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Halloween Whoopie Pies

Published on 9/26/18 · Updated on 11/27/18 Desserts

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Halloween Whoopie Pies are a fun, delicious treat for all your little ghosts and goblins! Decorate them in classic black and orange colors or make them a bit spookier by turning them into spiders!

Halloween Whoopie Pies Stacked 3 High on a Black Plate

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When my now 11-year-old was in Kindergarten, he was allowed to bring in a treat for his birthday. I wasn’t cooking and baking as much back then as I was a single mom and worked full-time outside of the home. Naturally, I went online to find something yummy to make.

We decided on a whoopie pie recipe that used cake mix. In between the whoopie pies, I used cake icing. They ended up reminding me of how some people break the bottom off of their cupcakes and stick it on top so the icing is sandwiched in between.

Regardless, those whoopie pies were amazingly good. I’m not just saying that because I’m about to tell you how to make them. Even his teacher, who retired after his class, said that they were the best birthday treat that anyone has ever brought in and asked me for the recipe.

I gave her the recipe and then somehow lost my own copy. After searching Google for cake mix whoopie pies, I think the recipe that I used before may have come from Betty Crocker or a recipe that was based off of Betty’s. I remembered that there was pudding mix in with the cake mix.

Halloween Whoppie Pies on a Black Plate

My son had been begging me to make them again. I love that 6 years later, he still remembers these little things. So, we made these Halloween Whoopie Pies, using Betty Crocker’s Cake Whoopie Pies recipe for the cookies. The cake mix we use is Devil’s Food, of course. If this wasn’t the exact same recipe from Kindergarten, then it was super close! These little cookie cakes are perfection!

In between the cookies, I used vanilla cake icing that I colored orange with food coloring gel and black edible sparkles (they can be hard to find, but black sprinkles work great too).

You can also decorate the cookies using Halloween stencils and powdered sugar or make spiders using black rope licorice for the legs and candy eyes! I’ll show you how I decorate them in the directions below!

How to Make Halloween Whoopie Pies

Prep!

There isn’t any real prep work to be done for this recipe. Just have your ingredients all out and ready to go.

Preheat your oven to 350°F.

Create!

Whoopie Pie Batter in a Silver Bowl

Combine the devil’s food cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs, and pudding mix in a large mixer bowl and beat on medium until everything is well blended. The batter will be thick!

Whoopie Pie Batter on a Silpat Mat

For larger whoopie pies, add 18 evenly sized (as best you can!) scoops of the batter on to Silpat-lined baking sheets in a round shape. You can also pipe the circles using a large piping tip and pastry bag for more even results.

NOTE: For smaller whoopie pies, make 36 smaller circles with the batter.

Baked Whoopie Pies on a Silpat Mat

Bake for 7-10 minutes, depending on the size of the pies. When done the cookies will be spongy and cooked through.

Orange Cake Icing in a Silver Bowl

Meanwhile add  the vanilla icing to a small bowl. Mix in orange food coloring gel until well blended and you reach the desired color.

Orange Cake Icing Piped onto a Whoopie Pie

Pipe (or spread) the icing onto the flat side of one whoopie pie cake and top with a second cake.

A Single Smaller Whoopie Pie

Decorate and Present!

Black Edible Sprinkles

A quick, yet festive, way to decorate these Halloween Whoopie Pies is to use black sprinkles or edible cake sparkles, if you can find them!

Large Whoopie Pies on a Black Plate

Simply sprinkle on the black sprinkles once the whoopie pies are assembled.

How to Make Halloween Whoopie Pie Spiders

Halloween Whoopie Pie Spiders on a Wood Board

To make Halloween Whoopie Pie Spiders, use 4 pieces of black licorice for the legs. Lay the licorice onto the icing before topping with the second whoopie pie. Use a little bite of extra cake icing to stick candy eyes onto the tops of the pies. You may want to color your cake icing black (or use chocolate flavor!) for this version.

How to Stencil Designs onto Halloween Whoopie Pies

Either purchase small halloween-themed stencils or print/cut out the desired designs you wish to stencil on.

With stencils, make sure the stencil completely covers the whoopie pie to ensure you don’t get powdered sugar where you don’t want it. Use powdered sugar and a sifter to lightly cover the stencil. Carefully remove the stencil to see your design!

