Whoopie!

Ever heard of whoopie pies?  They are little cake sandwiches, and they are delicious.  They are also adorable.  The traditional whoopie pie is chocolate with a marshmallow creme filling, but there are so many flavor combinations to try.  I had a really difficult time deciding what kind to make for the shin-dig I threw last weekend, but I finally settled on the Blueberry Cheesecake Whoopie Pie from my new whoopie pie book.

I liked them a lot!  They were definitely a summer dessert with the lemon flavor and blueberries.  I would say that I would make them again, but there are way too many other kinds that I want to try first!

Blueberry Cheesecake Whoopie Pies

Ingredients:

generous 1-1/4 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

large pinch of salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 large egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 tablespoons sour cream

3 tablespoons milk

1/3 cup sweetened dried blueberries

confectioners' sugar, to dust

1 cup full-fat cream cheese

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind

generous 1/3 cup sour cream

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar 

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line 2-3 large cookie sheets with parchment paper.  Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

2.  Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.  Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, followed by half of the flour mixture and then the sour cream and milk.  Stir in the rest of the flour mixture and mix until thoroughly incorporated.  Stir in the blueberries.

3.  Pipe or spoon 24 mounds of the batter onto the prepared cookie sheets, spaced well apart to allow for spreading.  Bake in the preheated oven, one sheet at a time, for 10-12 minutes until risen and just firm to the touch.  Cool for 5 minutes and the remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.

4.  For the filling, beat together the cream cheese, lemon rind, sour cream and confectioners' sugar until smooth.  

5.  To assemble, spread or pipe the lemon filling on the flat side of half of the cakes.  Top with the rest of the cakes and dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.

Source:  Whoopie Pies: 30 Recipes for Treats for Every Occasion