How to make Betty Crocker cake mix whoopie pies with pudding in any flavor you like. Red velvet, funfetti or chocolate are great. Easy cookie sandwich recipe that is fun to make with kids. If you loved our cake mix crinkle cookies these will be a hit too.
Oh my were these cake mix easy whoopie pie recipe fun to make with my girls!! If you know me you know I love quick easy dessert recipes. Using ready made dry mix can speed up the process and you can choose any flavor you want. Use homemade or a tub of frosting to fill and pop them in your mouth tonight! (affiliate links present)
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Whoopie Pies with Cake Mix and Pudding
I have shared a ton of boxed cake mix recipes on my site already, this takes it just a step further. Because it is close to Fourth of July why not use some food coloring to make them festive right?? If you used something like pumpkin, devils food or strawberry, those would already be colored. Choose your favorite and letโs get to bakingโฆ
Similar to our recipe for 6 cupcakes you could easily cut this in half if you needed to. Depending on how large you make each one I say this makes about 24 in all. Remember you need 2 cookies per sandwich and they are somewhat small so it isnโt a ton. I typically just follow the printable recipe as is, they save quite well too for later.
How to Make Whoopie Pies Without Pan
You donโt need anything special to make these, just a sheet pan It is kindaโ like a sandwich cookie with filling in the center and a soft outside. You definitely donโt want to over bake these, softer is better. The texture should be a bit like a macaroon of sorts, but way easier to make than those would be. I like to use the same baking mat though. I call them silpat mats, made of silicone.
Alternatively, parchment paper could be used just the same. The biggest thing is you donโt want them to stick and start to break apart, that would make the bakers very sad. Especially if youโre cooking with kids you want to do what you can to make it fun, that is the name of the game right?
Since we wanted to use a bit of gel food coloring, a white cake mix was used. Use these instead of the liquid type of food colorings of the past because they wonโt thin out the batter. You want it to be nice and thick like cookie batter.
Betty Crocker Cake Mix Whoopie Pies
You can use any brand you like here. Duncan Hines has some great selections to make chocolate cake mix whoopie pies too, even lemon with cream cheese frosting in the middle is amazing. Here are a few other combinations we love;
Cake Mix Red Velvet Whoopie Pie
- During Christmas red is a great choice.
- Pumpkin or carrot cake mix with cream cheese frosting are great
- Pineapple mix with coconut frosting rolled in coconut flakes around the outside
- Strawberry with lemon frosting in the middle during the summer months
- There are TONS of possibilities I tell you. You may find more flavors online if you live in a smaller town.
Ingredients
- A box of your favorite cake mix of choice, pumpkin is incredible during the Fall
- Eggs added at room temperature is best
- Vegetable oil is best
- 1 box of instant pudding mix will be used so just choose a flavor that will compliment your mix. I use vanilla in general but if you had chocolate you could use the same flavor pudding mix
- A bit of water for the liquid
- Frosting of choice or make homemade with powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk in a medium bowl or just use marshmallow fluff
Equipment Needed
Bowl for mixing, hand mixer or KitchenAid to get it nice and smooth, tablespoon or very small cookie scoop, parchment paper or silicone mat used on top of your cookie sheet like we do with our cake mix cake pops too.
How to Make a Whoopie Pie
I separated the batter into two bowls since I wanted to color half red and half blue to create a red white and blue dessert. A little bit means a little, like a teeny tiny bit with gel coloring. Like 1/8 of a tsp, maybe less. You bake both ends and basically fill the middle with frosting โ done! Below are specifics. ๐
How to Make Whoopie pies with Boxed Cake Mix
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F while you prepare batter. Put a silicone sheet on your baking sheet or line with parchment so they donโt stick.
- In a large bowl beat together all ingredients with an electric mixer or use KitchenAid until it is smooth.
- Use a heaping Tbsp to drop batter on prepared baking sheet with a few inches in between each one so they can spread out.
- Bake for about 10 โ 12 minutes or until they are all cooked to the center and no longer wet. Remove and place sheet on a cooling rack.
- Spoon your tub of frosting into a pastry bag so you can pipe into the middle. Carefully use a spatula to remove each cookie without breaking.
- Use tubbed frosting or homemade.
- Pipe frosting on the bottom of one cookie, or use tiny ice cream scoop to add in the middle.
- Gently press a second on top with flat side touching frosting.
- Jump to recipe below and let us know what your favorite flavor combination is!
Cake Mix Cookie Sandwich
1. Use a good quality cake mix.
2. Make sure that the batter is not too wet.
3. Bake the whoopie pies for the correct amount of time.
4. Let the whoopie pies cool completely before filling them.
5. Use a generous amount of filling.
6. Press the whoopie pies together firmly.
Yes, you can freeze whoopie pies. Simply wrap them individually in plastic wrap and then place them in a freezer bag. They will last for up to 3 months in the freezer.
To thaw frozen whoopie pies, simply place them in the refrigerator overnight. You can also thaw them at room temperature, but it will take longer.
Yes, you can make whoopie pies ahead of time. Simply bake them, let them cool completely, and then fill and frost them. You can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
You are not going to follow the ingredients needed at the back of the box to make a cake. Instead you want it to become much thicker so less liquid is added. Using 3 eggs the whoopie cake batter will resemble that of sugar cookies so they wonโt spread out on the baking sheet.
Cake Mix Whoopie Pies
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 c vegetable oil
- 2/3 c water
- 1 box instant pudding, 3.4oz box
- 1 tub frosting
- gel food coloring, only if you want to color the white batter, use just a tiny bit as a little goes a long way
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F while you prepare the batter. Put a silpat sheet on your cookie sheet or line with parchment paper so they don't stick.
- Use a hand mixer or stand to mix all ingredients together until it is smooth and a bit fluffy. Scoop up a heaping Tbsp full of dough and place on prepared baking sheet with a few inches in between each one so they can spread out and not touch.
- Bake for about 10 minutes or until they are all cooked to the center and no longer wet. Remove and place sheet on a cooling rack. (you'll make several batches this way until batter is gone) Leave on the pan until completely cooled.
- Spoon your tub of frosting into a pastry bag or freezer bag with the corner snipped off so you can pipe into the middle. Carefully use a spatula to remove each cookie without breaking.
- Pipe frosting on the bottom of one cookie, then gently press a second on top with flat side touching frosting. Serve and enjoy.
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Nutrition
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