Description
These Halloween Whoopie Pies are a spooky and fun dessert perfect for festive celebrations. Made with Devil's Food cake mix blended with chocolate fudge pudding for extra moisture and richness, these soft, cake-like cookies are sandwiched with orange-colored vanilla icing and decorated with edible black glitter, black licorice, candy eyes, and powdered sugar to create whimsical Halloween designs including friendly spiders. Easy to make and delightfully festive, they are sure to be a hit at any Halloween party.
Ingredients
Whoopie Pies Batter
- 1 15.25oz box Devil's Food cake mix
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 4-serving box chocolate fudge instant pudding mix
Filling and Decoration
- 2 16 oz tubs vanilla cake icing
- Orange food coloring gel (to color the icing)
- Edible black glitter or black sprinkles
- Powdered sugar (for stenciling)
- Black licorice (for spider legs and decorations)
- Candy eyes (for decorating spiders)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it reaches the perfect temperature for baking the whoopie pies.
- Prepare Batter: In a large mixing bowl, combine the Devil's Food cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs, and chocolate fudge pudding mix. Beat on medium speed until the mixture is well blended and smooth.
- Portion Batter: For larger whoopie pies, scoop 18 evenly sized rounds of batter onto Silpat-lined baking sheets, shaping them into circles. For smaller pies, scoop 36 rounds.
- Bake: Place the baking sheets into the preheated oven and bake for 7-10 minutes. Bake time depends on pie size; check for doneness by inserting a toothpick to ensure it comes out clean.
- Cool: Allow the pies to cool completely on a wire rack before decorating to prevent the icing from melting.
- Color Icing: In a bowl, mix the vanilla cake icing with orange food coloring gel until you reach your desired bright orange color.
- Assemble Whoopie Pies: Pipe the colored orange icing onto the flat side of one pie and sandwich with a second pie, gently pressing together.
- Decorate: Sprinkle the assembled pies with edible black glitter or black sprinkles for a festive look. Optionally, use powdered sugar and stencils to create designs, and decorate with black licorice and candy eyes to make fun spider shapes.
Notes
- Use Silpat or parchment paper on baking sheets to prevent sticking and ensure even baking.
- For spider decorations, cut black licorice into small pieces to form legs and attach candy eyes using a small dab of icing.
- Applying powdered sugar stencils can add spooky patterns like spider webs or bats—use themed cookie cutters as stencils.
- These whoopie pies are best stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerated for longer freshness.
- You can make the batter a day ahead and refrigerate it, but let it come to room temperature before baking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
