This Chocolate Whoopie Pie Recipe might be the best thing since sliced bread! Two tender, cake-like cookies surround a decadent cherry filling. You are going to fall in love with these whoopie pies!
What Are Chocolate Whoopie Pies?
Whoopie pies or chocolate gobs are two soft, cake-like cookies sandwiched together with a sweet (often vanilla) filling. It is said that children would often yell “whoopie” when they found these little cakes in their lunches and that is how they got their name. Whoopie pies can take on almost any flavor.
I have made Snickerdoodle Whoopie Pies, Mint Chocolate Chip Whoopie Pies, and Lemon Meringue Whoopie pies with huge success.
WHERE IS THE CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE RECIPE?
If you’d rather skip cooking tips, suggestions, handy substitutions, related recipe ideas – and get straight to the Chocolate Whoopie Pie Recipe– simply scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.
How To Make This Whoopie Pie Recipe
This recipe starts with the little cakes. I sift together, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt and set that aside.
In a mixer, cream together butter and sugar until combined, and eggs and vanilla. The flour mixture is added to the batter along with milk until the mixture is thick and creamy.
Dollop or pipe the dough on lined baking sheets, you really can make these as small or as large as you want, noting that bake time may vary slightly. The cakes will take about 10 minutes to bake but they will need 5 additional minutes to rest on the baking sheets.
The filling is made by combining butter and powdered sugar and beating them until creamy.
Marshmallow fluff, vanilla, maraschino cherries, and cherry juice (if you like the filling, then check out these cherry sugar cookies!) are mixed in until combined.
Spread or pipe the filling on the bottom of one cake, place a second cake on top.
Whoopie Pie Recipe Tips
I like to use a medium-sized baking cookie scoop to divide my batter onto my baking sheet.
You will know the cakes are done when they spring back when touched.
Add as much or as little chopped cherries and juice to your filling, if you add too much juice and your filling is thin, mix in more powdered sugar one tablespoon at a time.
You can use a cookie scoop or an offset spatula to spread the filling onto the bottom of your cakes.
I was able to get about 18 whoopie pies, this will vary depending on the size of your cakes.
Whoopie pies are best when eaten the same day. Store whoopie pies in the fridge in an airtight container.
To Freeze Whoopie Pies:
Wrap each individual whoopie pie in plastic wrap and then place wrapped pies in an airtight container. Alternatively., place the cakes (no filling) in an even layer in an airtight container, with parchment paper separating each layer. Prepare the filling later when needed.
Freeze the pies for up to 6 months.
If you freeze the pies individually, you can thaw only what you need.
Love Chocolate Cherry Treats? Try:
Chocolate Dipped Cherry Meringues
Chocolate Whoopie Pie Recipe with Cherry Filling
CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIE RECIPE WITH CHERRY FILLING
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This Chocolate Whoopie Pie Recipe might be the best thing since sliced bread! Two tender, cake-like cookies surround a decadent cherry filling. You are go8ng to fall in love with these whoopie pies!
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cup flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
- 4 tablespoons shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 7oz container of marshmallow fluff
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped maraschino cherries
Instructions
- For the cakes:
- Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixer cream butter and shortening until smooth. Add sugar and continue to mix, scraping down sides as necessary. Add egg and vanilla and mix another 2 minutes or until smooth and creamy.
- Add half of the flour and half of the milk and beat gently just until mixed. Add second half of flour and milk and beat well until creamed.
- Scoop batter by tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until cakes spring back when touched. Remove and let stand on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. When cakes are cooled, using a small cookie scoop, top the flat end of one cake with filling, top with another cake and sandwich together.
- For the filling:
- Beat butter until very creamy. Slowly add in powdered sugar and continue beating until combined. Add vanilla and fluff. Mix in cherry juice adding more if desired. Carefully mix in chopped cherries.
Nutrition Information
Yield
18Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 365Total Fat 17gSaturated Fat 10gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 47mgSodium 298mgCarbohydrates 52gFiber 1gSugar 37gProtein 3g
Melissa's Cuisine says
These whoopie pies are so cute! I love how they look!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you Melissa! I was so pleased with how they turned out!
A Sweet Baker says
These look so moist and yummy, Tanya! I want some to eat please…pretty please, with a cherry on top! 🙂
Lemonsforlulu says
Take them, please! I’ve eaten like 5 of them!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
tanya these are so pretty!! I imagine they are dreamy to eat too!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Aimee! They might be too dreamy, actually it’s the filling! I ate quite a bit of it before the whoopie pies came out of the oven!
ChgoJohn says
Confession time: Ive never had a whoopie pie. Nope, not a one. Your cherry-filled pies, though, are unlike any I’ve seen — and I want one! Yesterday.THanks, Tanya for sharing a great recipe and for another fantastic round-up.
Lemonsforlulu says
What???? John, you need a whoopie pie! I need to send you some!
Winnie says
These are simply mouth-watering
I want to grab a few right now!!!!!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you Winnie!
thatskinnychickcanbake says
My kiddos would LOVE these! Lovely twist on whoopie pies!!!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you! My kids have been devouring these! The filling is wonderful!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
These are so pretty. I want to pop those babies open and eat that frosting with a spoon! And I love the poem too, it’s so sweet!
Lemonsforlulu says
Dorothy, that frosting was amazing. I had quite a bit left in my bowl after making the pies. I took a huge spoon and ate it up!
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says
These Whoopie Pies look so delicious! Just pinned them to my Link Party Recipe Board 🙂 Thanks for sharing at last weekends link party!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks for hosting Shauna!
Karyn - Pint Sized Baker says
Whoopie!! I love shouting that! I’ll be saying it again when I meet you at WDW in May! I can’t wait!
Pinned! Thanks for sharing at Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker! Hope to see you there again on Monday night!
Lemonsforlulu says
I shout that too Karyn and my kids look at me like I’m nuts! Can’t wait to meet you too! I’m so excited for May!
Lisa says
Okay, these are to die for. I used 3 different cocoas, regular, dark and black and they were amazing. I do think the filling needs a bit more cherry flavor. I did put in some UV cherry vodka in place of the milk.
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you Lisa for your feedback!
Rachel @ I Love My Disorganized Life says
What a beautiful poem! These cookies are wonderful- love cherry and chocolate together!
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Julia says
Cherries and chocolate are so perfect together. I usually favor ice cream sandwiches, but this version of whoopie pies looks quite tempting!
Nicole says
Can I use all butter instead of the shortening?
Lemonsforlulu says
You can, but I think the shortening helps it set up and stay a little firm.
banazer noor says
The best cake recipe I love it, my kid, like this as well love