Little Lucky Whoopie Pies

Blogger Catherine Davis of Oh My Sugar High shares a fun St. Patrick’s Day recipe for Whoopie Pies. Lucky Charm’s cereal adds an adorable touch to these green, frosting-filled whoopie pie treats!

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

Minutes

Makes

dozen

Cake

box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® butter recipe chocolate cake mix

cup water

1/3

cup vegetable oil

eggs

Frosting:

1/4

cup vegetable shortening

1/4

cup butter

tablespoons granulated sugar

1/2

teaspoon pure mint extract

Green food color

tablespoon milk

cups powdered sugar

cup marshmallows from any size package Lucky Charms® cereal

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
On a parchment lined baking sheet, drop heaping tablespoons of cake batter two inches apart.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean in the center of a cake.
Allow cakes to cool on parchment for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
In medium bowl, beat shortening and butter with electric mixer on high speed 3 minutes.
Reduce speed to low and add granulated sugar, mint extract, food color and milk.
Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until smooth.
Spread a small spoonful of mint frosting between two cakes and decorate the edges with Lucky Charms® marshmallows.

Makes 2 dozen whoopie pies

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Whoopie Pie)

Calories 190

(Calories from Fat 80),

Total Fat 8g

(Saturated Fat 3g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 30mg;
Sodium 170mg;
Total Carbohydrate 27g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 19g),

Protein 1g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.