Whoopie Pie

Recipe summary

Is it a cookie? Is it a pie? Is it a cake? It's Chuck Hughes' whoopee pie: a cookie-shaped cake filled with heavenly marshmallow cream.

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Yield: 8

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature (125 ml)
• 1 cup sugar (250 ml)
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (5 ml)
• 1 teaspoon cocoa, sifted (125 ml)
• 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted (375 ml)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (7 ml)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (2 ml)
• 1 cup milk (250 ml)

Marshmallow Cream

• 2 egg whites, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar (250 ml)
• 2 tablespoons water (30 ml)
• 2 tablespoons honey (30 ml)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (5 ml)

Assembly