Dad's Whoopie Pies

Ingredients:

1 C. Sugar
1 egg
1/2 C. butter, softened
1 t. vanilla
1/2 C. cocoa
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 C. all-purpose flour
1 C. buttermilk

Filling

3/4 C. butter
1 C. powdered sugar (sifted)
1 1/2 C. prepared marshmallow cream
2 t. vanilla
1/4 t salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. With an electric mixer, beat the sugar, egg, butter and vanilla until light and creamy. In another bowl mix the cocoa, baking soda, salt, and flour; then blend the buttermilk into the creamed mixter
3. Drop by the heaping tablespoon onto greased baking sheets and bake 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the baking sheets and cool on wire racks. (Makes 30 mini-cakes)
4. To make the filling, mix together all ingredients well.
5. To assemble, sandwich a heaping tablespoon full of cream between two cakes, dividing cream evenly between the 15 whoopie pies.

Recipe courtesy of: Stephanie Buckner

Make it a great one!!