Kiddipedia

Kiddipedia

Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 13-15 minutes

Makes: 40 whoopies (For 20 monsters)

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ cups plain flour

1  cup McKenzie’s Almond Flour 2 tsp McKenzie’s Baking Powder 1 tsp McKenzie’s Bi-Carb Soda

115g butter, softened at room temperature 1 cup caster sugar

tbs treacle or golden syrup 2 whole eggs, lightly whisked Pumpkin Spice mix

2 tsp McKenzie’s Ground Cinnamon 1/4 tsp McKenzie’s Ground Ginger 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp ground allspice 1 x piping bag

Filling

125g butter, softened at room temperature

1 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted 2 tbs cocoa powder, sifted

½ cup chocolate spread (e.g. Nutella)

To decorate

20 large white marshmallows, cut in half 40 choc chips

A bag of mini white marshmallows for the teeth

METHOD

  1. For the whoopie pies: Pre-heat oven to 160°C (fan forced) and line 2 baking trays with baking
  2. In a large bowl, sift together plain flour, baking powder and bi-carb soda. Then whisk in the almond flour until well
  3. In a small bowl, combine pumpkin spice ingredients. Add the spices to the flour mixture and whisk together.
  4. In the bowl of an electric mixer, add the butter, sugar, treacle or golden syrup and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat together on medium speed for 2
  5. Add the flour mixture and beat on low until
  6. Place batter into a piping bag and snip 1cm off the end. Squeeze approx. 1 tablespoon of batter onto the tray, leaving 5cm between each whoopie to allow for
  7. Bake onetray at a time for 13-15 minutes until golden in colour and just firm to the Allow to cool on tray for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  8. For the filling: In an electric mixer bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy for 5 minutes. Gradually beat in the icing sugar half a cup at a time until well combined. Beat in cocoa powder and chocolate spread until smooth and creamy.

To Assemble:

Spoon the chocolate filling onto half of the whoopie pies and sandwich the remaining halves together. Add a row of mini marshmallows for the teeth. Use the larger marshmallows that have been cut into half for the eyes. Place a small blob of filling behind the eyes to secure them to the top of the whoopie pie. Add a choc chip for the pupil of the eyes.

 

Thanks to McKenzie’s for the recipe.