Whoopie Pies are not exactly something you hear of everyday and even when you do, they don’t sound particularly appealing! I promise you though, this American treat (Fact: they are official state ‘treat’ of Maine, not to be confused with the official state dessert, which is blueberry pie!) is worth all of the effort.

These soft and fluffy half-cake-half-biscuit creations originated in New England and are a Pennsylvania Amish tradition. They consist of two baked rounds, commonly flavoured with cocoa, sandwiched together with a marshmallow ‘fluff’ or cream filling.

I decided that I wanted to try my hand at creating my very own whoopie pie recipe, so I spent a couple of hours googling to find the perfect combination of ingredients.

I came across two great recipes for whoopie pies, one from the guys at Sorted Food for vanilla whoopie pies and one from my favourite, Cupcake Jemma, who created this simple to follow video on how to make the classic whoopie pie.

Using a combination of these recipes and a few ideas of my own I came up with these – vanilla whoopie pies with lemon mascarpone cream and fresh raspberries.

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