Oh no I must of scared everyone away! LOL!!

I have just finished reading all 13 pages of this thread...OMG...my teeth hurt from all the sweet recipes I have been reading, lol!

Aren't Hostess SuzyQ's like a whoopie pie? Or an attempt to copy a whoopie pie?

When I was a kid (well, OK, still....) I love(d) SuzyQ's! Now I gotta make whoppie pies. The filling recipe with the flour cooked with milk then beat into shortening is very similar to recipes for old fashioned buttercream my great gramma made...called baker's buttercream I think.

Now, does anyone have a homemake twinkee or zinger recipe?

I used to make the cooked version of the whoopie pie filling but since I discovered the Dream Whip icing, I just use that -- it works perfectly!

Good Morning Glad to see the thread is still going !
Yes somewhat like Suzie Q's I believe the cake part is slightly different( to me anyway)
Not sure about a Zinger but there are homemade Twinkie recipes out there somewhere. I have ran across them.

I saw something about chocolate & bc, I made the recipe on the back of the hersheys cocoa today, and it's super yum! & super chocolate. I doubled it with no problems & instead of white milk used chocolate milk

Hey Craftermom, I've been wondering about that. You use the Dream Whip recipe? I've been wondering about the Cool Whip recipe. I've made both and found the Cook Whip to be tastier.

1 cup cold milk
1 small box INSTANT pudding
1/4 cup powdered sugar
8 oz cool whip (I use the store brand)

Defrost the cool whip in the fridge for a good 4 hours. Mix together the milk, pudding, and powdered sugar (some people leave out the sugar). Let sit for a few minutes to "set." Fold in by hand the cool whip. Delicious! You can add some extracts to spruce it up some too. This is shelf stable for at least a few days and fridge stable for several more. I did a cool whip experiment here: http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-6266080-.html#6266080

Has anyone tried the cool whip/dream whip recipes in their whoopies?

I was thinking about a lemon meringue whoopie to !
K2cakes.. Did you figure out your choc B.C.?

Lemon? Great idea.. but would they need refrigeration?

Here are a couple of pics for you Fiddlesticks. Sorry if the photos are big...

choc whoopie pies

Oatmeal Whoopie pies (Little Debbie's got nothing on me )

Caramel-coconut bars (tastes like GS Samoas)

K2cakes... Oh I hate you those look so good !
Im all over those choc ones!!! Yummy!
Lemon ones, probably can be left out if you make a reg cream filling with LorAnn flavoring I made some lemon glazed cookies the other day that were just to die for delicious!
Im sure we could make a good lemon filling that doesent need the fridge.
Now are you using a b.c. filling ? What is in these choc ones b.c.? pastry creme ?? Do you use the same filling and just change the flavor ? Other then the cream cheese ?

The pics are filled with my whoopie pie filling (which I do flavor or do mix-ins). It's really just a thinner/spreadable version of my buttercream, but less sweet. The texture is smooth and creamy.

I don't use cream cheese because even the vegan version needs refrigeration and my license is for non-haz. For that same reason, pastry creme is out too. I do a lot of wholesale at a local health-food store with whoopie pies, cake squares, etc., so the shelf-life's about a week with my whoopie/BC filling. Sugar, the eighth wonder of the world... scary, yet so desired.

About the lemon filling~ how do you make a non-refrig. lemon filling?

This is actually a fun thread... it kind of feels like a 12 step program for my previous anti-whoopie attitude. It helps that I found a shortcut... heh heh... they really don't care what shape they are...

Oh I forgot you were making only vegan! Well I was thinking maybe just flavoring what ever filling you already use and adding fresh lemon juice as the liquid and/or LorAnn flavoring ( can you use any of that ? ) I will just adapt what ever filling I use also !
I have only made them 1 time a while back and used my muffin top pans and didnt like how thin they were. I want thick ones ( cake part ) I hope to make some soon. been busy baking other things lately. Pound cakes etc! Not items you post on CC. Can you use bettercreme ? Its non dairy . It can sit out for several days.

