

For the mixture:
420g Plain flour
1tsp Salt
1tsp Baking Powder
1tsp Bicarbonate of soda
1tbsp Ground ginger
340g Soft light brown sugar
225ml Vegetable oil
1 tin (424g) Pumpkin puree
2 Eggs
1tsp Vanilla bean paste

For the filling:
200g Unsalted butter
500g Icing sugar
300g Full-fat cream cheese
1tsp Vanilla bean paste

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180℃ and line two baking trays with greaseproof paper. In a bowl place the dry ingredients except the sugar and mix well.

2.  In another bowl, whisk together the sugar and oil until well combined, then add the pumpkin puree, eggs and vanilla and stir until smooth.

3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir well.

4. Using a small ice cream scoop with a release scoop 20 balls of mixture and place them onto the baking tray. Bake for 15 minutes until golden then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

5. In a bowl cream together the butter and icing sugar until smooth. Add in the vanilla paste at this stage. Then stir through the cream cheese. Place into a piping bag and sandwich the whoopie pies together!

There you go! I really hope you enjoyed this recipe, if you did please let me know by messaging me and commenting. If you have any requests for any desserts I should make then please let me know! I will be happy to try any.

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