Funfetti Whoopie Pies

This post is sponsored in conjunction with Back to School Treats Week. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #BacktoSchoolTreats Week recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

Whoopie pies are a New England staple.  You can find them in a variety of different flavors, textures and fillings.   Some like the cakey kind, some like the kind that are more cookie-like, but we like them all!

I always start with my Gram's base recipe, which uses a cake mix, eggs, some oil (I used canola), and vanilla.  I am completely in love with Taylor & Colledge's Vanilla Bean Paste. It's made with 100% real vanilla beans, and has such an awesome smell and flavor.  I chose a yellow cake mix this time around.

I amped up the fun level by adding cute Sweets & Treats sprinkles to the dough. They have so many amazing colors and shapes that I had a hard time choosing, but in the end I went with the ABC123 mix.   I used a cookie scoop to get nice uniform rounds.

 
You can use store bought frosting or make your own, totally up to you.  This time around I used pre-made white frosting, and after I sandwiched everything together, I rolled them through the sprinkles.  You can never have enough sprinkles!

Thank you so much to Sweets & Treats, Taylor & Colledge and all of our other amazing #BacktoSchoolTreats Week sponsors!  Be sure to go and enter for your chance to win one of the awesome prize packages down below.  

Funfetti Whoopie Pies

Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

ingredients:

• 1 pkg yellow cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 1/2c canola oil
• 1T water
• 1t Taylor & Colledge Vanilla Bean Paste
• 1c  Sweets & Treats sprinkles, divided
• Canned or homemade frosting

instructions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine cake mix, eggs, oil, water, vanilla bean paste, and a heaping 1/4 cup of sprinkles. 
3. Using a large cookie scoop, drop dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheets, 6 per sheet.  Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.   Cool on wire racks.
4. Spread frosting on half the cookies, then top with remaining ones.  Roll the exposed frosting through the sprinkles.  

whoopie pies, frosting, cake

dessert

American

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Check out these #BacktoSchoolTreats recipes from our Bloggers:


Back to School Breakfasts:
Breakfast Banana Splits from For the Love of Food
Cherry Muffins from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
Overnight Vanilla Oats in Under an Hour from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Vanilla Bean Pancakes from Kelly Lynn’s Sweets and Treats

Back to School Snacks:
Easy Caramel Apple Slices on a Stick from Jen Around the World

Back to School Desserts:
Almond Shortbread Skillet from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Back to School Confetti Cookie Bars from The Mandatory Mooch
Berries Vanilla Pies from My Sweet Zepol
Birthday Cake Truffles from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Cereal Milk Macaron from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
DIY Mini Caramel Apples from Jen Around the World
Funfetti Whoopie Pies from Jolene's Recipe Journal
Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies from Comfortably Domestic


Back to School Drinks:
Caramel Apple Cider Punch from Love and Confections
Caramel Cold Brew Coffee from The Redhead Baker
Felix Felicis Potion Smoothies from The Spiffy Cookie
Iced Caramel Mocha from Tara's Multicultural Table


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