Description
Delicious heart-shaped red velvet whoopie pies filled with a creamy frosting, perfect for celebrations and sweet treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons red food coloring
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (for filling)
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for filling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, and mix well.
- Slowly pour in the buttermilk, sour cream, and red food coloring, stirring until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until smooth.
- Transfer the batter into a piping bag and pipe heart shapes onto the baking sheets, about 2 inches wide.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the filling, beat together cream cheese and softened butter until creamy. Add vanilla and gradually mix in powdered sugar until smooth.
- Assemble the whoopie pies by spreading or piping the cream filling onto the flat side of one heart-shaped cake and sandwiching it with another heart.
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week, or freeze for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 whoopie pie
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg