Whoopie pies are the state treat of Maine (not be confused with the state dessert which is blueberry pie). Labadie’s Bakery in Lewiston, Maine, takes credit for inventing this confection way back in 1925.
Whoopie pies come in various flavors combinations (both the cake and the filling), but in our humble opinion, the classic recipe is really the epitome of a perfect dessert. The outside is two soft chocolate cakes, that surround a fluffy, vanilla marshmallow-y filling. YUM! We have been making this recipe for years and years to much acclaim. No one can resist a whoopie pie. Why would you even want to?
Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor is the second most visited national park east of the Mississippi. Visitors who make the trek up Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on the Eastern Seaboard, can claim to be the first people to see the sun rise, at least for part of the year.
Ingredients For cakes: For filling: Instructions For cakes: In a medium bowl, add flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a measuring cup, combine milk and vanilla. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add egg and oil. Mix well until well combined. Add sugar and continue mixing, until well combined. With the mixer running, alternate adding the flour-cocoa mixture, with the milk mixture. Mix until just combined and no flour pockets appear in the batter. Drop tablespoons of batter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. This will yield between 24 and 30 cakes depending on the size. Bake at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes or until the tops spring up when touched. Let cool on wire rack. For filling: Combine marshmallow spread, confectioners sugar, butter and vanilla in a clean bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium speed until well combined. Filling should be light and fluffy. When cakes are completely cool, spread filling on half of the cakes. Put cakes together to form a sandwich.Whoopie Pies
Hey Kat– first of all– I would love to visit Acadia National Park. Have you been there? I read about it years ago, but we’ve never gotten that far north on the east coast. And funny about the state “treat” being distinguished from the state “dessert”! I thought whoppie pie were from the south because my grandmother grew up in Louisiana and she loved them! Anyway, delicious post once again! hugs from here!
Hi Rhonda – yes, have been to Acadia, it is beautiful. The forest seems to go straight to the ocean’s edge. It seems a lot of states claim the whoopie pie but no one but Maine has made it the state treat! I’m going to make pumpkin whoopie pies next – just for fall fun – and fill them with cream cheese filling! Hugs! – Kat
Oh gosh Kat– pumpkin whoopie pies sound great! I’ll bet your family will love them. And– Acadia sounds remarkable. It’s on my travel wish list. thanks! xox