 

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Halloween Whoopie PIes
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Halloween Whoopie Pies are a fun, delicious treat for all your little ghosts and goblins! Decorate them in classic black and orange colors or make them a bit spookier by turning them into spiders!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 small whoopie pies
Calories: 396 kcal
Author: Lauren
Ingredients
  • 1 15.25oz box devil's food cake mix
  • 3/4 Cups water
  • 1/2 Cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 4-serving box chocolate fudge instant pudding
  • 2 16oz tubs vanilla cake icing
  • orange food coloring gel
  • edible black glitter
  • powdered sugar
  • black licorice
  • candy eyes
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  1. Combine the devil's food cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs, and pudding mix in a large mixer bowl and beat on medium until well blended.

  2. For larger whoopie pies, add 18 evenly sized scoop fulls of the batter to silpat-lined baking sheets in a round shape. You can also pipe the circles using a large piping tip for more even results.

  3. For smaller whoopie pies, make 36 batter circles.

  4. Bake 7-10 minutes, depending on the size of the pies.

  5. Let fully cool before decorating.

  6. Color the vanilla icing by mixing it with orange food coloring gel until well blended.

  7. Pipe the icing onto one whoppie pie cake and top with a second cake. Sprinkle on the black sprinkles.

  8. Alternatively, you can use halloween stencils and powdered sugar to put designs on the tops of the whoopie pies. See notes.

  9. Another option is to add 8 licorice legs and candy eyes to make whoopie pie spiders! See notes.

Recipe Notes

Recipe makes 18 smaller whoopie pies or 9 large whoopie pies

How to Stencil Designs onto Halloween Whoopie Pies

Either purchase small halloween-themed stencils or print/cut out the desired designs you wish to stencil on. Make sure the stencil completely covers the whoopie pie to ensure you don’t get powdered sugar where you don’t want it. Use powdered sugar and a sifter to lightly cover the stencil. Carefully remove the stencil to see your design!

How to Make Halloween Whoopie Pie Spiders

To make Halloween Whoopie Pie Spiders, use 8 pieces of black licorice for the legs. Lay the licorice onto the icing before topping with the second whoopie pie. Use a little bite of extra cake icing to stick candy eyes onto the tops of the pies. You may want to color your cake icing black (or use chocolate flavor!) for this version.

Nutrition Facts
Halloween Whoopie PIes
Amount Per Serving (1 pie)
Calories 396 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 27mg 9%
Sodium 202mg 8%
Potassium 41mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 59g 20%
Sugars 46g
Protein 1g 2%
Vitamin A 0.8%
Calcium 41.1%
Iron 0.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Halloween Whoopie Pies - devils food cake and orange icing make this dessert recipe perfect for the holiday! Included is 3 different decorating ideas to make all your little ghouls happy this halloween! | #dlbrecipes #halloween #halloweenbaking #halloweendessert
Halloween Whoopie Pies are a fun, festive dessert for the holiday! Decorate them in classic black and orange, turn them into spiders, or dust powder sugar webs on top! The kids will love these - adults too! | #dlbrecipes #halloweenwhoopiepies #whoopiepies #dessert #hallloweendessert

 

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Comments

  1. Donna says

    October 4, 2018 at 5:56 pm

    What temperature are you supposed to preheat your oven? I guessed 350F, but I can’t find temperature in the recipe.

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      October 4, 2018 at 6:33 pm

      So sorry! Thanks for letting me know and yes 350 – I just edited the recipe card too.

      Reply
  2. Laura says

    September 28, 2018 at 3:56 pm

    I love Halloween, and I love whoopie pies so this is PERFECT! They look delicious!

    Reply
  3. Lesie says

    September 28, 2018 at 2:48 pm

    It’s been years since we made Whoopie pies, and yes, they are so so yummy. I love the way you decorated them for Halloween, too!

    Reply
  4. Chris Collins says

    September 28, 2018 at 2:45 pm

    What an amazing halloween idea! Can’t wait to give these a go!

    Reply
  5. Marie says

    September 28, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    These are so cute and perfect for Halloween! I love the bright orange colour of the icing filling.

    Reply
  6. Jessica Formicola says

    September 28, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    I love these! So cute and perfect for Halloween!

    Reply
  7. georgie says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:40 pm

    these look AMAZING!!!! love the colours and they look so decadent and delicious!

    Reply

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