Mini Rainbow Whoopie Pies Food

DEVIL'S FOOD WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes., Drop batter by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until firm, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile for filling, in a small saucepan, whisk milk and flour until smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening until blended. Gradually beat in cooled milk mixture. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled. Spread filling on bottoms of half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies. Refrigerate leftovers.

MINI WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, beat 2 tablespoons butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on low speed until well blended and sandy in texture. Add remaining cookie ingredients except food colors. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth.
• Stir food color into batter as desired to create bright red color. Stir until well blended. Spoon batter into resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/4 inch off corner of each bag. Onto cookie sheets, squeeze bag of batter gently to make about 100 1/2-inch circles of dough (about 1/4 teaspoon each), about 1 inch apart.
• Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool 2 minutes. Gently remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating on low speed until incorporated. Increase speed to medium; beat about 1 minute or until smooth.
• For each whoopie pie, spread about 1/2 teaspoon filling on bottom of 1 cookie; place second cookie, bottom side down, on filling. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

MINI WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Arrange the oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 425°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Make the cakes:
• Whisk together the flours, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the egg and milk and beat at medium speed until incorporated. At low speed, add the flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the milk, mixing until just blended.
• Using a half-tablespoon measure, drop 18 generous teaspoons of batter onto each sheet, leaving about 2 inches between cakes. Bake the 2 sheets at the same time, 5 to 7 minutes, until springy to touch. Let cool on the sheets for 5 minutes, and transfer to racks to cool completely. Change the parchment and repeat using the remaining batter (72 cakes in total).
• Make filling:
• Beat the butter and confectioners' sugar at low speed until blended and then beat at high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the vanilla and marshmallow cream and mix at low speed until blended, about 1 minute.
• Match pairs of cake with the same shapes and spread the bottom side of 1 cake with filling and sandwich together with the other cake. (Store the finished whoopee pies in a covered plastic container and chill for up to 3 days.)