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Easy Single-Serving Trifles and Whoopie Pies

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 10
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Whoopie pies and trifles made from split cupcakes are an impressively easy way to wow your next dinner-party crowd.
By Sarah Caron
Updated May 18, 2022
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

Chocolate Trifle Filling

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • Sweetened whipped cream

Whoopie Pie Filling

  • 3/4 cup from 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting or 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake mix as directed, using water, oil and eggs. Divide batter among muffin cups (cups will be full).
  • 2
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack. Remove cupcakes from pan, loosening edges with knife if necessary. Remove paper liners. Cut tops off cupcakes; set aside.
  • 3
    In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, cocoa, 3 tablespoons water and the vanilla until well blended. In each of 4 pint-size jars, place 1 cupcake bottom; top with a spoonful of chocolate filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cupcake bottoms. Refrigerate until serving time. Garnish with whipped cream just before serving.
  • 4
    For each whoopie pie, spread 2 tablespoons frosting on cut side of 1 reserved cupcake top. Place second cupcake top, cut side down, on frosting; gently press together. Store covered at room temperature.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Simplify the trifles by substituting frozen chocolate whipped topping, thawed, for the homemade chocolate filling.
  • tip 2
    Make it minty! Add 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract to vanilla frosting for a peppermint whoopie pie filling. You can also roll the edges of the filled whoopie pies in crushed peppermint candies.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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