Play dates require planning and commitment and nerves of steel. Yes, it should just be fun and easy but in my experience it is having a famished flock of children descend upon the kitchen every 15 minutes with wails of ‘we’re huuuunnngry’.
The playing takes second place to the feeding and a child who has just finished lunch will be able to put away enough food to put a sumo wrestler to shame.
With this in mind I made chocolate whoopie pies in anticipation of a double play recently. Yes, a food to keep even four little girls satiated for more than 5 minutes needed to be portable. To be sugar-filled. And most importantly, to be pretty – dousing a cake in colourful sprinkles will have that effect.
Suffice to say this treat won the day. They would be so perfect at a kid’s party, which is why Donna Hay included the recipe in a recent kid’s annual. I reduced the sugar in the cakes/pies as the marshmallow filling is soooo sweet.
I used a whoopie pie pan as I make these treats fairly often but if you don’t have one a baking-paper covered flat sheet is fine.
GATHER:
250g butter, softened
½ cup brown sugar
1/2 cup caster (sugar
3 eggs
2½ cups plain flour, sifted
½ cup cocoa, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
sprinkles, to decorate
pink marshmallow icing
150g pink marshmallows
30g butter
60g white chocolate, chopped
LET’S GET TO IT:
Preheat oven to 150°C and grease your whoppie pie pan or prepare your baking sheet.
In bowl of electric mixer beat butter and both caster sugars until pale and creamy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until combined.
With mixer on low speed tip in flour, cocoa and baking powder and mix until combined.
Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls and place on baking tray, then gently flatten, or fill the cavities in the whoopee pie pan.
Bake for 15–20 minutes or until light golden then remove and allow to cool completely on wire rack.
Meanwhile, in a small pan over a low heat stir marshmallows and butter continuously until smooth.
Remove from heat, add the chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Allow to cool completely.
Spread half the pies with the icing and sandwich with remaining biscuits. Roll the sides of the whoopie pies in the sprinkles to serve.
the hungry mum 
now that is a serious playdate–princess dresses, jewels, and sprinkles! You are a rock star mom 🙂
That dress-up box has paid for itself many times over! And my mum bought miss7 a mermaid costume just yesterday, which will call for more playdates I’m sure 🙂
They look delicious and super sparkly! Gorgeous dress ups going on there Mrs Hungry!
It’s bright and tasty! Really cool for parties! 🙂
it would be perfect for parties 🙂
I really think I must try it… 😀
I insist you try this – you’ll be glad you did 🙂
I’ve got to make these for my grandkids!
They will love them, I promise 🙂
Love these – might have to change the filling to blue! I think my boys will love!
Do it! Would love to see a blue version 🙂
Whoopie pies are so fun–perfect for a party! 🙂
Aren’t they fun? I love making them!
I’m such a huge fan of sprinkles. They make me happy! 😀
I saw on one of your posts recently that you have a tendency to buy sprinkles 😉
These whoopie pies are making me smile, I want to devour them all 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
They’re all yours CCU 🙂
Looks fantastic!! Unfortunately Donna Hay is not known that much in Germany. Also Nigela Lawson. Love these two girls, their recipes and their relaxed art of cooking and baking!
Love from germany!
Anna
https://aladorablelife.wordpress.com/
your site is lovely! Pretty design. Shame Donna isn’t so well known in Germany – maybe you can help spread the word 🙂
Thank you very much! Yes that will be my next mission for 2015 *lol*
oh wow, those look awesome, my grandkids would love them too!! 🙂
you’ll be a v popular grandpa if you made these 🙂
These look like lots of fun. I’m sure the kids must have loved them with all the sprinkles. Your pink cake stand is gorgeous xx
Aww, ta! Kids devoured them – do kids ever get full?!
Wait….they’re perfect for adults too, right? Sorry kidlets, I ain’t sharing 😛
But of course! Why should the kids have all the fun 🙂
Fit for a princess! Uh…where’s mine?
Carrier pigeon is on its way 🙂
Send something larger, please! LOL!!!
Ok, carrier emu wearing a jetpack is on its way 😉
LOL! I think you have the makings of a children’s book! 🙂
My niece would go crazy for these sprinkle chocolate whoopie pies!!!
your niece has great taste!
These are so adorable! I bet the kids just loved them
they certainly did! All those sprinkles made them very smiley 🙂
What a cute and delicious treat for the kiddos 🙂
These look yummy! My girls would go crazy for them. I’d love for you to share this, and any of your other recipes at What’d You Do This Weekend? The party is open now at http://joylovefood.com/whatd-you-do-this-weekend-6/ 🙂
Sprinkles make me happy! I love your Sprinkle Woopi Pies! How fun! Thank you very much for joining in the celebration of #purebloglove, we enjoy having you each week. I hope to see you on Thursday at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
There is just something about sprinkles that makes you smile 😉
Yes there is!