Recipes · American · Desserts

Whoopie Pie

One serving has 390 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (27%). Ready in 26 minutes.

Whoopie Pie
Photo: Arnold Gatilao, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 11 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (112 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gelatin, gluten

Ingredients

  • 23 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 5 g Cocoa powder
  • 17 g Sugar
  • 20 g Buttermilk
  • 17 g Butter, unsalted
  • 4 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 0.5 g Baking soda
  • 0.2 g Salt
  • 0.5 g Vanilla extract
  • 8 g Marshmallows
  • 17 g Sugar, powdered

Method

  1. Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together.
  2. Cream a third of the butter with the granulated sugar, beat in the egg and vanilla, then mix in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk.
  3. Drop two mounds of the batter onto a lined baking sheet, spaced apart.
  4. Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 10-12 minutes until springy to the touch; cool completely.
  5. Beat the remaining butter with the powdered sugar and softened marshmallows until light and fluffy.
  6. Sandwich the filling between the two flat sides of the cooled cakes and press gently together. Makes 1 whoopie pie; multiply the ingredients by 12 for a whole batch.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy390 kcal18%
Carbohydrates62 g
Water28.3 mL
Fiber2.5 g8%
Protein4.8 g10%
Tryptophan0.06 g
Threonine0.16 g
Isoleucine0.19 g
Leucine0.35 g
Lysine0.21 g
Methionine0.09 g
Cystine0.08 g
Phenylalanine0.24 g
Tyrosine0.17 g
Valine0.25 g
Histidine0.11 g
Fat15.3 g
Monounsaturated4.4 g
Polyunsaturated0.72 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.49 g
Saturated9.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol52.2 mg
Calcium40 mg4%
Copper0.24 mg27%
Iron1.9 mg10%
Magnesium33.3 mg11%
Manganese0.35 mg19%
Phosphorus92 mg13%
Potassium142 mg3%
Selenium10.7 µg19%
Sodium260 mg
Zinc0.66 mg8%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.19 mg17%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.19 mg17%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.5 mg11%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.25 mg5%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.03 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)47.2 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.11 µg5%
Choline19.1 mg4%
Vitamin A125 µg18%
Vitamin C0.2 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)3.5 IU1%
Vitamin E0.5 mg3%
Vitamin K1.4 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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