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Easy Chocolate Whoopie Pies (With Cake Mix Box)

Classic quick and easy chocolate whoopie pie recipe with creamy marshmallow filling. Soft, moist, made with simple ingredients. Starts off with cake mix box.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 Whoopie pies
Calories: 404kcal
Author: Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

Cookies

  • ½ cup Butter Unsalted, Room temperature
  • 3 Eggs Large, Room temperature
  • ¼ cup Sour cream Full fat
  • 1 box Devil's food cake mix Or chocolate cake mix, 15.25 oz. box

Filling

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, add butter, eggs, sour cream and mix until smooth.Add cake mix and mix until just combined.
  • Use a small ice cream scooper to scoop out small portions of the dough onto a cookie tray, lined with parchment paper. You should be able to make about 24 small cookies. 
  • Chill in the freezer for 20 minutes. 
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes or until cookies are slightly cracked on top and firm around the edges.
  • Allow the cookies to cool completely to room temperature.
  • While the cookies are cooling, prepare the marshmallow frosting.
  • Attach a large round tip to a piping bag and fill it with this frosting.
  • Flip half the cookies and top them with a swirl of frosting.
  • Place another cookie on top and press gently to secure the two cookies together into a sandwich. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Use full fat ingredients.
  • Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature.
  • To prevent cookies from sticking to pan, make sure it's lined with parchment paper. 
  • Use unsalted butter to keep these from becoming too salty.
  • Try other flavors of cake mixes. 
  • Read additional tips and variations above.
  • Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 453mg | Potassium: 153mg | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 325IU | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1.9mg