I can use Loran's, just haven't yet. I can't use Bettercreme, but my BC recipe can sit out about a week anyway with no worries. I individually wrap my whoopie pies anyway. I motified Sugarshack's recipe for my whoopie pies. That woman is a GENIUS!


Fiddlesticks~ By the way, I looked at your site and that lasagne looks FANTASTIC!!!
Literally, picture perfect and belongs in a cooking magazine.

Why thank-you! I appreciate you looking !
I love Sharons b.c. also. And yes Im also a big fan of hers! What a sweet heart she is!

Tonight I'm making (for a wholesale order):

~ Peanut Butter Cup whoopie pies w/ homemade PB cup on top
~ Peppermint Patty Whoopie Pies w/ homemade Peppermint patty on top

Let me ask you something (anyone...):

Has anyone ever made a "Lemon Creamsicle" cake? Last night I had a dream I was swimming in a HUGE vat of swirled batter (lemon and creamy vanilla) It was actually a nightmare...

LOL! Sometimes good ideas come from dreams ! ' Theres a" gourmet flavor "thread going on and they have a file of all their recipes from that thread and they have a dreamsicle flavor maybe you could get an idea from that even though its orange..on the creamy part ??
Just a thought!
Your p.b. an p.p. sound good to !

Heres the link to the recipes!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df4f9hbq_46cs9f28fs

I was about to be all melodramatic: (places arm to forehead)

"But alas, sweet cake friends... I cannot use the WASC recipe for I am a lonely scratch baker, shunned from society for my renegade baking methods..." (exit stage left)

However~ someone was fantastic enough to include how one might alter these into scratch recipes. Very nice, by the way.... whoever you are.

I do believe I can not only scratch-i-cize them, but veganize as well.

Thank you... that key lime flavor sounds great!

K2cakes.. I didn't think you could use them the way they were for one reason or another, that's why a few posts back I said maybe you can adapt ( get ideas ) from them to work for you flavor wise etc!
There's so many flavor ideas there I hope some work out for you!

Fiddlesticks ~ You're awesome! I was so blown away by so many ideas that hadn't even crossed my mind. I was feeling particularly silly last night, incase you hadn't noticed... Thanks so much for posting that link. I can tell LOTS of work went in by many people.

Hey! Be sure and make us hungry by posting pic,s of your new flavors!

Has anyone had success making these with a cake mix and if so what or how much of everything do ya add to the mix! They look and sound yummy!
I am sooo behind and trying to read all the thread!

Here's a famous Maine recipe. (Wicked Whoopies!) The owner posted the recipe online... I didn't steal it. I don't use it because I use organic/vegan ingredients, (and I like my recipe better) but this one is a national best seller. (It was very generous of her to share it).

http://www.oprah.com/recipe/food/recipessides/food_20070416_whoopie

I've adapted my own recipes, after many long nights...(my customers are so picky and actually LOVE that icky, sticky feeling of having cake stuck to your fingers... the licking the fingers thing grosses me out, but that's me...)

Good luck!!!

That looks like a good recipe! When you drop these on a cookie sheet would it measure about a heaping tablespoon?

I use a cookie scoop. It's much more accurate and easier. I use the mini scoop for mini whoopie pies. Space them so they can spread... they do quite a bit. Her recipe spreads kind of weird, but they turn out fine. Make sure you mix well between batches so the ingredients don't settle. I made that mistake and they looked very sci-fi.

Vanilla Whoopie pies are nearly impossible in my opinion because they never rise enough, but someone must have a good recipe somewhere. Mine would turn out like soft cookies (still tasted great), but I started making square vanilla (or flavored white) whoopie pies because it was annoying me.

Once you have a recipe that works for you, it's just a matter of "banging them out", so get in a zone...

I just know if I start eating these I wont want to stop!
Hey Linda I got your email !!!

Hey Fiddlesticks, I am sooo far behind! I think I will make these tho! I only have one size cookie scoop & that is what I use for choc chip cookies! Do you think that would be big enough!

I'm lucky I don't like sweets much and I've been "bread sober" for 2 years this month! Rice is my friend, bread is the enemy!

Fiddlesticks~ how did you get the noodles to look so realistic in your avatar? That little guy is so cute!