Red, White and Blue Whoopie Pies

Red, White and Blue Whoopie Pies


The cake portion of the pies are a little more dense than your average cake, but that makes them easy to handle and hold while you eat. They have a light vanilla and almond flavor to them, and they’re not very sweet on their own. They make a great base for all that vanilla buttercream, which is sweet, buttery and contrasts well in both color and flavor. Be generous with the frosting, both for the added sweetness and to get the maximum impact of your red, white and blue dessert.


2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
6 tbsp butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 large egg whites
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
red and blue food coloring

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg whites, one at a time, followed by vanilla extract. Beat until batter is smooth and thick, about 2 minutes.
Stir half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, followed by the milk. Stir in the remaining half of the flour mixture, mixing just until all the ingredients come together and no streaks of dry ingredients remain. Divide batter in half, transferring one portion to a new bowl.
Add red food coloring to one portion of the batter, and add blue food coloring to the rest. Be generous with your food coloring (gel colors are ideal; 1/4 tsp or so should give you good color) to get bright, vibrant colors.
Transfer red batter into a piping bag, or a ziploc bag with the corner snipped off, and pipe batter into circles about 1 to 1 1/2-inches in diameter on prepared baking sheet. Pipe all red batter into rounds. Repeat with blue batter.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, until cakes are set and spring back when lightly pressed. Allow to cool completely before filling.

Makes about 18 whoopie pies

Vanilla Buttercream
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp milk
2-2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

In a large bowl, beat together butter, vanilla and milk until well combined. Gradually blend in the confectioners’ sugar until frosting comes together and is thick, fluffy and spreadable.